Mike Armstrong wrote 08/12/2009 01:05 AM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Sharon Empson ] #249753 - 08/12/2009 01:05 AM
Mike Armstrong Webboard User Reg: 08-06-2005 Posts: 615 Loc: San Diego, CA Offline	Quote: sharon empson Mike: interested in the meat grinder, what is the largest size of bone you have ground? The real restriction is getting stuff to fit in the inlet - 2-1/2" at the top, 1-3/4" at the bottom. So it'll handle about anything you can force in there. It's done all the chicken and rib bones I've thrown at it with no problem, never jammed, just slows down a little bit. Mike Suppose you were an idiot. Suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. -Mark Twain
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Sharon Empson wrote 08/12/2009 11:44 AM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Mike Armstrong ] #249770 - 08/12/2009 11:44 AM
Sharon Empson Webboard User Reg: 08-27-2007 Posts: 1197 Loc: Offline	mike: thanks, thinking of getting one, instead of paying a little extra to have it ground for me. Like your quote after your name. Sharon Empson
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Helen Davis wrote 08/14/2009 11:49 PM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Lori Hall ] #250049 - 08/14/2009 11:49 PM
Helen Davis Webboard User Reg: 06-23-2009 Posts: 24 Loc: Offline	Quote: lori hall I don't know where you live, but here in So. CA we have Whole Foods, Bristol Farms, and a few meat markets that will save them for you if you ask. Also, meat markets can order them for you if they don't cut their own chickens. I live in a bust mining town in New Mexico. We have a WalMart and a Smith's (Kroger). If I ask for anything not on the shelf, the answer is "We get what they send us." Safeway, about 60 miles away has marrow bones and knuckles. Some of the other options you mentioned are available in the other direction about 70 miles away. Rumor has it there is a butcher in a nearby village, but I don't know him or her. Anything mail order? What about Costco and a big freezer?
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Helen Davis wrote 08/14/2009 11:59 PM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #250051 - 08/14/2009 11:59 PM
Helen Davis Webboard User Reg: 06-23-2009 Posts: 24 Loc: Offline	Quote: Connie Sutherland Without commenting on the kibble (first 5 ingredients: Chicken, Ground Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Wheat Flour, Rice Bran), I'm not a fan of feeding kibble and raw. Have you seen any of the threads here about the subject? Thanks, Connie. I have seen some of the threads and am full aware that kibble with corn and wheat is not the most desirable feeding choice. I believe that the puppy needs bones in his diet and would like to know which bones are safe, including the splinted bone I asked about. My question at the moment, as I am not committed to a raw diet at this time in spite of the advantages, is what bones that are available to me, see list in Orig Post are safe for a 16 wk. old GSD?
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Helen Davis wrote 08/15/2009 12:06 AM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Michael_Wise ] #250053 - 08/15/2009 12:06 AM
Helen Davis Webboard User Reg: 06-23-2009 Posts: 24 Loc: Offline	Quote: Michael_Wise Any reason you mixed kibble and raw? It really is easier on most dogs to go full raw instead of teetering in between.... That piece probably just didn't have time to digest because the stomach was so busy with the rest of the bones and the dog food. 1--A shot in he dark snack to add minerals in hopes of reducing Otis's desire for rocks. A pinch collar and time helped more. 2--The part about time in the gut makes sense. Meat and bone digest differently than grains, I think. It was the sharp edge on the bone that worried me. The wing were pretty good fried, BTW. H
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Helen Davis wrote 08/15/2009 12:21 AM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Helen Davis ] #250055 - 08/15/2009 12:21 AM
Helen Davis Webboard User Reg: 06-23-2009 Posts: 24 Loc: Offline	Thanks, everyone. I like the grinder idea. If I ever go raw, I'll probably grind, or ask the guy at the wolf sanctuary what their wolves, who wolf their food much as Otis wolfs his, do. I think they grind, actually. Just for the record, I feed the wing between meals, as something to do and a supplement. H
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Jasmine Dillon wrote 09/03/2009 11:17 PM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Helen Davis ] #251671 - 09/03/2009 11:17 PM
Jasmine Dillon Webboard User Reg: 04-24-2009 Posts: 289 Loc: Colorado Offline	Question in line with the original post - is it ever safe to feed a chicken wing? How about to a small to medium sized dog that is accustomed to eating raw?
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Melissa Thom wrote 09/04/2009 01:19 AM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Jasmine Dillon ] #251672 - 09/04/2009 01:19 AM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	I feed them all the time to my little guys and big gal. I don't see why not along with a little ground and guts. This of course assumes your dog actually chews their food.
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Joe Waddington wrote 09/06/2009 04:38 PM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #251822 - 09/06/2009 04:38 PM
Joe Waddington Webboard User Reg: 09-02-2009 Posts: 581 Loc: Ca Offline	I tried to feed my dog some raw chicken wings for the first time today, I have not gone to the right place for necks and backs yet. She would not eat the whole wing so I cut some of the meat off and chopped the rest bone into smaller pieces. She liked the meat by itself and did eat a few pieces of bone but was unsure about the bigger pieces. I read about smashing it with a mallet or chopping it into smaller pieces. What are your thoughts about cutting the meat from the bone because she did seem to like it and ate it. Or your thoughts on smashing the wings with a mallet so the bones are small pieces, I don't have a grinder yet so do you think smashed or chopped is fine? thanks
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Anne Jones wrote 09/06/2009 05:39 PM Re: wing bone splinters [Re: Joe Waddington ] #251826 - 09/06/2009 05:39 PM
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004 Posts: 3825 Loc: Northeast Offline	My dogs as 8 + 9 week old pups were eating chicken wings & necks. Still eat them today as part of their RMBs in some meals. I would be concerned about smashing bones & ending up with sharp pieces of splintered bone. That in my opinion could be deadly. Grinding is very different from smashing. JMO If feeding wings is a problem & you can't get necks or backs, why not wait until you can get them to start feeding raw. Feeding just meat & not bone is unhealthy for your dog. MY DOGS...MY RULES
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