Some electric meat grinders are capable of grinding the bones with the chicken and I know that some pet owners do use one for that. - Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: Garnet <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sat Nov 28 12:20:34 2009 Subject: Re: CS>BB on Kelp Raw feeding requires a lot of care and is often done poorly. Puppies are susceptible to imbalance because their needs are higher and they are growing so fast. Rickets does occur in raw fed puppies with irreversible consequences when the full range of nutrients is not provided in balance. Some dogs do choke on bones, but dogs can choke on kibble too so there's a need to watch how the dog handles the bones if they have not been brought up eating them. Weight bearing bones from cows are too hard on their teeth. Some say raw turkey bones are not highly digestible either. You need to research it in depth and read widely. Please don't listen to just one approach without checking it out. There are some prepared raw diets and also canine nutritional consultants who will help you balance what you are feeding. Garnet ------------------ Lisa wrote: > Hi Dave, > > Thanks for such a detailed description of the diet your feeding your > multitude of dogs. We do not yet have a dog but will have one soon. That > being said I too would like to feed it a raw diet. Can you clarify something > for me? You say chicken quarters from Walmart is what you feed them after > cutting them a bit. Do you include the drumstick and thigh bone too? I was > told that these bones because they are bigger (and weight bearing) that they > may be dangerous to dogs due to splintering etc. Same thing as far as the > necks go. So I guess I'd like to know whether or not it's the whole thing > (except the neck) that you feed them? Or are you leaving parts out? I guess > I just don't want to feed our future dog a drumstick only to have to get > lodged in its throat. And as far as a puppy goes...would these [leg] parts > have to be broken down into manageable pieces or do you find that your dogs > don't have any problems either way. > > Thanks. > > Lisa >
