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03-17-2009, 06:49 AM | #1 |
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| Honey, is it really safe? I see honey recommended in a lot of threads and it reminded me of something I read when I was pregnant. Honey IS NOT SAFE for children under 12 months. There is a risk of infant botulism. Even from pasteurized honey. So my question is: Is honey safe for puppies? Are dogs in general safe from the botulism spores in honey? Like with humans, after a certain age is honey OK?
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03-17-2009, 06:56 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | Honey and molasses are supposed to be ok to make treats with.
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03-17-2009, 02:43 PM | #3 |
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| Honey is fine for puppies. I used it for 20 years without a problem |
03-17-2009, 03:34 PM | #4 |
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| Its good...No problems here either... |
03-17-2009, 06:16 PM | #5 |
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| Molasses, yes I can understand that its derived a totally different way. Honey, if its cooked into something, I can also understand. The cooking process would kill the botulism spores. What I'm referring to is giving honey raw, like in a hypoglycemia attack. I keep NutriCal on hand, but i'm concerned about some giving raw honey. Someone tell me my research is flawed...Ellie Mae? The amount of botulism spores present varies by region, but Bees naturally collect botulism spores as they are collecting nectar and mix them into the honey. Young children cannot handle this, so why should we think puppies can? Here's a fact sheet on infant botulism from the National Honey Board: http://www.honey.com/downloads/infantbotulism.pdf Are canines not susceptable to botulism? Could it be that simple?
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03-17-2009, 07:09 PM | #6 |
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| You can use honey on their gums if they're hypoglycemic. You have to remember, dogs and kids are two different things. Just like people that feed raw give raw chicken, we ourselves wouldn't ever eat raw chicken |
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