2006-12-15 06:10:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Duh! to the first person! OK so I don't know the ins and outs of salmonella or food poisoning. But I think the question is why can a cat or any other animal eat raw food that would make us really sick.
In answer to that, they have tougher digestion systems, that kill all the bacteria. Although I think cats are quite choosy about not eating old yucky food.
2006-12-15 06:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by As You Like It 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer is that they do - but only if the meat was infected to start with. There is no way of telling by looking if a chicken is infected which is why you should always cook them. You shouldn't feed raw chicken to your cat.
2006-12-15 06:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by Carrie S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the chicken has to be infected with salmonella to be able to pass it on to your cat.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but raw chicken - as sold in the UK's butchers and supermarkets - would be condemned as unfit for consumption if it were riddled with salmonella.
2006-12-15 06:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with as you like it, and a cats enzymes in its stomach are four times the strength of humans as are birds and rats
2006-12-17 03:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by kris6297 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