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Sweety, Lewis, Stan & Me (Summer 2009)
My friend @CathieWalker has a fluffy little Bichon Frise/ Shih-tzu cross named Lewis and she sent me this request via email today;
“You should write a blog post for people with fluffy dogs — any time I give Lewis his RMB treat he has to have a bath, or he’s Mr Salmonella Face.”
Having two long(er) snouted short haired dogs, I don’t have to worry much about Mr. or Ms. Salmonella Face. So to be honest, I’ve never thought about whether or not owners of short snouted, furry faced dogs, need to approach cleaning their little raw meaty bone eater’s face (after they’ve wolfed down their tasty raw meaty bones), differently than owners of other breeds.
Of course pathogen exposure is possible when any type of biological material is present, but potential risks can be mitigated by following commonsensical hygienic practices.
“Pet foods, commercial or homemade, provide an ideal environment for bacterial proliferation.” (LeJuene, J.T. and D.D. Hancock. 2001. Public health concerns associated with feeding raw meat diets to dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 219(9): 1224.)
The video below shows a Havanese dog eating a chicken breast (bone in). Her owner has tied her ears up above her head with a scrunchie (not bad for a follicly challenged dude eh?), to keep her ears out of the way while she eats.
Do you have a short snouted, furry faced dog that eats raw meaty bones? Do you worry about Mr. Salmonella Face? If so, what steps do you take to ensure Mr. Salmonella Face doesn’t rear his ugly face head?
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I'm a dog guardian to Sweety, my 15 year old Border Collie & Zeus a stray American Pit Bull Terrier that I rescued in October of 2009. I write about canine health and nutrition focusing mainly on topics relating to feeding a raw meaty bones diet.
