Does anybody feed there dogs raw pigs feet?

What are chitterlings (sp?) and does anybody feed them to there dog?

I just saw these two in the grocery store today and was curious. I'm always looking for a variety to feed my dog. Thanks.
-Kevin

Chittlins(ebonics)are intestines of either a pig or a cow I don't recall which one. They are popular in the african american community. They are very stinky. If you have ever tried feeding tripe, the odor is equally as bad. BUt I must add that my pups love the tripe so I would amagine they would love the chittlins. As far as the pigs feet I dont know. BUt my pups love ham hocks.

Melvin

Yes this is a good question. Would chittlin's be a good substitute for tripe?? I know it is frozen at Wal-Mart, but I wouldn't think that would affect it's benefits as most all tripe is frozen.

According to the greentripe.com website, it would cost me pretty much double just to ship here to WV. I don't have that kind of money. My dogs are both allergic in different ways to any kind of poultry so it is not cheap for me to feed raw, plus there is nothing to fill the gap when you can only serve pork neck and jack mackeral.
If it is a good substitute, I would reconsider feeding raw as the benfits are marvelous.


Anybody???

Chitterlings are cleaned for human consumption. I had thought about giving this as an adjuct to my dogs' diet, but since it is cleaned, it is just another muscle/organ meat.

For me, there are better choices.

Have you tried a raw feeding group, through which you could but tripe wholesale?

Yeah, but the best buys are from where else....California. I guess this guy gets a refridgerated truckand goes to pick up stuff, announces what route he is on a meet him on the route with cash in hand. He'll say something like 2,000 pounds of chicken, backs, necks and Emu on 3/5. Email me with your location on this route....Rte blee blah starting at 6:00am.

The packing houses here don't even do processing, they just ship stuff in and you buy it by the box. One of the chicken places here has some awful smelling backs, so I quit buying, found another source, and then both dogs had apparent allergies. My female gets welts all over her and male gets crappy ears which he shake and shakes and shakes his head...drives ya nuts, so I just stick with Merrick foods.

I mean this is West Virginia where chicken backs are seen as "good parts", and you can't ANY good sources that are cheap much less availible.

Gosh I wish I could feed mine the greentripe stuff. $1.50 a pound is a great price for everything rolled into one. Have to say the calf heads are pretty disgusting..shudder.

I have a few boxes of pigs feet in my freezer. They are covered with hair and my dogs love them. I get them for .50 per pound. I live in Ca. I am lucky to have a great raw source. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hi Scott, could you give me information regarding the raw source you have. I know California is a big state, but I may luck out and be near your source. Thanks.

Is trichinosis not a possibility when feeding dogs raw pork??? I give mine raw beef and chicken products, but have been afraid to give the pork because of them possibly getting trichinosis. Does anyone have any info on this. I will gladly buy raw pork if it not something dogs can get.

Found this:

* Trichinella is killed when pork is frozen at minus 5 degrees F for 25 days OR to minus 22 degrees F for 25 hours.
* Ordinary curing and smoking does not kill Trichinella. (Trichinella also occurs in some wild game - this is what caused the problem with the cougar jerky mentioned above)
* All cases of Trichinosis must be reported to the CDC. In 1998 there were 19 incidents of Trichinosis reported in the U.S. Most recent cases are among Asian immigrants (trichinosis is almost unknown in Asia - so eating rare or even raw pork is of no concern) and many other cases are from wild game (as the cougar jerky).
* Trichinosis is not common in the US anymore, mostly due to changes in the methods of feeding of pigs over the last 30 years. (They don't feed them the raw intestines from slaughtered hogs ground up with their feed like they used to do - this was the main avenue of contamination on hog farms).
*The roundworm Trichinella spiralis is killed at about 140 degrees F

I've fed wild boar meat/venison etc after freezing (get from a local butcher) for awhile now with no problems.

I did as well. I always froze it and never had any problems. Pork necks were the only thing I bought. All other was too expensive.