My sister had to take their dog to the vet after it devoured a ham bone. I guess it tore up her inside. It was quite scary for them as they lost another dog (her brother) to a similar incident when he found a deer gut pile and bones and gorged himself. The dog could not be saved. (Lovely neighbors we have)
Anyway, their vet told them that they should never give any type of pork meat to a dog as it causes pancreatitis. (sp)
I have not been able to find any concrete evidence of this on the internet. Also, many diets are formulated with pork for sled dogs, hunting dogs etc... because it builds up muscle mass.
I also ran across some info that indicated that lean pork was the best choice of meat proteins for dogs.
My Luna, Black Lab, loves the little piggies (she knows what piggies means) and I always cook it up specially for her without all the crazy things I put in mine. These are just treats, she has a balanced diet.
The only possible link I can find is the increased use of antibiotics within the pork industry (that is only a guess). But it is also within the beef, chicken and lamb industries as well. I got my head chewed off yesterday for even making any of these suggestions.
I'll be talking to Luna's vet this week, but I thought I would post it here, as there are many dog owners present.
Thanks
