Vet And Raw Bones !?!?
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Feb 8th, 2010 |
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I have just read a posting in which one person said that “No vet recommends the feeding of bones” and another that “Their vet had told them not to feed bones of any sort”. Is there anyone out there who has actually been told this rubbish by a vet – not a vet tech but a VET? And if so has the next statement from the supposed health care practitioner been in regards to charging hundreds of dollars for teeth cleaning or recommending the brand of food that they receive high commissions on?
An informative article called ‘Dogs are Carnivores”http://www.dogtorj.net/id51.html……
A feeding guide written by a vet who advocates raw feeding.http://www.rawmeatybones
A page answering myths about raw feeding and boneshttp://rawfed.com/myths/
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Most vets and techs know very little about nutrition. The proof is what they line their walls with.
Most owners do not know anything about it either and whats more is they refuse to learn or read. They think dogs have always eaten kibble for a million years.
Crapinabag brainwashed.
Dogs do nt choke on bones anymore then they choke on dry nasty kibble or a toy or a stick or anything else. My dogs have eaten bones for 5 years and not a single choke episode. Raw feeders are simply NOT experiencing choking on bones. It’s a scare tactic perpetuated by uneducated people.
It is your choice if you want to feed bones to your dog(s). Vets are not telling people to not feed bones so that they can rack up money from dentals and dog food sales. Vets tell people not to feed bones because those bones get stuck — stuck in the roof of the mouth causing necrosis and erosion of the soft or hard palate (you’ll spend more money getting that fixed than on a bag of dog food), stuck in the esophagus causing choke or a perforation (good luck getting that to heal — the esophagus is notoriously difficult to heal after a perforation), or stuck in the stomach or intestines which is the worst. Gastrointestinal obstruction means emergency surgery. Without surgery to remove the bone, it would perforate through the wall of the stomach or intestine. Perforated intestine = death.
Cost of NOT feeding bones = zero. Cost of potential problems they could cause = whatever your vet would charge for sedation/anesthesia/surgery/antibiotics/… etc etc. You don’t want to be up at 3 a.m. sweating over whether your dog will survive emergency surgery, and your vet doesn’t want to be up at 3 a.m. doing that emergency surgery because of a bone that you chose to feed it.
There’s nothing wrong with feeding raw food to your dog as long as you know it is a complete and safe diet that delivers all required nutrients.
I’m one of those “supposed health care practitioners” who has seen every single thing I discussed above. It’s your choice how you take care of your animals. I hope that your dog(s) never have a problem but one of those “supposed health care practitioners” may save your dog’s life one day. Don’t be so critical of veterinarians. They aren’t out to get you.
There are certain types of bones, like chicken bones, that are not recommended for dogs because they splinter and can cause damage to the throat and stomach. I get marrow bones from the butcher to give my dog that has a lot of fat and some meat still attached and my dog will chew them for hours but the bones don’t splinter.
so what’s the problem? either find a vet you agree with or do what you think is best for your dog. there are pros and cons to each approach.
The reason that vets tell you NOT to feed bones is NOT about health benefits, to get your money etc. It is to prevent EXPENSIVE surgery when a piece of bone is swollowed and unable to pass through the intestinal tract.
I’m not against giving the dogs a bone, I just always tell people to make sure to supervise them, to prevent choking and/or the bone getting stuck in their mouth.
I feed my girl home made BARF with a raw soup bone once a week. Never in 30+ years with dogs have heard such crap from a vet.