Post by monique on Jan 29, 2012 18:08:54 GMT -5
I've just come across a bunch of articles, etc. about high (toxic) levels of fluoride in dog food and in bones/bone meal, and how this can contribute to osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in dogs. Of course, greyhounds are genetically susceptible to this, but environmental factors like food could also play a part.
I just stumbled across the fluroide/osteosarcoma issue by accident literally just 20 min. ago and I haven't yet really looked into it thoroughly. Apparently, fluoride accumulates in animals' bones, so when dogs eat animal bones (from by-products and/or bone meal in dog food, minerals etc. added to dog food, or actual animal bones), they get more fluoride than is okay for them.
Of course dogs' normal/natural food is meat and bones, but fluoride is added to water, etc. (there's a debate going on in London now about whether or not to keep the fluoride in the tap water because of its toxicity) -- and cows, chickens, etc. are consuming too much fluoride, I guess, as a result, and the fluoride accumulates in their bones and gets passes along to dogs who eat their bones. As I said I haven't really looked into it yet but bones are only one source; another is minerals added to food, something about phosphorus etc.
I was just very surprised that I had never heard about this issue before, especially after having done a lot of research about dog food and greyhounds and hearing a lot about osteosarcoma. If I had a dog breed that wasn't prone to osteosarcoma, I wouldn't be as concerned, but of course I do. He's also a big male, and height (fast growth) and being male (maybe also related to fast growth) seem to be related to osteosarcoma as well.
Has anyone else heard about this? What do you think about it? (If you haven't heard about this but want to know more, just type "dog food fluoride" or something into Google).
I just stumbled across the fluroide/osteosarcoma issue by accident literally just 20 min. ago and I haven't yet really looked into it thoroughly. Apparently, fluoride accumulates in animals' bones, so when dogs eat animal bones (from by-products and/or bone meal in dog food, minerals etc. added to dog food, or actual animal bones), they get more fluoride than is okay for them.
Of course dogs' normal/natural food is meat and bones, but fluoride is added to water, etc. (there's a debate going on in London now about whether or not to keep the fluoride in the tap water because of its toxicity) -- and cows, chickens, etc. are consuming too much fluoride, I guess, as a result, and the fluoride accumulates in their bones and gets passes along to dogs who eat their bones. As I said I haven't really looked into it yet but bones are only one source; another is minerals added to food, something about phosphorus etc.
I was just very surprised that I had never heard about this issue before, especially after having done a lot of research about dog food and greyhounds and hearing a lot about osteosarcoma. If I had a dog breed that wasn't prone to osteosarcoma, I wouldn't be as concerned, but of course I do. He's also a big male, and height (fast growth) and being male (maybe also related to fast growth) seem to be related to osteosarcoma as well.
Has anyone else heard about this? What do you think about it? (If you haven't heard about this but want to know more, just type "dog food fluoride" or something into Google).