Several years ago, I used to give both my dogs a (7-8") marrow bone a day, after dish meals. I was told by a local foodseller that this was "WAY TOO MUCH". Dogs would gnaw away at the marrow and kinda chew some of the outer bone. Since I didn't see any ill effects from it I kept it up.
Since then I started feeding Raw Beef Necks (very meaty) after each meal. The dogs are accustomed to getting a chewy treat after their dish meal, and go directly to the freezer waiting for me to get their bone out. Still, no negative effects. I was just wondering about the general consensus. Is this too much bone?
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I've found the easiest way to determine if my dog is getting too much bone is to look at the poop.
Yellow, powdery poop indicates too much bone in the diet.
The beef necks I've seen in the grocery are quite meaty so I don't think it should be a problem.
I guess the only thing I'd keep an eye on is your dog's teeth. I've always been under the impression (perhaps the wrong impression) that beef bones are really hard and maybe more likely to damage teeth?
Actually when I give them the "regular" Large bones from "A Place For Paws" their poops are kinda chalky, but the Large .5-1lb raw "meaty" bones do not come out like chalk. Teeth are in good shape and either could qualify as a toothpaste model, great pearly whites.
If anyone has any other thought's I'd love to hear 'em.
My dogs are raw fed, but I do not give them hard bones such as marrow bones. Too great a risk of broken teeth (check out a few other threads on this forum on slab fractures etc.) My veterinarian (nice guy who is also a board-certified veterinary dentist and former president of the American Veterinary Dental Association) tells me he gets a lot of tooth-fixing business from people giving their dogs marrow bones to chew on.
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Beef Neck a Day, is it too much bone
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