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paulapoo · 05-14-2009, 03:55 PM

I've decided my boys need to chew more!! They love their bully sticks (thanks to YT member AMD for a great product at an affordable price), but I'm thinking of getting them some raw bones. I've done google and YT searches and read lots of stuff. My yorkie has a sensitive tummy so I guess I should scrape some of the marrow out. Here is my question...
What should I ask the butcher for....I've seen 1. Marrow bones 2. Briskit bones 3. Rib bones 4. Femur bones.
I have no idea what to ask for...
Can anyone help me?
P.S. They eat eagle pack duck and oatmeal, and they NEVER get table food.

Cinq1964 · 05-14-2009, 04:12 PM

I was always told beef bones are way to hard for yorkies. You can go into search here and look at some raw food threads! There will be alot of helpful info. I know raw chicken bones is best. Cook bones of any kind is dangerous!

Wylie's Mom · 05-14-2009, 06:05 PM

It depends -- do you want them to be able to eat the bones or not? If yes, then you'd want small, meaty bones like chicken leg/wings, lamb chop etc (raw). If you want recreation bones - then you'd want larger bones like femur, marrow etcetera. If you get bones w/ the marrow in - take almost all of that marrow out bc it is VERY fatty.

chattiesmom · 05-14-2009, 06:19 PM

I don't do raw, but we do feed marrow bones (I have my butcher cut shank's in 3/4" thick pieces) - make stew for for dinner and give the kids the cleaned bones. I also give them ribs from a standing rib roast. These two bones are both cooked, but they are heavy, thick bones and they don't splinter. I have had some of them gnawed on for a couple of years now. When they start smelling nasty, I just put them in the sink wash them with hot soapy water and rinse well.

For an added treat, I rub peanut butter inside the hollow marrow bone.

Wylie's Mom · 05-14-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by chattiesmom

For an added treat, I rub peanut butter inside the hollow marrow bone.

This is SUCH a GREAT idea!!!! Never thought of that, thanks for mentioning it.

Godislove · 03-03-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

It depends -- do you want them to be able to eat the bones or not? If yes, then you'd want small, meaty bones like chicken leg/wings, lamb chop etc (raw). If you want recreation bones - then you'd want larger bones like femur, marrow etcetera. If you get bones w/ the marrow in - take almost all of that marrow out bc it is VERY fatty.

We need to get this going again. I am looking for bones my 8 lb. can eat.
I thought chicken bones splinter.

Are the legs bones really safe? He won't eat wings. And pardon my ignorance, but what femur bone are you talking about. What animal?

yorkietalkjilly · 03-03-2011, 12:14 PM

I too thought chicken bones were out!

Sweet Girls · 03-03-2011, 03:43 PM

With bones the general rule is...weight bearing bones are heavier and harder...that means they can be great recreational bones (just for chewing, not for "eating"), but they may also be more likely to break a tooth on them. Small bones such as chicken neck/wings can be chewed and eaten so they become a "meal". These bones are only fed RAW...because if they are cooked they will splinter and can cause great damage! I've also given the recreational bones, smoked...the way you generally find them in a pet store. If you have a dog with pancreatitis, then you want to avoid heavy fat on the bones and my dog's favorite...the knuckle bone (high in fat

). Now as per size of the bone, it sort of depends on the size of your dog...my 5lb Yorkie has managed a small piece of Turkey neck, but I did find she had some difficulty with it, while my 13lb Schnauzer that it was the greatest! In future with my smaller dog, I intend to stick to chicken necks. I have also seen chicken feet sold for chewing but haven't done much research on it...anyone else try those with their yorkie?

yorkietalkjilly · 03-03-2011, 03:46 PM

Dog teeth won't splinter an uncooked chicken wing bone?

Godislove · 03-03-2011, 06:24 PM

My friend who got me feeding raw gives her Yorkie chicken feet all the time and she loves them.

If you know what to ask/look for, find a butcher around you and you'll find things the store doesn't sell.

I heard even chicken necks were bad. They have all those tiny bone pieces. My boy doesn't like to chew food. He scarfs it. That's why I'm looking for certain softer bones he can chew on.

Bully sticks? Forget it. He loves em but I hate the smell. Haven't been able to find the Moo ones yet around here. Will keep looking.

PREY has started back up, well Ada's trying to get it going again. We need to get that going again for more info.

yorkietalkjilly · 03-04-2011, 03:16 PM

Yes, Tibbe is not much of a chewer either. He takes spurts of chewing chewies etc but will go for long periods w/out chewing. He's current on dentals and gets daily tooth brushing so I know it is not bad teeth but he just spurt-chews. Should they chew something daily for their teeth? Being a Yorkie, I am always worried about his dentition.

Oh, what is PREY? Sounds interesting.

Buster Brown · 03-04-2011, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Godislove

My friend who got me feeding raw gives her Yorkie chicken feet all the time and she loves them.

If you know what to ask/look for, find a butcher around you and you'll find things the store doesn't sell.

