Neospora caninum is a canine disease (caninum gives it away) that can occur in all dogs wether they have been fed raw or not. It is the dog equivalent of Toxoplamosis inthe same parasite. There is some evidence that this has affected feral cats there is little evidence that domestic cats have been infected.
Like Toxoplasmosis it is normally passed on through faeces this is confirmed as there is a high infection rate in dairy cows and they don't eat meat. There are reports that this can be passed on through raw meat but there is little actual research that confirms this.
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Originally Posted by Xiaoli
You shouldn't just be worried about worms etc from raw food there are lots of other dangerous organisms and mince should always be frozen previous to feeding. Do a search on it before accepting everything read on here to be correct, you cats health is far too important to not read all you can.
Neosporosis Caninum, a parasite that affects the brain, may be found in raw mince. This parasite is obliterated when raw food has been frozen
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