What did your dog(s) eat today?

**Kfamr** · 06-08-2006, 02:38 PM

A guy at my mom's new job gave a bag full of beef bones.. So today they're getting a beef bone each and a bit of chicken.

**finn's mom** · 06-08-2006, 02:48 PM

Finn got a chunk of beef brisket, yummy!

**.sarah** · 06-10-2006, 03:13 AM

Yesterday they had a small amount of fish for breakfast, as I was too sick to get out of bed and my mom wanted to cut it up in chunks and feed it as a treat

They had a big turkey leg for dinner.

**.sarah** · 06-10-2006, 03:27 AM

Originally Posted by Kfamr

A guy at my mom's new job gave a bag full of beef bones.. So today they're getting a beef bone each and a bit of chicken.

I cannot stress enough to be careful with beef bones. I gave them marrow, femur, and knuckle bones as treats and freely fed beef ribs because so many people on message boards were giving them with no ill effects. But I should have listened to the experienced feeders on the rawfeeding list who told me not too - Buck has already chipped an adult tooth and Luka also has a chipped tooth (and yes I know they are chipped from beef bones). It is also very common of dogs who do not chip teeth (normally these are dogs do not actually bite on these bones but rather knaw) to have their teeth wear down after years of recieving these bones.

In my opinion it is really not worth it to give them beef bones unless if it is slathered in meat, in which case you should remove the bone as soon as the meat is eaten. There are plenty more edible bones that will keep them busy, though it is never really a good idea to feed bones without meat on them. Your dog should get enough of a workout from it's meal to not need extra chewing in the day. Or, if s/he does, have some kongs around. My dogs hardly use their kongs and nylabones anymore except just to carry around, but I do notice an increase in chewing if I feed them boneless (this isn't often).

I steer clear of beef ribs now as well as any other beef bone with little to no meat. Same goes for bones of other large, heavy animals - buffalo, steer, moose, etc.

If you choose to continue to feed them, I would take away the bone if your dog is vigorously eating at it. They are likely to break or chip a tooth this way.

And Kay, I was not singling you out, just quoting your post

**Crazy-Cat-Lover** · 06-10-2006, 01:17 PM

For breakfast, Bailey had a turkey leg and a chicken leg quarter. For a snack he will be getting a meaty turkey wing (I got an 11 pound box for $4.98). For dinner he will get another turkey leg and chicken leg quarter.

I went to a local asian supermarket and they carry pigs ears, whole pig legs, pig snout, pig hocks, partridge, duck, rabbit, fish heads, turtle (YUCK!), shark meat, pig ovaries, all organs from beef, pig, chicken and duck, whole racks of beef ribs, whole beef tenderloin, and much, much more - all at excellent prices!

In case those from BC are wondering, the store is called T & T Supermarket.

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 06-10-2006, 01:30 PM

Just to go along with the chipped tooth thing from beef bones, Tango chipped her tooth pretty badly a few weeks ago after chewing on one (full of meat) for about 10-15 mins. She's a really hard chewer though, and none of our other current or past dogs ever had this happen to them though I'm not sure why. But anyway, here's a pic of her tooth now ( it's quite a bit shorter than her other one)...it doesn't seem to cause her any pain and if it does, she isn't showing it. It did turn a yellowy colour [it was very white before] though and she might have to get it pulled:

**.sarah** · 06-10-2006, 02:33 PM

They had a whole Tilapia fish this morning. Mandy refused, which is odd, because she usually loves fish! I wonder how long of a strike she'll go on before she'll eat it ...

Originally Posted by Orangutango

Are her teeth worn down from tennis balls or is that also from bones?

Sorry that happened! Buck and Luka's aren't that bad, but I bet it wasn't going to be long before they chipped a tooth like that.

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 06-10-2006, 02:37 PM

Sarah, that just happened after chewing her bone. She only has her tennis balls for retrieving, and when I'm done playing with her, they're gone. She doesn't chew on them or anything and only has them occasionally. Some of her other teeth are chipped a bit, but those are from playing with a hard frisbee when she was younger

**.sarah** · 06-10-2006, 03:44 PM

Oh, I thought maybe the bottom canine was worn down from something else.

**binka_nugget** · 06-10-2006, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Crazy-Cat-Lover

I went to a local asian supermarket and they carry pigs ears, whole pig legs, pig snout, pig hocks, partridge, duck, rabbit, fish heads, turtle (YUCK!), shark meat, pig ovaries, all organs from beef, pig, chicken and duck, whole racks of beef ribs, whole beef tenderloin, and much, much more - all at excellent prices!

In case those from BC are wondering, the store is called T & T Supermarket.

Jeez! I didn't even think about T & T! Do their rabbits still resemble rabbits? I don't think I could bring myself to feed it if it did.

**Crazy-Cat-Lover** · 06-10-2006, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by binka_nugget

Jeez! I didn't even think about T & T! Do their rabbits still resemble rabbits? I don't think I could bring myself to feed it if it did.

They are headless and furless.

They are $6.99/pound, but they do go on sale occasionally. Right now, they have 11 pound boxes of turkey legs for $8.88, or you can go to Buy Rite and get the same ones for $5.81!

**.sarah** · 06-10-2006, 09:26 PM

Mandy tried really hard to eat the fish tonight, but I could tell she didn't like it. She left it so I let Nova have it and I won't buy that fish again. Buck had half a chicken and Luka and Nova had a quarter of a chicken.

**bckrazy** · 06-11-2006, 12:56 AM

I'm sorry about that, Devan :/ poor Tango. Gonzo got a little chip on his rear molar from a smoked beef bone, but never from a raw bone, and never that bad. It's good she didn't fracture to a nerve, atleast!

I was wondering if anyone here has tried goat bones? The butcher has an assortment of meaty goat bones for really cheap, would goat femur/ribs/etc be a lot easier on the teeth? I would imagine they would... I've never fed goat, though.

Gonzo got Farmore Chicken w/ yogurt & his supplements for breakfast. Fozzie got the same, minus the supps. Fozzie got CN with some boiled chicken for lunch, and CN soaked in broth for dinner. Gonzo got 3 really good free-range chicken wings for dinner because my Mom bought some to make and she had extras. Oh... and I went with Fozzie and my friend with her dog to the dog fair this morning, so I brought home a bunch of treats and Gonzo got a big piece of beef jerky, some dog beer, and Fozzie got 3 mini cheese dog muffins.

**wolfsoul** · 06-11-2006, 01:17 AM

I'm a bad mommy, I forgot to unthaw Visa's food lastnight. So she had to eat kibble this morning. It's funny, the more stuff I add to it, the less likely she is to have diahrrea. Even if I add only pumpkin she will get the runs. So I added pumpkin, cottage cheese, yogurt, an egg, flaxseed, her BioVet supplements, NutriCal, and I mixed it all up with some canned Puppy Plate. So far so good, but she's been farting.