I heard even chicken necks were bad. They have all those tiny bone pieces. My boy doesn't like to chew food. He scarfs it. That's why I'm looking for certain softer bones he can chew on.

Bully sticks? Forget it. He loves em but I hate the smell. Haven't been able to find the Moo ones yet around here. Will keep looking.

PREY has started back up, well Ada's trying to get it going again. We need to get that going again for more info.

I was speaking with some of my local shops about the Moo bully sticks which are Buster's favorites. They say that the manufacturer lost their supplier and has been having a hard time finding a new one. So right now there are no Moo bully sticks available.

Buster Brown · 03-04-2011, 03:31 PM

I forgot to add lately I have been giving Buster the Virbac CET Dental chews I give the medium size on the recommendation of another YT member, not the petite size. I used to give the petite size but they did not last as long. He really enjoys them but I have to add a warning. Buster chews them but does not really eat them. Sometimes when they get soft the are a big mouthful of wet beef hide and I worry about him choking on it as it seems to fill up his mouth. So he is only allowed them under supervision.

LDMomma · 03-04-2011, 03:43 PM

I use chicken wings or chicken drummetes.

yorkietalkjilly · 03-04-2011, 04:11 PM

Ohhhh. I worry so much about choking as Jilly nearly died that way. Late one night she was chewing a rawhide chew bone with the tie knot at the ends when she chewed the neck in two and swallowed one end part way and it stuck in her throat. She began thrashing about and making this horrible rasping sound and B4 I could think I was up, holding her upright and looking into her mouth as she desperately fought for air. I could see the end stuck in her throat and feared pushing it further, though that is what the vet told me to do once I got him on the phone. I prayed, pushed and nothing happened. She went rigid and most breathing stopped and I had to breathe for her and started telling her to "relax" and "you will be allright" as I prayed for her - prayed hard for her as I gathered a robe, keys and headed for the car. She stayed rigid with her head back and straight in line with her body and an occasional rasping sound as I got into the car, started it and drove to the vet with only my left hand and with her in my right arm, breathing for her in her nostrils. I was pretty sure she was going to be dead when I got to the vet but when I gave her to the him, she stirred, coughed and coughed and perked up and looked around at me as the vet was going for her mouth to open it.

Well..........well................what can you say or do at a time like that when you see your dog come out of extremis and look at you with its head cocked to one side, breathing in and out again. I fell backward into a chair and lost it right then and there as my vet took her to x-ray and check her out. He was yelling at me from x-ray "She's alright. She is fine." It was unreal. I'd seen my girl go from what seemed certain death to fine in a few moments and without anything either the vet or I did. Later he said the swelling that had formed around the hard knot had likely gone down due to the adrenaline her body had produced due to the extreme fight to live and being rushed out into the night air. I don't remember much else about that night but we stayed the night there. I think the vet left about 2:00 a.m. as he had early surgery but the vet tech and I stayed with Jilly and I brought her home later morning after a recheck. I seem to remember she had some type of Rx to take but have blooted out what it was, etc. So, I am so careful of whatever I give a Yorkie to chew after that. And I watch Tibbe the whole time, taking it away when needed for safety. I want Tibbe to be able to chew for enjoyment but I'm very watchful now.

05-14-2009, 03:55 PM	#1
paulapoo Blessed by Otis & Ollie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Plainfield, Indiana Posts: 2,884	What specific raw bone is best for yorkies. I've decided my boys need to chew more!! They love their bully sticks (thanks to YT member AMD for a great product at an affordable price), but I'm thinking of getting them some raw bones. I've done google and YT searches and read lots of stuff. My yorkie has a sensitive tummy so I guess I should scrape some of the marrow out. Here is my question... What should I ask the butcher for....I've seen 1. Marrow bones 2. Briskit bones 3. Rib bones 4. Femur bones. I have no idea what to ask for... Can anyone help me? P.S. They eat eagle pack duck and oatmeal, and they NEVER get table food. __________________ ~Paula~ proud mommy of ~Otis (yorkie) & Oliver (shih-poo)

05-14-2009, 04:12 PM	#2
Cinq1964 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,255 Blog Entries: 2	I was always told beef bones are way to hard for yorkies. You can go into search here and look at some raw food threads! There will be alot of helpful info. I know raw chicken bones is best. Cook bones of any kind is dangerous! __________________ Doggie Blankets $10 with shipping! cinq1964.webs.com

05-14-2009, 06:05 PM	#3
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	It depends -- do you want them to be able to eat the bones or not? If yes, then you'd want small, meaty bones like chicken leg/wings, lamb chop etc (raw). If you want recreation bones - then you'd want larger bones like femur, marrow etcetera. If you get bones w/ the marrow in - take almost all of that marrow out bc it is VERY fatty. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

05-14-2009, 06:19 PM	#4
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	I don't do raw, but we do feed marrow bones (I have my butcher cut shank's in 3/4" thick pieces) - make stew for for dinner and give the kids the cleaned bones. I also give them ribs from a standing rib roast. These two bones are both cooked, but they are heavy, thick bones and they don't splinter. I have had some of them gnawed on for a couple of years now. When they start smelling nasty, I just put them in the sink wash them with hot soapy water and rinse well. For an added treat, I rub peanut butter inside the hollow marrow bone. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

03-04-2011, 03:31 PM	#13
Buster Brown Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA Posts: 5,491	I forgot to add lately I have been giving Buster the Virbac CET Dental chews I give the medium size on the recommendation of another YT member, not the petite size. I used to give the petite size but they did not last as long. He really enjoys them but I have to add a warning. Buster chews them but does not really eat them. Sometimes when they get soft the are a big mouthful of wet beef hide and I worry about him choking on it as it seems to fill up his mouth. So he is only allowed them under supervision. __________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything."

