"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
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I figure that I don't know what I don't know about this
stuff and don't have the background to judge whether or not
a downer cow is going to be safe for my dogs.

And you are in the same position as each of those experts - except that you
recognize it.

Experts sometimes think they have knowledge and background that is not
always as complete as they think it is. Just because it has never happened
to you doesn't mean that you aren't taking a risk every time you do
something.

Saying a little penicillin isn't a problem? Except that it's in the meat
and you are then feeding it to your dogs in an uncontrolled, unknown dosage.
Okay, probably not a problem. But what if the farmer said "penicillin" and
it was some other antibiotic? There are a couple that Spenser is allergic
to.

The person who suggests just looking at the meat and believing that is
enough to tell? Uh-huh.

If it were MY cow who had slipped and wasn't getting up again and I had
sufficient history of the animal, then I might take the risk. Then again,
we were living on a dairy farm often well below the poverty level and we
bought kibble for our dogs. Or they got the same meat that we were eating.

Judy