bones (revisited)

[donna sepulveda]

Ive been getting soup bones from the buther cut about 5'' long that my dogs love to chew,the other day I saw one that one of my dogs was chewing on that was one of the bones that i had given to them appox.3 weeks earlier ,I only give them bones once a month on a sunday to keep them busy((They have a way of hiding their bones from each other)),well on closer inspection of this bone I could see most of the marrow was still inside the bone and of cause it didnt smell too good , so I threw it away, much to my dogs dislike LOL,my question is can dogs still chew on such old bones without becomeing ill ???,as I said earlier they love them bones and hide them so sometimes ill see them out in the yard with a bone after weeks of first getting them,,,these bones are fresh when I give them to them, frozen with bits of meat still on the bone and plenty of marrow in them ....thanks

[Carina43]

For the 25 years that I've had dogs as an adult, I have given them raw marrow and knuckle bones. These things get buried, dug up, reburied, left in the sun - they get utterly disgusting! I fact if one of my dogs tries sneaking one inside, all I have to say is "ah ah that's an outside bone!" and they leave it at the door. I have not ever had a dog have any kind of food borne illness, from anything.

There's my answer - in theory, yes, I suppose a dog can get food borne illness from rancid meat. Mine never have, and I'd guess most healthy dogs would not.

You could always have the butcher cut them a bit shorter, that way the marrow would get cleaned out before it started getting stinky! :)

[guberdog]

We have bones in the toybox from 6 years ago. They absolutely smooth to the touch from the play. BTW, I make neckbone stew this weekend, and gave the cleaned up bones (little pieces removed) to Cain and Bear, and they chewed on them all day long. The meat is much tastier than regular beef.

[guberdog]

NOPE-NOPE-NOPE ON THE NECKBONES. I've been informed that these bones are NOT good for dogs, little pieces can get lodged in intestines. Last time I'll post advice unless I get it seconded by someone!

[spoteet]

I have always heard that fragile bones like neck bones or any chicken bone should not be given to your dog for that reason Guberdog. I never give a bone is not strong enough to hold up to a rottie's chewing and as soon as I see a crack it's good bye bone:)

[Sansano]

Originally posted by guberdog
NOPE-NOPE-NOPE ON THE NECKBONES. I've been informed that these bones are NOT good for dogs, little pieces can get lodged in intestines. Last time I'll post advice unless I get it seconded by someone!

This had been discussed many times. There are thousands of us out there who feed our dogs raw chicken necks without a problem. Do a search for Barf on the net or in this forum to see a more detailed explanation on how your comments may not be correct. It's a wives tale that seems to get repeated over and over and over....

[ladawn]

Two things

Daisy has recently discovered the joy or letting her bones ferment in the yard for a week or so, before digging it back up to bring into the house . "no Daisy, no!!!!" She's not ill, although I felt a little sick to my stomach.

I give chicken and turkey necks (raw) and have since Daisy was a pup but I would really, really hesitate (OK I wouldn't do it) to give pork neck bones (that is what we are talking about right.)

Turkey necks are great and since hubby works in a restaurant that fries turkeys during the holiday, she has more necks than she can handle.

[Anne]

I don't know what sort of neckbones you use to make the stew but I would not give my dogs any bones that have been cooked. Too risky that they will splinter. Cooked bones are a NO NO.