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Originally Posted by Maxxx ...If he's not crunching up the bones into small pieces, it doesn't matter then? His digestive system will take care of it? I'm just afraid it'll cause some type or obstruction or poke it's way out of his stomach or something. Can't you tell I'm new to this? |
I understand and sympathize. When I first started feeing raw, I was afraid one of the dogs (we're feeding raw to three--our foster and two personal bitches) would choke or swallow something that would get stuck halfway down. I've been feeding raw for 11 months and so far, if the dogs have swallowed a bone, it's been small enough to swallow. All the dogs have demonstrated fine chewing ability and capability, so I no longer worry.
Also keep in mind that dogs have a highly acidic stomach. Once food gets down into the dog's stomach it doesn't take long for it to digest.