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i just bought some raw bones from the meat dept
im wondering can i boil them before i give them to hemi? if so for how long? my husband is worried about raw meat and the kids mixing.
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hemi
on Jun 14th 2009
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No, cooking bones in any way makes drains the moisture out of them and makes them brittle and dangerous for dogs to eat.
Just feed them raw if you feed them at all. Feed outside or if you feed inside, feed on a towel.
Here's a page on raw diets and their effect on people:
rawfed.com
On a side note, my dog gets raw food every day and I live in a house that includes a younger kid and a man that is paralyzed and prone to infections. Been feeding raw for a couple months shy of a year, and have had no problems with germs as long as I practice safe meat handling.
Gray Dawn Treader
answered on 6/14/09.
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cooked bones can be harmful to your dog and their teeth. It can break or chip their teeth. I use a black kong for chewing. You can stuff them and make them fun for hours.
Also raw bones laying around can build up harmful bacteria such as e coli and other nasties.
Dieta
answered on 6/14/09.
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As the other stated no cooking of any kind. Including boiling.
Most of the rawfed pups here will never advocate giving a plain old raw bone to our dogs. Bones are fed as part of meals, so the bone is always wrapped in tons of meat usually more meat then there is bone. Examples are a whole turkey leg that you buy in the supermarket for regular human consumption, a whole lamb leg or half a chicken. That's what is meant when people mention a raw meaty bone. Mostly meat with some bone in the middle. Extra large meals we will allow them to eat and we will wrap and save the rest for later. Left over bare pieces of bone are thrown away.
Most don't give bones for recreational chewing. If you feel the need to give your dog something to chew on you'd be better served using bullysticks, or deer antlers. You can also visit the raw feeding forum if you have any other questions or are confused with something.
Delilah Ryan
answered on 6/16/09.
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I see no reason to endanger your family or dog with real bones, cooked or uncooked. Dogs don't need them. Throw them out and get some safe toys.
Many dogs aren't interested in a slick, new Nylabone. I think they are putting the nubby texture on more of them now. I think it is part of the reason so many dogs like the hard to find dinosaur ones. The ultimate is the Souper Size Galileo Nylabone. It is about 7 inches long and 3 inches around. It has the slick surface. They are more attractive if you rough up the surface with sand paper or by rubbing it on a concrete floor. Another technique is to jam a Nylabone into a Kong creating what I call a twofer. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Aster
answered on 6/18/09.
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