[QUOTE=Kevin McCormack;445298]
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Originally Posted by Chris Pope
I don't want our dogs eating bugs. However, when we hunt they drink out of beaver sloughs and eat god knows what when I'm not looking.
I don't have any hunting dogs anymore so can't offer meaningful comments. But if your dogs are drinking out of beaver sloughs I wouldn't worry about any feed that looked good upon inspection when you open the bag: Years ago a close friend of mine who lived and hunted in Maine became violently ill after drinking out of a stream in the woods (he used purification tablets beforehand).
The emergency room physician diagnosed it as Giardiasis (also known colloquially as the "Beaver Sh**t Virus." My friend likened the experience to having eaten a large Italian cold cut sub, then swallowing a lit cherry bomb. Luckily he was upland bird hunting instead of waterfowl hunting so he wasn't wearing chest waders!
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I'm told Giardia is no picnic. Also told Canines are not imune but they certainly have a more rugged gut than modern humans. Curious if a veterinarian on this discussion board would care to comment on this thread.