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is a small beef rib bone safe? I just bought a small beef rib bone from the pet store for my baby, searched here and it made me even more confused, is it ok to give her? |
I won't do bones with mine. Too afraid they will splinter. I do the Bully sticks. Just my opinion. |
After we eat ribs or something, we will leave a little bit of meat on the bone and give it to her. We put a timer on for about 5 minutes to see how far she is on the bone. We don't let her eat the bone though. We do bully sticks too. Just keep an eye out on your dog to make sure they don't eat it. |
ya she's gotten sick of her bully sticks, i bought her one yesterday and she turned her head from it..she use to love them..so i'm looking for something new... the guy at the pet store said his girlfriend gived them to her tiny dog.. but can't trust what they tell u at a pet store.. i gave it to her for a min , then thought i'd double check on here.. and now i'm confused as if to give it back to her ..shes looking at me crying for it right now..lol now i feel like a cruel mommy... |
ok maybe i will give her it for 5 mins then take it away,thanks |
It is my understanding....and I admit I am not an authority on bones!....but I have read that it is cooked bones that are brittle and splinter, so if you give raw bones, they dont splinter. I do not give my babies bones, period! But I have done what Bailey did...give the rib bones after dinner, with a little meat left on, for just about 5 minutes, then take them up. And I DO give my little 3 week old babies cleaned rib bones to chew on....they do not have the jaw strength nor the teeth, to crack and splinter the bones, and they have a blast knawing on them....it helps with teething pain on their gums, I think. |
i also bought a "tartar buster" bone, will that be safer, its a round stinky ball of bone... |
If you got it from a pet store it should be safe..in that it's not a plain ole bone that could splinter. There is a thread on yt of a little guy who got very ill from chewing on a cooked beef bone. The bone splintered and X-rays showed bone fragments in s dogs intestines. |
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4 Attachment(s) how do i tell if its cooked?..don't know if this helps but heres some photos i snapped of it on my cell just now.. |
she won't stop crying for it, i hid it, and gave her a new bullystick, tryed to play fetch with her, but shes so stubborn.. i'm still a bit confused, if its not cooked will she be able to eat it and it not splinter?anyone able to tell me if this thing is cooked or not,LOL.. ughh i'm controlled by a 5 lb yorkie..crying to give it to her and its breaking my heart |
I gave Pnut something like that a looooong time ago- way before my YT days. He was in the hospital and sick for 5 days!! |
Sorry I have no idea, Prissy still loves bully sticks and all bones scare me..Even my Yoshi a Peke has never had a real bone, I am just too scared. |
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Im not saying your baby will get sick, but I would rather be safe than sorry! Those meat bones are not worth the sick Peanut and the $700 vet bill IMO. :D |
omg 700$ ...nope deff not worth the risk!!! for a 3$ bone!! maybe i'll just try a bigger bullystick next time! really wish she didn't get tired of them.. maybe she'll think the bigger ones are diff |
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Try the Texas Toothpicks, Peanut likes Bully sticks, but he LOVES Texas Toothpicks!! |
One trip to the EC and I have a feeling you are going to avoid lots of things...like hot dogs and bones. I would rather have my pup crying because I took something away than have her crying because she is sick and having to stay in the hospital. |
Ted got very ill from those rib bones too. Had a lot of success with marrow bones from the butcher UNTIL one snapped over the jaw of our lab....off to the vet. It's a circular bone like a donut, and he must have cracked it just enough for it to snap and wrap around his lower jaw. Vet said he hadn't seen that happen in 20 years...but it does happen. So sad to have no bones in the house, but better safe than sorry. |
I will occ. give mine pork rib bones. I have never had a problem with them. I take them away once they are small enough to swallow. Never, never give chicken bones... talk about splinting! Very bad for them. |
thanks i'll check out the Texas Toothpicks,they similar to how a bullystick is, i like how the bullysticks almost turn into a slimy substance while eating it..seems safe..i think i'm just going to stay away from all real bones after hearing all this, i couldnt imagine seeing my baby sick, i'd be a mess! so i'll stick to things more similar to bully sticks..and keep on giving her her baby carrots she loves.. and theodore thats crazy about the bone snapping over his jaw!! |
My DH more than once snuck bones into the house for the dogs and everytime I would find out because sure as the sun rises they would get the runs :( My vet actually has a list of No No foods and bones is on the top of the list. I have heard too many scary stories and just dont chance it. BTW the DH learned his lesson after cleaning up HIS mess a couple of times LOL. He thought he was being kind as mean Mommy wasnt letting them have the fun stuff :) |
OMG!! NOOO!!! Have a little faith n ur baby...dont feed him crap like that |
Like someone else said it pretty much depends on the type of bone. I give Lexie Raw Meaty bones and I would never give those huge cooked bones you find in the pet stores. There are a few YT members who use bison backs they get from their butchers. I love to give duck necks, chicken necks and pork ribs but always raw and with some meat that she has to work to get off. It's the best thing for oral health IMO, delicious and it's nature's toothbrush:D |
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