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Raw Diet & Teeth I'm new to posting on this forum but I've been reading for a few months now. My yorkie, "Maggie" is 5 months old now. My question is......I feed her Natures Variety Raw Diet. She get 4-5 medallions a day. I'm wondering about her teeth. I do not believe she has lost any baby teeth yet. If she is on the soft food, what will help her work on losing those sharp tiny teeth? I tried bully sticks but she doesn't seem to like those. Any other ideas? And by the way your forums here are very helpful. Thank You. Jean |
If you're feeding raw - I would think you'd be okay giving raw meaty bones, like other raw feeders. They are supposed to be great for their teeth! Have you tried that yet? :D |
Yep definatly feed some raw meaty bones, they are fantastic for getting those baby teeth out and keeping adults teeth pearly white. Some examples of good ones that I give to my yorkies are chicken wings, drumsticks and necks, lamb chops, turkeys necks (cut into yorkie sized chunks) and you can get whole breast of lamb which is the breast meat attached to the ribs, you can cut it into pieces of 1-2 ribs covered in the meat. Remember to freeze them for a couple of days first though, then defrost and feed :D |
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Thank you for the advice. I did buy a ham bone and cut it into 3. I gave her one. She didn't seem to take to it very much but it was soon after she was fed so maybe I should try again. They are so messy (greasy). I'll try tonight after I get home. I've always heard no chicken bones for dogs. That's not true? Thanks again!! |
All cooked bones are dangerous as they become frail during the cooking process which can lead to splintering. Raw bones are fine, they are soft, pliable and perfectly safe. The dog simply crunches them up and swallows them. Make sure they are meaty, all the ones I recommended are. Beef bones and the leg bones of large animals are recreactional and should not be consumed (although ok to just be chewed). Never buy bones from pet shops, they are all cooked and incredibly dangerous, they should not be allowed to sell them. |
The ham bone I bought was from a pet store but it's raw. In fact it was frozen in the same freezer with the Raw Diet food. I will remember about not cooking the chicken bones. Very informative. Thanks. |
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I have given my girls raw beef bones before. Some were not so crazy about them at first. I have a really hard time getting myself to give them chicken bones and the others you mentioned. I don't know why.:confused: I think I need some reassurance here. :D So, when you give a chicken wing or leg, do you leave all the meat on the bone? Do you buy the regular chicken in the meat department? I think maybe I am scared to death that even a raw bone, if it's a little one, could get stuck in their digestive system somewhere. That never happens with raw bones????? |
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I think alot of people get stressed about chicken bones because people always talk about them being dangerous and getting stuck, failing to mention that its only cooked bones that do that. When you feed a raw consumable bone (like the ones a mentioned) dogs will crunch them up and swallow them with the meat very easily. There is a risk with everything however IMO the risk of raw bones getting stuck or causing problems is way smaller than the risk of kibble doing that. I am in touch with people who have been feeding raw for over 20 years, including a couple of rescues who have fed it to hundreds if not thousands of dogs and have never had a problem with a single dog. However I do know of two dogs that died choking on kibble. After all RMB's are the most natural food a dog can possibly eat. Dog's have been domesticated for 12,000 years and dog food was invented 70 years ago! What do you think we fed our dogs before that? Raw food and table scraps, evidence and studies suggest they were alot healthier back then too. |
Mine weren't thrilled with the raw chicken wings. I give them Merrick Pixie sticks which they seem to like better than the bully sticks I have had Peanut for 1 week already and he has lost 3 baby teeth by chewing them. Oh btw depending on the weight and activity of the dog is how many medallions your suppose to feed....I was over feeding my two. http://www.naturesvariety.com/ifc.la...86FCTnOt2B9D8D |
Hi....question....when you give them a pixie stick (the only thing I have that I can identify with) do they eat or chew up the whole thing in one day or is it something that they go back to a few times? Thanks in advance:confused: Tina |
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It depends on the size of your dogs, like you said. Puppies of course need more while they're growing so fast. My older two were eating 1-1/2 medallions for their evening meal. One of them is 5.6. lbs and the other is close to 9 lbs. Now that I have more dogs I buy the patties - it's cheaper in the long run, just not quite as convenient. :rolleyes: I'm still working on getting the exact amount down for everyone with the breaking the patties into the separate portions. It's SO hard for me to NOT over feed. I have to keep reminding myself of their size and that they don't need a lot of food.:D |
I personally don't believe in giving raw chicken or the bones. First they can get salmonella poisoning, second they can get a peice of bone lodged in the throat, stomach or intestine. http://www.secondchanceranch.org/tra...eat/index.html For those of you who are not going to give that up, at least dip the raw chicken into boiling water for about 30 seconds to kill bacteria. |
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