If You looked at the article you would see where I found the information, from a VET. And as you know from expereince I DO feed RAW meat/bones to my dogs. I am trying to HELP someone to dfind anwers on why a pup has died and another may be dying. You don;t need to be so defensive. Here are some more VET articles for you to read to update your own knowlege: http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.228.10.1524?cookieSet=1&journalCode=javma http://jvdi.org/cgi/reprint/5/3/372.pdf Here is an article form a RAW feeder, acknowledging there is ALWAYS a small risk http://www.caberfeidh.com/Safe.htm which "may" be the reason behind these pups since this is one of the changes she did. Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: don't know where you got your vet's license from but salmonella rarely affects healthy dogs...their internal system was built for RAW meat...that's why they have fangs to rip flesh and powerful jaws to crush RAW bones...if they were built to eat processed dry nuggets out of a bag they would have teeth like cows and horses...I don't know why the dog in question died...but don't blame raw meat, because that's what nature meant for our dogs to eat...and trust me I couldn't care less what folks feed their dogs...but lets keep the facts straight...Ed Hill Ann Mariano <brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Posssible salmonellos or bacterial meningitis from the raw meat Read this article: http://wcco.com/local/local_story_151091209.html Ann Marie www.geocities.com/amarigermanshepherds/Amari.html Home of Ch Fairway's Leah v Nadelwald TC OFA R/Best in Futurity Ch Amari's Ava Gardner TC OFA Ch Amari's Beware of Foxy Roxy CGC (Group placer) Breeder/Owner of Ch Amari's Bandit of Broadcreek (Multiple Group Placer) Amari's Cinderlla von Hornberger (pointed @ 11 months) Ann Marie www.geocities.com/amarigermanshepherds/Amari.html Home of Ch Fairway's Leah v Nadelwald TC OFA R/Best in Futurity Ch Amari's Ava Gardner TC OFA Ch Amari's Beware of Foxy Roxy CGC (Group placer) Breeder/Owner of Ch Amari's Bandit of Broadcreek (Multiple Group Placer) Amari's Cinderlla von Hornberger (pointed @ 11 months) --------------------------------- Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================