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Originally Posted by Britster  Healthy dogs are perfectly able to eat food containing salmonella without catching salmonella. |
I agree that most healthy dogs can deal with a certain amount of salmonella in their systems. But if the conditions are right and their systems get overwhelmed, they can get salmonella poisoning similar to how humans get it. It's also similar to c.difficile in dogs...they tolerate a certain amount and most shed c.difficile in the stools...but it can be life threatening in certain conditions.
It's sort of like e.coli for us - humans are mostly/usually resistant to e.coli. E.coli is found everywhere...on surfaces, money, food etcetera. And we usually do fine. However, under the right circumstances, people can die quickly from it.
It's too bad about Orijen, but recalls happen w/ every product. When I worked for Medtronic recalls happened every year with implantable heart products, and that also always ended up in some deaths. Unfortunately, it will always be a reality bc humans make mistakes, and nothing is 100% safe at all times.