Is it OK to feed puppies chicken with bones

[AlphaMale]

A friend of mine told me that I am not supposed to feed the puppy chicken with bones, it has to be boneless.

Is he correct in saying that?

[SalemWitchChild]

No chicken bones. They splinter easily and can get caught in your puppies throat

[Moo]

No, you should not feed any dog chicken with bones.

[Dax]

Generally I agree not to feed any fowl's bones as they are hollow but there are second opinions.

The RAW diet calls for ground up chicken bones being fed. I met a man whose wife is from France where they routinely feed chicken bones & all.

I would NEVER feed cooked chicken bones. I think it is much better if you stick to chicken meat only or better yet a good quality puppy food.

[SalemWitchChild]

There is a specific bone you can give that comes from the chicken..its called the keel (its mostly cartaledge. (sp?)i think..But I just stick to no chicken bones..

[AlphaMale]

Thanks all

This has been helpfull.

[southerngroomer]

I almost lost a dog to a chicken bone lodged in the throat. Doggie got it out of the trash.

[SouthPaw]

Please don't feed pork chop bones either. My vet had surgery one day I was in because of an owner feeding them to his dog and that dog did not survive.

[Leslie]

Even cooked beef bones can splinter. Cooking makes bones brittle. Feed only raw beef/buffalo bones. Raw bones are softer and don't splinter.

[lou3]

ALL cooked bones are dangerous and should not be fed under any circumstances. ONLY beef knuckle bones/thigh bones are "safe" to feed raw but even this is not recommended (at least not by any vet worth their salt)
Lou