Protein Allergy(s)

[MonicanHonda]

Cooked bones really aren't good because they splinter and the protein is denatured. But raw is very good for them. You just want to stay away from weight bearing bones like femurs of cows and such. Fish bones are great... and I've never heard of dogs not being able to eat them, that's why I wanted to ask someone. Bones I have heard of being eaten:

-Pork Neck (But Delta has a problem with these)
-Pork/Beef Ribs (If your dog is a hard good chewer, then these will be okay... may be too hard for some)
-All chicken, bird, and rabbit bones
-Fish bones
-Oxtail
-Pig's feet/hocks (again, some may not be able to finish)

I may add more later. Lol

And no, I think the parasite is in the intestines.

[MonicanHonda]

Okay, my sources (LOL!) say that you want to stay away from Pacific salmon. Altantic salmon is a okay though. If the package doesn't say where it is from, then they wouldn't buy it. No, Digi shouldn't have any problems with the bones. And if you feel the need to take some out, tweezers or pliers actually do work. LOL!

[king2005]

I was cooking the bones soft, so they cannot splinter. I wasn't after the protein in the bones, I was after the calcium.

Are raw fish heads safe?
I know some Brains aren't good/safe for dogs, so I'm unsure if a fish head is ok or not.

[MonicanHonda]

Oh, I know... the bones are the calcium part... but proteins denaturing causes splintering. But if they are soft... I guess there really isn't anything bad about it?

And yes, fish heads are a-okay. I know beef brains are okay (but I believe you can't feed them since they are beef) and I don't know of any other brains being available??? But fish heads are definitely okay

[king2005]

I'll be able to get my hands on wild game & the only part I'll be refusing is the brain, as I believe it's Deer brains that are bad for dogs.. I can't remember why, but it has too much of something in it... I also can't remember if its safe for humans either. Glad fish heads are good, cause I get my fish whole (guts n all)... Now I just need to know if eating fish guts raw is safe? or if there is any harm in not feeding them to Digi... If the fish is wild caught then I'm sure there wont be any beef in the gut... but if the fish is farmed, then there is a higher chance the fish have beef in their digestive tract somewhere.

[MonicanHonda]

Man, it's hard when you have a dog that is deathly allergic to something! It'd be so easy to just throw Digi a fish... but if there might be beef in there

[king2005]

Its a huge pain in the butt. Humans add dairy & beef to far far far far far too many things, esp things were they should never be!!

When I know I'm buying wild caught fish, I feed her the whole little fishie frozen.. SHe LOVES frozen fish as a treat.. she always chews off their heads first LOL I just don't find it funny when she plays with it & then puts the partly chewed up fish on my lap... ewwww!!

[MonicanHonda]

Lol, Delta can only eat on the towel. Lol There will be no throwing food around. Although I did give her a frozen mouse form our monitor and she threw that around.