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Old 04-01-2005, 10:40 PM
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Re: Meaty bones and Age

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Originally Posted by kjburto
Hello everyone,

I was woundering at what age is it ok to start giving meaty bones?

Are you speaking of 'recreational' bones; like a marrow or knuckle bone?
If so, I don't see why a pup couldn't do a bit of gnawing on one, but only under supervision. Remember that these are weight-bearing bones, they're hard, and giving them too often could result in tooth wear and/or fractures.
This could be problematic for a voracious adult chewer.

"Meaty" bones is a term used by those that feed raw. The "meaty" bones
are intended for ingestion. They are softer, and are generally fed as 1 of the meals that comprise the raw diet. These types of ingestible bones could include chicken frames and other meaty chicken bones, lamb riblets, pork necks, ribs, etc.
Best wishes-
kathy
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