Posted on 04/04/2010 5:32:12 AM PDT by knarf
Un-cooked bones are preferred and would be what the dog would come across in the wild.
I have heard cooked bones splinter too much and are rough on a dogs innards. All my life dogs have eaten either and have not lost one yet. Keep in mind, I am not always giving my dog bones however. She is used to rawhides (keeps her pearly whites!).
Our deer friends just lost their amazing blue heeler from a turkey bone that perforated his digestive tract.
I feed my dog raw, they eat any bone that is not a weight bearing bone (those can break teeth).
The bone splintering after swallowed is the more serious potential problem. It may not occur every time just as running a stop light does not result in a fatality, every time. A child can run with a scissors with nary a mishap, except for one.
Don't feed dogs chocolates. Grapes and raisins can damage dogs’ kidneys. Also harmful are onions, garlic, and unbaked yeast dough. A dog can die from artificially sweeten gum or survive with some hefty vet bills.
Each pet owner, armed with the correct information can take their own decisions. Your pet relies on you to take the right decisions on their behalf.
Oh, how awful. This must have been devastating for your friends. A lot of people don’t know how dangerous cooked bones are. I also read recently that those packaged, smoked beef bones for dogs splinter as well.
I love this picture!!!!!!!!!!! Is it your dog?
Sadly no ...wish it were! That FACE!
We have two dogs & I make up a homemade stew about once every two weeks. It’s inexpensive & really good for them.
I put one & 1/2 cups of lentils, one pound chopped organic carrots, a pour of oil (about 1/4 cup) & 3 cups of water.
Bring to a boil, cover, lower to a simmer & cook until all water is absorbed. (if there is too much water, it will absorb while mixture is cooling)
You can even freeze it in portions if you’ve got one dog or a small dog. I put 2 big spoonfuls on top of their dry food, sprinkle w/ nutritional yeast & they LOVE it!!!!!!!!!
I am going to try the beef marrow bones because I am very bone wary.
Great post!
A few years ago my dog ate an entire turkey carcass. $150 dollars later at the vet ER I learned that dogs crunch and gulp, then their stomach acids dissolve everything into non-existence. The vet said the chcken bone thing is a myth.
By the way, if the dog eats an Easter bunny, the chocolate thing is also a myth. They can eat one ounce per pound of body weight safely.
Why are you giving people horrible advice? Seriously, the ounce per pound thing for chocolate is a complete myth. Some dogs can stomach the stuff, others will die from just a little. bottom line, don’t let your dogs eat cooked bones, chocolate, grapes, raisins, or even onions. they rely on you to feed them, don’t feed them poison.
LOL
Our long deceased dog raided the gooseberry bush. Died of old age.
Garlic? I heard others say it kills heart worms in dogs.
Avian bones, unlike bones from other animals like cows and pigs, are hollow and very fragile. They are designed this way to make the bird lighter and make it easier to fly. When they break, they splinter and sometimes these tiny splinters can get caught in the throat or digestive track of a domesticated dog. Chicken bones are especially dangerous because they are not nearly as fragile as say, the bones of a small chickadee which your cat usually chews up well before swallowing. You have now combined a larger bone with one that splinters, creating a greater hazard. Chicken bones and turkey bones (although domestic turkeys are flightless) fall under the same category.
Not if raw.
Chocolate is the doggie treat of choice for dog lovers in the UK. In seven fairly long visits I heard nothing about British doggies dying from chocolate and every pet store sells milk and semi-sweet chocolate treats. Over the past twenty years all my dogs love their Chocolate Covred Cherries at Christmas, though several have been more fond of the chocolate golf balls I get every year.
I know someone that had to go to the emergency room because of a small fish bone...very unplesant, I never have given any of my dogs chicken bones to eat...Years back my brother got a small one caught in his throat, very unpleasant...my mother pounded on his back so hard I thought she would break a rib, it finally dislodged. Dont think you could do that with your dog...
They better not try that with my chocolate or they might just end up a dead dog...chocolate is a food staple of life.. :O)
Amen, Granny! I love my pups; but hands off the chocolate!
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