tiny worms in feed

Question
My sister-in-law found little reddish brown worms that have legs in her dog food bowl,crawling around in the dog food. They're not in the sack of dog food. She is very concerned about this and if it will make her dog sick.

Answer
Hi,
Am going to use CAPS so you distinguish my response from what you wrote, ok?

They're not in the sack of dog food. OH YES THEY ARE..DORMANT AS LARVAE AND JUST NOT VISIBLE. TAKE OUT THE FOOD AND THEY COME ALIVE. THIS IS WHY I NEVER, EVER RECOMMEND DRY DOG FOOD TO ANYONE. YOU CAN PROBABLY GET FREE FOOD FOR LIFE BASED ON THIS SITUATION--IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

ANYWAY, WORMS COME FROM FOOD THAT IS JUST TOO OLD OR HAS NOT BEEN COOKED PROBABLY IN THE PROCESS THEY USE TO COOK IT BEFORE BAGGING IT. BUYING DRY FOOD IS TAKING A RISK ACCORDING TO SOME EXPERTS..AND I WILL NOT HAVE ANY PART OF BUYING COMMERCIAL DOG FOOD--PERIOD. YOU ARE MUCH SAFER HOWEVER, WITH WET FOOD IF YOU MUST BUY COMMERCIALLY PREPARED FOOD. yOU CANNOT GO BY THE DATE ON THE BAG A LOT OF THE TIME. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THAT DISGUSTING FOOD SAT ON THE SHELF, OR IN A HOT VAN, OR IN SOME MOLDY WAREHOUSE BEFORE SOME SHYSTER SIMPLY STAMPED AN EXPIRATION DATE ON IT. THAT FOOD PROBABLY HAD EXPIRED LONG BEFORE YOUR SIS-IN-LAW EVEN OPENED THE BAG REGARDLESS OF WHAT EXPIRATION DATE IS ON THE BAG. DRY DOG FOOD IS A BREEDING GROUND FOR VERMIN ESP IF THEY DON'T PUT ENOUGH PESTICIDES IN THAT DRY FOOD TO KILL OFF SOMETHING LIKE WORMS. AND EVEN IF THE DOG FOOD DOESN'T HAVE WORMS AND SEEMS CLEAN, DO YOU WANT ANY DOG EATING THE CHEMICALS THEY USE TO KEEP VERMIN OUT OF THAT FOOD?? YIKES!!!! WHAT I HAVE SAID HERE CAN BE CROSS CHECKED IN MANY PLACES. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT ALL COMMERCIAL FOODS ARE RISKY.


She is very concerned about this and if it will make her dog sick. IT PROBABLY WILL NOT  MAKE HIM SICK IF THIS HAPPENED JUST ONCE OR TWICE. OBVIOUSLY STOP THIS DISGUSTING FOOD AND START DOING SOMETHING MUCH HEALTHIER, LIKE HOME PREPARATIONS, SUPPLEMENTING FOR ALL THE VITS AND MINERALS AND FEEDING HER DOG REAL FOOD..NOT SYNTHETIC FOOD LIKE WHAT IS SOLD IN PET STORES.

I HAVE MUCH MORE INFO FOR YOUR SIS-IN-LAW IF SHE INTERESTED IN FEEDING HER DOG REAL FOOD, THEREBY ENSURING FABULOUS NUTRITION WITH ZERO RISKS FOR THE REST OF HER POOCH'S LIFE. LET ME KNOW. IN THE MEANTIME, STOP THE KIBBLE, WRITE TO THAT COMPANY AND HAVE YOUR SIS-IN-LAW START READING ABOUT FEEDING HER DOG HOLISTICALLY AND ORGANICALLY, OK? IT'S WORTH IT, IT REALLY IS.

HOPE THIS HELPED. FEEL FREE TO WRITE ME FOR MORE INFO ON NUTRITION, HOME COOKING AND SUPPLEMENTS. SUE