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Raw marrow bones for puppies????

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Keeva

My name is- Gaelic for- "Gentle"		 
 
Barked: Sun Apr 29, '12 9:59pm PST 
Question: Is it safe and ok to let a 6 month old puppy chew on a round marrow bone? I just noticed some at the supermarket and they look just like the round bones in round steak and I got to wondering if it would be ok to let Keeva chew on those? If so...should they be cooked first? She loves lots of strange things besides her kibble ...like apples, oranges, cheese, peanut butter, lettuce, green pepper (all in very small amounts) but there are very few doggie chews that she likes at all.
What do you more experienced puppy owners think??shrug
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Jackson Tan

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Barked: Mon Apr 30, '12 1:36am PST 
Raw bones for pups are fine (not cooked, cooked bones splinter) but marrow bones tend to be too hard and can chip teeth. If the bone has heaps of meat and Keeva will just strip it and not chomp down on the bone that might be okay. Lamb bones are softer and safer than beef, and bones from older cows can contain toxins (pollutants, antibiotics, disease etc.)

For puppies a good meaty bone is chicken wings. Also lamb necks and rack of pork or beef ribs (or just individual ribs.)

I have always fed raw bones (Jackson eats a raw diet) and they are wonderful for teeth cleaning.
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Hoyt

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Barked: Mon Apr 30, '12 5:43am PST 
Agree with Jackson, no weight bearing bones at any age. It's not worth the damage they can do to the teeth.

Other raw meaty bones are great though!
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UCH Onyx TT

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Barked: Mon Apr 30, '12 11:54am PST 
No cooked or smoked bones (the large bones sold for dogs are usually smoked), only raw.

Like the other posters, I avoid the weighting bearing bones from large animals. Some dogs do fine with them and will just strip the meat off, but they can chip teeth if the dog tries to eat the bone.

Keeva would probably do well with most chicken bones, just make sure you feed pieces large enough that she has to chew so she doesn't try to swallow the bone whole. Pork ribs and feet are also good.

Edited by author Mon Apr 30, '12 11:55am PST

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