Raw Feeding Question: Cow Bones?
I’ve had a few responses to my Craigslist posts for raw-foods.
I’ll be contacting the local butchers and grocery stores later on today as well.
I recently had a reply from a farm-owner whom butchers their own cows [well, the son replied I guess].
They won’t have any meats available since they shut down for the summer [no doubt to get the new cows in and fatten them up] — but he stated that they’d have bones quite soon.
I’ve only heard/read that you should give dogs weight-bearing bones – but I recently read about Rib bones from cows.
So:
What cow bones would be a smart choice: Leg bones, ribs, or both?
Would it be wise to give Cow Bones, or should I opt out of that?
Thanks.
And, going by a previous answer, if you have nothing intelligent to add into this – I urge you to close down this window before you show how ignorant you are in such matters.
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It should be fine, really. I’ve never had any problems with any kind of bone, and I’ve fed many different kinds.
Good luck!
As long as your dog isn’t a “gobbler” as in tries to see how fast he/she can eat the bones; any bone is fine.
The most commonly occurring bones that I feed would be chicken backs and pork/beef ribs.
I personally prefer feeding bones such as ribs because you know he is actually eating and gaining the nutrition rather than just chewing.
However that is just my opinion. And I am quite sure either will be great. Just make sure that you supervise ;]
I like to get the “knuckle” from the top of the femur. Even a hard chewer can make a nice weekend with one of them…and zero splintering.
It depends on your dogs. I would only use beef bones as recreational bones, not food… also, bones are only food if they are covered in lots of meat (which I am guessing these will not be). If your dog is large or a “power chewer,” he may be able to get through the rib bones too easily. I have Dobermans and will buy whole cow femurs for recreational purposes. A Doberman sized dog would probably crunch up cow ribs, which I would not be comfortable with. One of my dogs’ breeders actually lost a young dog to cow ribs.
I am guessing that you mis-typed about weight bearing bones above? I do not feed weight bearing bones for food, except for those from chicken and rabbit.
Big, heavy bones are for fun. Smaller, lighter bones with lots of meat on them are for food. What is fun and what is food will depend on the size and chewing ability of your particular dog.
well i never heard about the weight bareing part but beef bones are ok….chicken bones splinter and pig bones chip