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What happens if a cat licks raw pork?

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The cat should be fine. Cats, even domestic ones, are built to digest raw meat and tackle most bacteria found in meat that would otherwise cause us humans to be very ill. However, it may be best not to encourage a cat to eat raw pork as there have been some relations to tapeworm that may be carried by pigs, although this has yet not been proven.

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