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Originally Posted by TLC  Now, I am considering getting some chicken drumsticks from the Market. Mine didn't really like the chicken flavor premade, so I don't know how they will like real raw chicken. I think I will cut off the chicken from the bone a freeze the little pieces for 48 hours (as was suggested) and try it that way. Also, the main reason I want to try this is b/c I would like them to chew and eat the bone. Roxy's teeth are in such bad shape. They have gotten a little better, but within the next 6 months, she gonna need a cleaning. She lost a tooth a couple of months ago and the Vet thinks another one is loose. It sucks b/c she is going to be 3 soon. IMO too young to be loosing adult teeth. I do what I can with brushing her teeth at least 3x a week and I use the PetzLife spray. I don't know....so I am hoping that the chicken bones can help her out....I am soooooooooooooooo nervous about it though.
Is the Perdue brand ok to get????  |
Hi
- go for it. May I suggest, though, that you not cut the meat from the bone at first, but see what they'll do with it? You may be surprised
. One of the many benefits of RAW feeding is that the dogs rip and tear the meat from the bone - thus using neck and shoulder muscles. Meal time also becomes an exercise in problem solving, engaging mental activity - healthy and rewarding for pooch. If pup takes an hour to eat a chicken leg - so what? What else does s/he have to do? Licking and chewing activates the natural process of digestion that starts in their mouths, stimulating digestion in the stomache - to say "get ready, here comes FOOD!" If your little ones are just not getting it at first that RAW meat is, indeed, ok food to eat; or they seem intimidated by it - then cut bite-sized pieces to offer. You may also need to hold the bone for them until they get the taste and hang of how it's done.
Yes, though smaller breeds are reputed to have bad teeth and breathe as a 'given' - it need NOT be so. I agree: Roxy is much too young to be loosing teeth, when it can be avoided. Give her RAW MEATY bones and meat while she can still chew. And, be prepared to be amazed at the change in her mouth! Don't tell your vet you're switching to RAW - just ask him/her to check out Roxy's teeth in about 3 or four months.
My vet can't get over my Mozart's teeth. He's in his 13th year, and never had a cleaning. Words like "awesome" and "amazing" come forth when she looks in his mouth.
Any human-grade meat is fine to feed. Of course, organic is ideal (for us, too!); but who has access to that all the time!? Take care NOT to feed meats that are 'enhanced' with additives. Shop preservative-free.