 Bones and digestion.
#202826 - 07/25/2008 06:37 PM |
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This may seem like a strange question, but I am dying to know.
My 4 month old Presa puppy gulps down raw chicken wings and necks with only one chomp. Yet, when she poops, I never see any bones. I would expect to she an un-chewed wing bone (equivalent of an ulna or radius), yet I see nothing. When I clean up the poop, there is no long bone hidden inside. When I feed turkey necks, I sometimes see little vertebrae in the poop.
I suppose dogs are capable of breaking down and digesting whole, un-chewed, raw chicken bones. Does anyone know if this is, in fact, true?
Mahalo,
eric
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#202828 - 07/25/2008 07:01 PM |
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. . .I suppose dogs are capable of breaking down and digesting whole, un-chewed, raw chicken bones . . .
That's it!
They're un-chewed, not un-digested. Part of becoming a raw feeder is a newfound fascination with dog poop.
BTW, this is not something you want to discuss a lot with your friends. 
If you leave the poops around long enough, they'll often turn sort of chalky looking. I don't know what they feel like.  
Mike
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#202837 - 07/25/2008 08:14 PM |
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. . .I suppose dogs are capable of breaking down and digesting whole, un-chewed, raw chicken bones . . .
That's it!
They're un-chewed, not un-digested. Part of becoming a raw feeder is a newfound fascination with dog poop.
BTW, this is not something you want to discuss a lot with your friends.
If you leave the poops around long enough, they'll often turn sort of chalky looking. I don't know what they feel like.
Mike
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#202838 - 07/25/2008 08:17 PM |
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Tried to quote and reply but I'm compu-challenged.  Wanted to quote the "fascination with dog poop" and say that I almost fell off my chair laughing. It is SO true.
eric
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#202841 - 07/25/2008 08:38 PM |
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Just wait until she swallows something that she isn't supposed to! I can tell you from personal experience that small rubber frogs pass through the digestive system intact, about 36 hours or so after ingestion...
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#202848 - 07/25/2008 10:47 PM |
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Tried to quote and reply but I'm compu-challenged. . .
You had it - almost! When you reply by clicking on "Quote," you can then delete anything you want between the bracketed "quote" and "/quote" tags.
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#202854 - 07/26/2008 02:03 AM |
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Lynne,
I'm sure I won't have to wait too long. My girl puts anything and everything in her mouth (and tries to eat it). Your post will help me sleep on those nights when she gulps something down before I can tell her to "drop it".
Mike,
Thanks for the tip to this newbie  !
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#202885 - 07/26/2008 12:14 PM |
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Does anyone know how the dog/puppy digests whole bones? Do they posses an enzyme or certain acid that breaks down bone? Why do some bones seem to be passed through (e.g. turkey) while others are digested (e.g. chicken)?
Sorry, I must be a little loony, but this fascinates me for some reason.
eric
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#202886 - 07/26/2008 12:20 PM |
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stomach acids are higher levels than humans so they can break down bone and fight any bacteria the raw food may have and their digestive system is a lot shorter than owers to push, so to speak, the waste out faster
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#202889 - 07/26/2008 01:33 PM |
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stomach acids are higher levels than humans ...
And not just more caustic stomach acids, but also the load of enzymes in the stomach digestive juices.... enzymes particularly produced to soften and process bones.
The short digestive system is one of the major reasons for the dog's relative lack of vulnerability to food pathogens (the lack of colonizing time).
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