I've gotten some advice on Kodee's ears, which includes always making sure he has a raw marrow bone to chew on. What is this and where can I get one (I assume the grocery store)? Thanks!
A raw marrow bone is traditionally a weight bearing leg bone cut into segments. The marrow is visable as a hole filled with pinkish marrow at the ends of the cut bone.
It has been discussed at great lengths on this site that weight bearing bones may have value for recrational purposes, but the risk of cracking teeth on the hard bone often outweighs the benifits.
If you are raw feeding your dog is getting the nutritional benifits of a raw marrow bone already.
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.... It has been discussed at great lengths on this site that weight bearing bones may have value for recrational purposes, but the risk of cracking teeth on the hard bone often outweighs the benifits. ....
If you are raw feeding your dog is getting the nutritional benifits of a raw marrow bone already.
Have you ever heard anything about non-standing ears particularly needing marrow bones?
That's a new one to me. :>
I don't give recreational bones anyway, so that would end that. But I'm wondering what the rationale was...? Anyone know?
Calcium wouldn't be it, since bones actually consumed would certainly supply far more calcium that one that's just gnawed on.....
I assumed that it was the action of chewing on the bone, that worked the muscles of the ears? Maybe I'm wrong...I got the information 2nd hand in an PM, so i can't really ask the original source, but that's what I assumed they meant.
(So should I not take this advice for fear of cracking his teeth? )
Also, dumb question, but I thought RMB = "raw meaty bone"". Is it actually raw marrow bone?"
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RMBs are the basis of the diet.
Recreational bones would include marrow bones.
The threads I mentioned above go into opinions about whether to give rec bones or not.
I don't. Many do.
I really don't see any connection between marrow bones and ear-standing, though. Interesting..... No way you can ask that PM person?
It would seem that the cartilage that makes the ear erect would be unrelated to the muscles that make the ear move forward, etc. ... but it's interesting. I'll see if I can find something about whether the muscles are relevant.
Think of your own ears. You know how some people can wiggle their ears? It uses muscles on the sides of the face. But those muscles don't affect the cartilage that makes the ear stand away from the head.....
My pup eats kibble so I give Tosca marrow bones on the advice of her breeder. Because it is a bone, I do watch her. After an hour or so, she's finished even though there is still marrow in it. If she were obsessed about "eating" the bone, then I would be worried.
You can get them at the meat counter of your nearest grocery store and they are inexpensive.
Kori, was that person maybe saying it from a calcium standpoint? I'd stick w/consumable bones for that. Also, if a dog's not used to them, marrow bones are a great way to give them the runs. I don't give many rec bones, but I do occasionally, and the ones I use are called "soup bones" in the store. I prefer them because they have a lot of cartilage and meat attached, and are less apt to break teeth than the traditional femur/marrow bones. They come apart in smaller, waxy pieces that I know get consumed, and I have never seen any remnants of while poop pondering. They are typically roundish, although I have seen sliced marrow bones called soup bones, too. These are NOT what I use.
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