Shauna -
are you talking about pork neck bones? If so, IMO they are ok, I give them to my dogs too. I think people on this thread are talking more about larger type beef bones which are harder.
OK NOW IM NERVOUS:
Ive been giving Kane pork bones as an alternative to chicken.
He LOOOVES them. He has no problem crunching them up .They are very meaty and contain a bone of varying shapes and sizes...should I discontinue?
Are these the pork neck bones one would find in the grocery store?
They are fine for your dog to eat, but if they are what I'm thinking about they are far from meaty.
Are they labeled "pork neck bones"? The key word being bones.
Adding meat to pork neck bone meals would be an excellent option.
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Shauna -
are you talking about pork neck bones? If so, IMO they are ok, I give them to my dogs too. I think people on this thread are talking more about larger type beef bones which are harder.
Vertebrae of most mammals are made up mainly of trabecular (cancellous) bone, as opposed to the cortical (compact) bone found in the shafts of load bearing long bones (femurs, etc.). Where compact bone is dense and very solid nearly all the way through (save for the marrow core), cancellous bone is actually composed of a spongy, honeycomb-like network of formations sandwiched between thinner solid walls, so it provides much less resistance to chewing. Cancellous bone can be found within many bones, including the skull, vertebrae, ribs and also the heads/knuckles of long bones, which make them easier to gnaw on, though its ratio to compact bone in each case can vary greatly.
Michael, and Kathy;
These were labeled "pork bones" and have about 3 ounces of meat on them some bones flat, some a bit more shaped like a vertabrae possibly. They are inexpensive and when chicken isnt available I feed these with tripe and some other cuts of meat from our cattle that we dont eat like toungue, or other tougher cuts.I quit doing beef neck bones because in another thread I posted one of the bones got stuck in his mouth, where as these ones he manages as easily as chicken quarters . So Im not sure what kind of bones they are but he enjoys them.
Interesting read tho and I want to make sure I dont make a mistake.
Shauna, it sounds like you are doing everything perfect. I hope you didn't think that I was implying that you were making a mistake.
Almost all pork bones are edible. Even for smaller dogs.
I have to add meat to pork neck bones or else Turbo is makin' powder. I forget that all our dogs are different, and some might do perfectly fine with pork neck bones only.
I agree about the beef bones. Its hard to find edible cow bones. Their bones have to carry SO much weight that even a rib is too hard for some.
Miahael:
no offense taken, I like the feedback as Im sure everyone on this thread does, this is my first companion dog ,and the first dog Ive fead raw so the more info the better!
This is why I've never considered beef bones. Even the beef recreation bones we gave to Danke as a younger pup scared me as her chewing became more aggressive...
I had to stop, for fear of ruining her mouth.
Sorry for giggling a bit. And I in no way mean to diminish the seriousness of what you said, Alyssa. But I am amused at the juxtaposition of your fear of beef bones and that fabulous pic of Danke with her paws over a HUGE cow leg bone
Not at all. It is kind of ironic, isn't it.
I need to get a new picture of her uploaded. That one was taken about 6 months ago.
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I forget that all our dogs are different, and some might do perfectly fine with pork neck bones only.
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