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Bit of a silly question, but...

If you look around, maybe online if you only have pets at home near you, there is an amazing choice of chews out there now, I am lucky that I have a local pet shop that sells good stuff, puffed rabbit ears, various animal tendons, virtually every part of an animal so it doesn't go to waste, there is a huge variety available these days other than raw hide..fish skin rolls are good,(though prob a bit smelly if you are in a pub!)...
 
Yes raw...cooked are dangerous as they splinter
 
PWDmum said:
Riff you go to pets at home and look in their freezers, they do packs of frozen turkey and duck necks , these are great for treats but also include in daily food intake. You can put in freezer and give one when you want. Don’t defrost give them frozen and it will take longer to eat and good for teeth, also go to Tesco and buy a chicken wings and spare ribs, slice the ribs to indevidual and wrap in cling film also freeze and give when you want, again give frozen as it takes them longer to get through
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Okay so I tried the frozen ribs as you suggested. Was she supposed to actually eat it? It didn't take her long to crunch up and eat the whole bone. I thought bones were not supposed to be consumed but these raw rib bones seem easy to chew through even when frozen.
 
I just had to take the bone from her. It crunched up easily and was splintering into some VERY sharp shards. And a Google search says do not feed rib bones. She's already eaten half of it. Should've Googled it beforehand.........

****!

Vets here we come.
 
Raw rib bones are meant to be eaten, and are generally safe - if you google further, you'll find other sites saying that they are safe. So hopefully, Piccolo will be absolutely fine (though many vets are still anti-raw).

I can't comment on the sharp shards you saw, as my dog is a bit rubbish at digesting bone and only has chicken carcasses - he did have problems digesting a lamb rib on one occasion, but most dogs eat them quite happily. Personally, for that reason, I would start a pup on bone-in chicken mince to get their digestive juices to adjust, then introduce chicken wings/carcasses, and gradually increase the density of the bone. Lots of breeders and new pup owners have introduced bones straight away though.

Do let us know how you get on at the vet.
 
JudyN said:
Raw rib bones are meant to be eaten, and are generally safe - if you google further, you'll find other sites saying that they are safe. So hopefully, Piccolo will be absolutely fine (though many vets are still anti-raw).

I can't comment on the sharp shards you saw, as my dog is a bit rubbish at digesting bone and only has chicken carcasses - he did have problems digesting a lamb rib on one occasion, but most dogs eat them quite happily. Personally, for that reason, I would start a pup on bone-in chicken mince to get their digestive juices to adjust, then introduce chicken wings/carcasses, and gradually increase the density of the bone. Lots of breeders and new pup owners have introduced bones straight away though.

Do let us know how you get on at the vet.
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Thanks Judy. I didn't book at appointment but after seeing those shards I was sort of pre-empting a trip to the vets. I've been watching her closely and she's fine so far. But you read about how easily these bits of bone perforate bowels etc...

I'm not sure I'd give raw bones to her again. It's not the meat itself that I want her to be eating (I took the meat off last night), I was just interested in the appeal of a bone to her for chewing purposes because she's still teething etc and I find it hard to find chews she likes and which last a long time. But this just crunched up in no time at all so it's not much use for that unfortunately. So far the only thing I've found that's safe and engaging for her is the Yaker's Himalayan one.
 
Bax eats a chicken thigh bone every other day and has for about 3-4 years. You can definitely hear it crunching and splintering. so far raw is the only thing thats been able to GIVE HIM solid poos.
 
When you google raw feeding there is alot of conflicting advice like not to give weight bearing bones ...legs etc ...
I have never had trouble with rib bones but i only buy my bones from a dog food specialist in raw meat where the bones are bigger ...and ive never had a problem with lamb ribs but i wont give mine chicken carcasses or necks due to a bad experience ...
 
Raw bones including ribs are fine. As you said they don’t take long to chew through and polish them off, if little bits of splinters are left then throw them away, but I have never had a problem, my dogs demolish the lot, why take the meT of the rib, the whole purpose is for them to chew and rip the meat off themselves, it is only cooked , dried out bones that are dangerous to the digestive system raw bones are pliable and moist hence them being safe to chew on, when cold and frozen this will also help with teething as they will be cold and soothe gums
 
Hi, I have an antler and it has lasted nearly 3 months and with many still to go and I have a large dog. So whilst expensive they do last. I have also recently looked at the yak milk too. Note it is Yak and Cows milk although it didn't say that on the website I bought. These blocks are super hard and have been a god send for my dog. I give it to him for about half an hour and then take it away. Small doses and then it is also like a surprise when it comes back out again.
 
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