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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Well, we tried our first RMBs!
I bought some lamb chops for the fellas. Wylie (3 year old) just dove in, went to work, and barely breathed until finished - he LOVED it, I think he was smiling afterward. He had that *glow*, lol.
Marcel, of course, looked at it like "I am from a long line of frou-frouey show dogs, you expect me to *work* at that bone?", oh my. Well, after seeing Wy having all the fun, Marcel tried so very hard - he was pulling at the meat on his piece so hard that his back legs came off the floor! But he couldn't get anything off - so we tried holding if for him, he still couldn't get the meat off of it. So, we ended up giving him his NV. Do you think he is just too small (3 lbs.) to have the power to rip the meat off? He shouldn't, btw, have chicken -at least for a good while. (hesitant to try beef too)
Luckily, Wylie left a small bone (no meat) and Marcel LOVED chewing it and scraping his teeth on it - so I think Marcel still received some dental benefit.
So, what now for Marcel? Maybe he just has the NV for all his meals and has Wylie's leftover bones for dental benefits? |
Well i'm glad they both had fun! Thats the most important thing
Something you could do for Marcel is pull some of the meat away from the bone just a bit, for example snip it with scissors around the bone, leaving it hanging from a few strands just trying to make it easier for him to get at. It is likely that he finds it harder because he is not as strong as Wylie.
Not being able to have chicken obviously makes it harder to get Marcel on prey model, not impossible though. It might be worth me mentioning though that it IS possible for dogs to be allergic to cooked chicken but not raw, so if he does well on other raw meats, it could be something for you to try at a later date.
I would say, keep offering him the lamb bones (and possibly rabbit if you can get it?) holding it and giving him some help with pulling the meat off, you never know he may be able to do it eventually. Let him play with them and take his time trying with the meat and chewing on bones, it will strengthen his muscles. In the mean time you can give him the premade to tide him over and make sure he gets what he needs of course. You could also try to find a butcher who will grind meat and bone for you, as NV contains alot of unnecessary extras, like flax and lots of veggies.