alphaB
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Post by alphaB on Feb 25, 2011 11:22:47 GMT -5
I've been gifted with several lbs of beef bones. I know the femurs aren't good for the hounds but are there any beef bones that are safe for raw consumption?
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Post by BlingDogs on Feb 25, 2011 17:28:28 GMT -5
The smallest bone I've given Dory was around 8 inches, but it was pretty thick.
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monique
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Post by monique on Feb 25, 2011 22:59:39 GMT -5
I give Leo beef marrow bones all the time. Some people would say never, but it might depend on the dog. Leo licks the marrow out then just scrapes at the bone to get the little bit of meat that's left. He's not a very aggressive chewer who would tend to chip a tooth or anything. Sometimes he gets the "knuckle" (knee?) but his favourite is the marrow bone which I have the butcher cut into thirds (which end up being maybe 3-4" long).
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Post by serversmum on Feb 26, 2011 16:33:02 GMT -5
Gordie is a fan of the beef rib bones they're about 2-3 inches across but flat with a slight tear drop shape to them. He can't eat the bone but it's got enough give that he can chew it for hours without me being worried he'll crack his teeth.
I stick to the rule "no weight bearing" bones and I try to make sure the bones are no thicker then my thumb if they are weight bearing
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Post by cossie88 on Feb 26, 2011 18:33:39 GMT -5
In the raw diet and regarding bones, they are classified in two groups... Consumable bones and recreational bones. With the thread I have been reading, I get the impression we are talking about recreational bones. The reason why these bones may chip teeth is more when they have been out for more than a day and they get real hard and can become a hazard to any k9 teeth... but these bones are great for mental, jaw, boredome exercise and wonderful for teeth cleaning. They keep well frozen / refrigerated and I throw them out the next day.
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craftycrafter
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Post by craftycrafter on Feb 26, 2011 21:32:59 GMT -5
Global where I buy my dog food is going to start carrying frozen raw beef bones. I've been giving the dogs the beef joints and I've noticed Lola's teeth a teeny bit cleaner. She does have quite a tarter issue, but will chew on the bones with gusto so I'm hoping this will help.
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alphaB
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Post by alphaB on Feb 27, 2011 7:32:34 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. I gave Jasper a few that were larger, non-weightbearing with meat still attached. So far so good. I also gave him a feed of liver the other night and some heart last night. He gobbled it down.
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Post by luvastorm on Feb 28, 2011 14:49:08 GMT -5
Liver and heart?? YUUUUUMMMMM ! ! !
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sadiegirl06
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Post by sadiegirl06 on Feb 28, 2011 14:58:18 GMT -5
sorry to sound stupid but where do you get the beef bones and what kind of beef bones are they exactly? i gave Sadie marrow bones, although she can't really chew tooo much cause 11 of her teeth are gone, but loves licking the marrow out and keeps her busy for an hour or so...lol , I just wished her teeth were cleaner:)
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Redhead
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Post by Redhead on Feb 28, 2011 20:23:50 GMT -5
I wouldn't feed too many big bones to a dog missing teeth, but there are lots of cuts of meat you can feed to help to "floss" and scrape off tartar. I know that the large rec bones are supposed to be bad, but I have been feeding marrow and leg bones for years and have never had a problem. All my dogs are used to bones so they don't consider them overly exciting and gulp and chew them to pieces. They chew away at the meat and a bit of the bone and then leave it. I feed beef ribs, roasts/stewing meat (when they're on sale), heart, liver and marrow bones. You can pick them up at most grocery stores, but sometimes you have to get lucky.
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Post by luvastorm on Mar 1, 2011 12:15:41 GMT -5
Our local Foodland has Pork Breast bones which have a lot of meat and seem to be mostly gristle rather than bone. Our two love them and if we put one in the microwave for a minute, even picky Yoda will eat one.
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sadiegirl06
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Post by sadiegirl06 on Mar 1, 2011 12:28:49 GMT -5
the reason I always gave them marrow bones is cause they are so big and they won't splintter, especially when left frozen...lol..but what about the other ones? raw? splintter or not??
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quietstorm
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Post by quietstorm on Mar 1, 2011 18:12:15 GMT -5
Our local Foodland has Pork Breast bones which have a lot of meat and seem to be mostly gristle rather than bone. Our two love them and if we put one in the microwave for a minute, even picky Yoda will eat one. I used to get these at Sobey's regularly but just never see them anymore - they were a great find!
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craftycrafter
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Post by craftycrafter on Mar 2, 2011 9:36:35 GMT -5
An update on Lola's teeth since her coming home, they are tartar free! her two back molars had been so coated with tartar you couldn't see the tooth at all and now they are perfectly clean..I'm so pleased the beef bones are doing their job. she is also doing awesome on the Natural Instincts raw diet, poops have gone from liquid to normal in 3 days.
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Post by Redhead on Mar 2, 2011 19:29:32 GMT -5
Great! Teague's teeth had just been cleaned when I adopted him, but they still had an orange/yellow tartar all along the edges. It took maybe a week for it to all be removed on raw, and now they stay pearly white. No brushing, no dentals here!
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