The INDEPENDENT, September 21, 2006
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Salmon, Trout, or Steelhead can be deadly if dogs eat or lick them
Dogs that eat even a small
amount of uncooked Salmon,
Trout, or Steelhead are at risk
of getting potentially fatal
Salmon Poisoning disease.
A microscopic organism, Ne-
orickettsia helminthoeca , the
cause of Salmon Poisoning,
WEATHER REPORT
AUGUST 2006
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PRECIP.
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sometimes lives in a parasite,
Nanophyetes Salmoncola , that
can infect the Salmon family.
The germ is killed by cooking,
freezing or hot smoking fish.
If a dog eats infected fish,
symptoms start from a few
days to five days later. Symp-
toms include: Decreased ener-
gy level; Increased tempera-
Vernonia Rural
Fire District
Abbreviations: EMS, Emergency
Medical Service; MVA, Motor Vehicle
Accident
AUGUST 2006
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Temperature and precipitation
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa-
ter plant. Measurable precipitation in
August totalled .28 inches.
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– Mutual aid
– EMS assist (2)
– EMS assist (2), MVA
Sleepy Ln
– EMS assist (3)
– EMS assist (2)
– EMS assist, agency
assist
– EMS assist, MVA on
Scap./Vernonia Hwy.
– EMS assist (2), mutual
aid, barkdust fire at
Vernonia MiddleSchool
– EMS assist (2)
– MVA on Rose Ave.
– EMS assist (2)
– EMS assist (2), MVA 47
& McDonald Rd.
– EMS assist (2)
– EMS assist
– EMS assist, MVA (2)
Bridge St., Neh Hwy S
– EMS assist
– Agency assist, structure
fire on Keasey Rd.
– Natural cover fire, struc-
ture fire Timber Rd.
– EMS assist
– EMS assist
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ture; Loss of appetite; Swollen
lymph glands; Vomiting; Diar-
rhea (turning bloody within a
day or two).
If untreated, 90 percent of
dogs with symptoms will die
within 7-14 days from dehydra-
tion and blood loss.
Fortunately, if caught early
enough, Salmon Poisoning is
treatable with antibiotics. In se-
vere cases, intravenous fluids
may be needed. Get the dog to
a veterinarian as soon as
Salmon Poisoning is suspect-
ed. The longer before treatment
starts, the harder and more ex-
pensive the treatment will be,
and the greater the chance that
treatment will not be successful.
If your dog is seen eating
fish, talk to your veterinarian
about a preventive shot of an-
tibiotics to avoid Salmon Poi-
soning.
Most dogs are immune to fu-
ture Salmon Poisoning once
they have had and survived it.
Special emphasis on MOST,
not all dogs develop immunity.
Preventive measures in-
clude disposing of raw fish
waste in a can with a tight fitting
lid, leave dogs home when fish-
ing, or leash dogs near water.
Add some whole grains to meals for the nutrients
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the unbleached or white flour
with whole wheat flour without
changing how the recipe
tastes.
• Use oatmeal in your meat-
loaf in place of cracker crumbs
or white bread.
• Mix white rice with brown
rice in a 50/50 mix.
Read ingredient labels to
discover how much whole or
multi grain the item includes.
Look for one of these whole-
grain ingredients first on the la-
bel’s ingredient list: brown rice,
bulgar, oatmeal, whole-grain
corn, whole oats, whole rye,
whole wheat, wild rice, barley
or barley flour.
Source: Ceclia Haack, M.S.,
OSU Extension Faculty, Nutrition
Educator.