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Uncooked muscle meat
dog moderate
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cat moderate
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- Trend Term
- Uncooked muscle meat
- Confidence
- high
- Summary
- Uncooked muscle meat is raw skeletal muscle from mammals, fish, or poultry that has not been cooked to a safe internal temperature. It can harbor harmful pathogens — including Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter, and parasites — that cause foodborne illness in both dogs and cats; multiple veterinary and regulatory bodies (AVMA, CVMA, FDA, CDC) discourage feeding it to pets. Typical signs of infection include lethargy, abdominal pain or bloating, and gastrointestinal distress; dogs and cats can also carry and shed these pathogens without appearing sick.
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