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06-25-2013, 07:00 PM | #1 |
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| Are femur slices ok? My cousin got a package of femur slices in her bark box and she gave me one for Lola because Lola kept trying to get them when she was at her house. Lola is a puppy and a bit more than 2.5 lbs. The slices are about as big as a can of soda (diameter). Is it safe for her? BUTCHERS BLOCK BONES 031BB-99112 Butchers Block Bones, Doggie Delights Smoked 1inch Femur Slices, 6 bones - Pet Supplies - Dog Supplies - Treats |
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06-25-2013, 10:34 PM | #2 |
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| Callie got those in her bark box too but I won't let her have them because I am afraid she will brake a tooth.
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06-26-2013, 04:37 AM | #3 |
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| I agree, she could break a tooth. |
06-26-2013, 08:43 AM | #4 |
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| They are smoked, which could give your dog an upset stomach. You would be surprised how many Yorkie’s have sensitive stomachs. For a puppy at 2 pounds, I wouldn't give her anything like that.
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06-26-2013, 08:56 AM | #5 |
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| I'd be a bit scared they might upset a puppy's digestion.
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06-26-2013, 09:04 AM | #6 |
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| Thanks everyone. I've never given any of my dogs real bones so this is all new to me. |
06-26-2013, 09:06 AM | #7 |
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| I always thought dogs need something hard to chew on so they can remove the tartar from their teeth. I have always given mine cow hooves and C.E.T. chews and have not had any problems.
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06-26-2013, 09:26 AM | #8 |
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| CET chews won't break teeth (but they can and do cause obstructions). If lose the hooves - definite tooth crackers.
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06-26-2013, 09:33 AM | #9 |
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| Usually we need to worry a whole lot more about a puppy's digestive upsets and diarrhea than we do their teeth. And brushing teeth and routine dental checks/cleaning by the vet can help keep teeth clean vs. giving them things to chew they might can choke on or get obstructions from besides the digestive worries with puppies. I'm not comfortable enough giving a puppy anything more than the food he's used to eating.
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06-26-2013, 09:44 AM | #10 |
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| I have found that pups need something to chew on that is safe or they will chew on things like furniture or other things that are not good for them.
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06-26-2013, 11:58 AM | #11 |
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| There are lots of toys made for puppy chewing and one can home bake tough cookies from their kibble that don't involve upsetting their usually delicate digestion or choking/intestinal blocking hazards that some chews do. I'd just be too worried about tummy upset and fluid loss to let a puppy chew the femur slice or anything otherwise hazardous but then I had a dog stop breathing, go limp and essentially die from swallowing a chewie knot that stuck in her throat which swelled around it and that makes you extra cautious. If I hadn't breathed for her right then and all the way driving with one hand to the vet, no doubt she'd have died from simple chewing.
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06-26-2013, 06:34 PM | #12 | |
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How do you make the kibble cookies? I'm always looking for safe things for Lola to chew on. | |
06-26-2013, 07:43 PM | #13 |
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| I just soak the kibble until it is soft, microwave it or bake it until it is hard and then put it out on a rack to dry out still more - or better yet, turn off the oven and allow them to remain in the cooling oven overnight. Depending on how long and at what heat you cook them, how much water was used to soak, etc., they can turn out very, very hard and little teething chewers love them. Probably if you wanted to make one that lasted a longer time and be harder to eat, a cook or chef could tell you a tummy-friendly ingredient to add to the softened kibble to create that ultra-hard, durable quality of home-made cookie or dog biscuit, say something like a bit of molasses or something?
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