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Originally Posted by danniko  Sophie has been on a raw diet for awhile now (we definitely love it!) but it appears we haven't been giving her enough for her teeth because a lot of plaque is beginning to show up on teeth that it never had before.
Feeding her something like chicken backs or necks was recommended to us by the people we buy her food from, but we asked on Monday what would be better for her size we have yet to hear back from them.
My husband is off tomorrow and we are planning to go to Whole Foods to get something for her to chew on, but I don't know which one is better.
I have noticed that some people don't recommend necks for small dogs but others don't think backs are safe for little dogs. Sophie weighs 4lbs so I don't know which is better to feed her.
Also, how big should the pieces be that we give her - of whatever we give her? |
I don't feed chicken necks to my Doxie, who is 12lbs, but he is a very meticulous eater and I would have no worries. He is fed turkey necks instead. For your Yorkie, a whole chicken neck would be fine. I would trim the chicken back into thirds (about 100 grams / bit less than 4 ounces) and that also would be fine. That's a pretty big meal for a 4lb dog, but you will be able to tell if you need to reduce that down to a quarter of a back.