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Topic: Raw bones?
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katz
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posted March 22, 2004 05:29 PM
Hi there..
I a novice wen it comes to pet's health. i have a maltese and have read that raw bones are good for dogs to chew on. I was wandering wat kind of raw bones are we talikn about?
Posts: 3 | From: Australia | Registered: Mar 2004
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DaxAriel's toy
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posted March 23, 2004 06:24 AM
You will probably get 25 replies to your question. Most vets warn against bones because of the chance of splinters entering the digestive tract. They make a product where leg bones are cooked and become rock hard so no splinters are possible.
I personaly love giving my dog beef neck bones, knuckle bones, etc. It keeps them occupied for hours and in 25 years have never had any health problems as a result. Their teeth have not required any "vet cleaning" to remove tarter eventhough they don't eat dry food.
No matter what - it's your (& your dogs) preference.
Posts: 748 | From: Edmonton AB Canada | Registered: Mar 2004
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Ari the Shih Tzu
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posted March 23, 2004 01:41 PM
never chicken bones though.. chickens are birds therefore have hollow bones, which greatly increases the chance of it splintering...
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ellierat
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posted March 24, 2004 02:05 PM
Never feed any cooked bone, they dry out in the process and splinter causing internal injuries. Any kind of raw bone is ok except for pork, that does the same without cooking.
As already stated, raw bones are essential for keeping teeth clean and healthy, and in all the years I have had dogs I have never had any problems with them after eating raw bones, when you think about it, in the wild if they catch an animal they don't worry about what any professional says about the bones, they just eat it!!!
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Posts: 880 | From: australia | Registered: Feb 2004
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