03-03-2011, 12:14 PM	#7
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	I too thought chicken bones were out!

03-03-2011, 03:43 PM	#8
Sweet Girls YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 273	With bones the general rule is...weight bearing bones are heavier and harder...that means they can be great recreational bones (just for chewing, not for "eating"), but they may also be more likely to break a tooth on them. Small bones such as chicken neck/wings can be chewed and eaten so they become a "meal". These bones are only fed RAW...because if they are cooked they will splinter and can cause great damage! I've also given the recreational bones, smoked...the way you generally find them in a pet store. If you have a dog with pancreatitis, then you want to avoid heavy fat on the bones and my dog's favorite...the knuckle bone (high in fat ). Now as per size of the bone, it sort of depends on the size of your dog...my 5lb Yorkie has managed a small piece of Turkey neck, but I did find she had some difficulty with it, while my 13lb Schnauzer that it was the greatest! In future with my smaller dog, I intend to stick to chicken necks. I have also seen chicken feet sold for chewing but haven't done much research on it...anyone else try those with their yorkie?

03-03-2011, 03:46 PM	#9
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Dog teeth won't splinter an uncooked chicken wing bone?

03-03-2011, 06:24 PM	#10
Godislove Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego, USA Posts: 78	My friend who got me feeding raw gives her Yorkie chicken feet all the time and she loves them. If you know what to ask/look for, find a butcher around you and you'll find things the store doesn't sell. I heard even chicken necks were bad. They have all those tiny bone pieces. My boy doesn't like to chew food. He scarfs it. That's why I'm looking for certain softer bones he can chew on. Bully sticks? Forget it. He loves em but I hate the smell. Haven't been able to find the Moo ones yet around here. Will keep looking. PREY has started back up, well Ada's trying to get it going again. We need to get that going again for more info.

03-04-2011, 03:16 PM	#11
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Yes, Tibbe is not much of a chewer either. He takes spurts of chewing chewies etc but will go for long periods w/out chewing. He's current on dentals and gets daily tooth brushing so I know it is not bad teeth but he just spurt-chews. Should they chew something daily for their teeth? Being a Yorkie, I am always worried about his dentition. Oh, what is PREY? Sounds interesting.

03-04-2011, 03:43 PM	#14
LDMomma YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FL Posts: 410	I use chicken wings or chicken drummetes.

03-04-2011, 04:11 PM	#15
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Ohhhh. I worry so much about choking as Jilly nearly died that way. Late one night she was chewing a rawhide chew bone with the tie knot at the ends when she chewed the neck in two and swallowed one end part way and it stuck in her throat. She began thrashing about and making this horrible rasping sound and B4 I could think I was up, holding her upright and looking into her mouth as she desperately fought for air. I could see the end stuck in her throat and feared pushing it further, though that is what the vet told me to do once I got him on the phone. I prayed, pushed and nothing happened. She went rigid and most breathing stopped and I had to breathe for her and started telling her to "relax" and "you will be allright" as I prayed for her - prayed hard for her as I gathered a robe, keys and headed for the car. She stayed rigid with her head back and straight in line with her body and an occasional rasping sound as I got into the car, started it and drove to the vet with only my left hand and with her in my right arm, breathing for her in her nostrils. I was pretty sure she was going to be dead when I got to the vet but when I gave her to the him, she stirred, coughed and coughed and perked up and looked around at me as the vet was going for her mouth to open it. Well..........well................what can you say or do at a time like that when you see your dog come out of extremis and look at you with its head cocked to one side, breathing in and out again. I fell backward into a chair and lost it right then and there as my vet took her to x-ray and check her out. He was yelling at me from x-ray "She's alright. She is fine." It was unreal. I'd seen my girl go from what seemed certain death to fine in a few moments and without anything either the vet or I did. Later he said the swelling that had formed around the hard knot had likely gone down due to the adrenaline her body had produced due to the extreme fight to live and being rushed out into the night air. I don't remember much else about that night but we stayed the night there. I think the vet left about 2:00 a.m. as he had early surgery but the vet tech and I stayed with Jilly and I brought her home later morning after a recheck. I seem to remember she had some type of Rx to take but have blooted out what it was, etc. So, I am so careful of whatever I give a Yorkie to chew after that. And I watch Tibbe the whole time, taking it away when needed for safety. I want Tibbe to be able to chew for enjoyment but I'm very watchful now.