Feeding Dogs Raw Chicken: Good Or Bad?
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Oct 23rd, 2009 |
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I’ve heard it’s healthy, I’ve heard it’s dangerous.
I bought some chicken to give to my dog and I’m wondering if I should give it to him raw or cooked. If cooked I’ll take the bones out of course. If raw do I need to take the bones out as well?
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i would always cook meat first to get rid of bacteria no matter what just my opnion
Really chicken as a whole is just bad news for dogs. Even if the chicken is cooked it brings with it diarrhea….. If u give him cooked chicken bones they will splinter in the dog’s intestine… Raw chicken brings salmonella just a bad food choice all around…. If u want to give them something close to chicken that taste really good and vets even recommend it, is smoked turkey necks…. Of course a real good dog food is the best followed by pig ears and dog bone biscuits that promote dental care…..
I make my dogs’ food according to recipes in Dr. Pitcairn’s book, and I’ve also talked to my vet about it. They all get raw meat and are thriving on fresh food diet. Dogs do not get e-coli or salmonella from raw meat like people do. You do not, however, feed a dog raw pork or fish – those need to be cooked.
I would not feed my dogs chicken bones ever – the only raw bones they get are raw knuckle bones.
the main concern is the bones
they tend to splinter & can cut or tear their throat, digestive tract, or stomach
also fish bones are bad because of this
a good soup bone or ham bone should be Ok
There are many proponents of raw diets. Cooked or raw, watch the fat content as it can cause serious problems with a dogs pancreas. Also, chicken alone may not provide all of your dogs nutritional requirements. If you are planning to feed raw, read up! Search BARF diets (bones and raw food) on your favorite search engine.
If you feed it to him cooked, that is bad. Feeding it to him raw is healthy, and a smart decision from you because he will use the nutrients from the bone and meat.
Its not dangerous at all because the bone is chewy, and can be digested, and dogs don’t get diseases like E-Coli because they have short digestive tracts.
Chicken bones are the main staple for many raw feeders.
Depends, would you eat raw chicken-NO! of course not, so the same is true for your dog. There is way to much bacteria on uncooked chicken to feed it to your dog. And remove the bones from the meat as well. Chicken bones are small enough to caught in the throat or digestive tract.
The freshness of the chicken is the prime consideration–salmonella lives on chicken skin and can pass to the dog, even with their shorter digestive systems. Since it IS a possibility, I’d actually lightly cook it, as the bacteria can’t live above a certain temperature.
Raw bones, usally, are ok, but the rib cage may stick in the throat if the dog doesn’t crunch it. You should take out the ones that may cause a problem. I don’t know how large a dog you have, but if there’s any concern about bones getting caught in the throat and choking the dog, don’t include them.
I feed raw ground turkey to our cats and they’re fine with it. It’s flash frozen, in 1 pound tubes for $1 each and the three of them go through a tube in 2 days. They’ve been getting this with their other food for 4 years now and their coats show it. I noticed an improvement in 2 weeks on them.
Chickens from slaughterhouses are a whole different thing than birds dogs would catch on their own 100 years ago. There is nothing natural about the way salmonella and e-coli are spread from one chicken to another during processing. Chicken from the grocery store should always be thoroughly cooked, for human, dog or cat consumption.
As for the bones, bird bones are hollow and will splinter and punch holes in the gut, don’t give them to the dog.
Raw chicken has salmonella,e-coli and it can make a dog sick.
There are MANY MANY things you need to research before you begin to feed a raw diet.. I will include some sites at the end. Some replies to the former answers.. so you won’t kill your dog:
NEVER microwave chicken meat with the bones in! Even if it’s for 30 seconds, microwaves cook from the inside out, so the first thing you will be cooking is the BONE.. so it could splinter!
If you want to “disinfect” (though unneccessary) dip the chix into boiling water for a couple seconds. I always remove the excess fatty tissue fron chicken, as the skin can cause pancreatitis. I favor more wholesome fatty acids from fish, flax seed, and olive oil.
Then, you need to worry about the veggie mix, and whether or not you will include it; some diets do, some don’t.
Also, if you’re just planning on making this raw chix meal his first and last.. pull out the bones, boil the chicken, and mix it into his food over the week. No need to upset his tummy over a one-time feeding, as you won’t reap any benefits from it.
A great way to get rid of either loose or tight stools(constipation) is using unsweetened pumpkin pulp. A few tablespoon fulls will clear up any pooping issues, and I always added it to the liver/ veggie slurry that I fed my dogs, and it kept their stools neat, but not too difficult to pass (i.e. cement-like bricks)
Good luck, and have fun making up the plans for a raw diet.. just remember, COMMITMENT is important.. you mush make sure you have a plan for switching and maintaining the diet. The sites I’ve included were of the greatest help to me through the whole process.
Carnivores, including wolves, have been eating raw food for a long time…and they do just fine on it.
However, as your dog has likely grown up on processed food, he may not have the immune system to deal with the bacteria in raw food. I would recommend that you microwave it for a minute to kill bacteria at the very least…or better, cook it thoroughly to protect him from anything that might be growing on the food that his immune system is not prepared for.
My dogs and cats eat raw chicken just about every day. Do not remove the bones, they need that for calcium. Plus, the bones clean their teeth.
I would never consider cooking the meat, cooked meat has less than half the nutritional value of raw meat. dont just do chicken though, and make sure to add in some organ meat a few times a week.
the bacteria present in meat is not an issue for dogs, they can cope. Please don;t cook the meat.
Freezing for 2 weeks also kills bacteria, not that it is needed.
Bad you should boil the chicken very well, before feeding’
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remember boneless, no chicken bones, or turkey bones, and do not feed turkey meat at all, it swells in a dogs stomach
Your dog will get sick if you feed him raw chicken. And never give a dog chicken bones. They break too easy and can kill your dog.
its bad to feed a dog raw chicken it like eating it your self it could make it sick u neeed to cook it and remove the bones then give it to her.
make shur all the bones are out of it becouse my dad found a dog whne i was little and he was trying to feed it hes left over sandwitch and it could not eat it and when my dad looked in its mouth there was a chicken boone jammed in its mouth and my dad had to use a pare of pluers to break it in half to get it out….. the bpnes also eat up at there belly
Raw (bone-in) is a great way to feed (or supplement) your dog!
Here’s a linky!
I ALWAYS cook any meat that I give to my dogs.
I do know people who feed the “RAW” diet to their dogs. They don’t cook the meat & I gues it doesn’t hurt them – but for me – it’s better to be safe than sorry.
I also have a friend whose dog choked to death on a turkey neck – now she no longer feeds her dogs a raw diet.
BTW – You are SO right about people answering questions when they have NO idea what they’re talking about.
Very healthy leave it raw and feed it with the bones.
try it, they may like it, but i prefer dog food =)