eggs in homemade meals

[binka_nugget]

You sound like me when I'm at the vets! I ask tons of questions every time we go.

a lot of sites are recommending egg shell powder for calcium. Any comments on that?

I know lots of raw feeders who include the crushed egg shells with their dogs' meals. I did this for a bit but I know alot of people don't and nothing bad happened to their dogs so I stopped because it became tedious.

I keep running into sites saying fowl bones are dangerous

When I fed raw, my boys had all bones for one meal and a veggie/meat/very small amount of bone/supplement mix the next meal. For the all bone meals, they were often turkey necks, duck necks, chicken necks or chicken backs. Not always, but most of the time. Our vet said that he's never experienced anything bad from raw bones. He strongly cautioned us against giving cooked poultry bones but he said damages from raw bones were rare (but I've read that they still happen).

I'm leaning towards beef bones from the meat shop for the dog to chew

If you're just looking for something for the dog to chew, beef bones are a better choice. I usually give my boys beef bones just for recreational chewing because they've never chipped a piece off so it lasts for a while and keeps them busy.

would it be better to serve ground bones?

A few raw feeders do this because they're afraid of any damages caused by the bones. The dog still recieves the nutrients it needs but alot of people don't do this because the bones keep the teeth extremely nice and white.

I just don't see how a puppy could really EAT bones

Some dogs need to be taught how to chew properly (instead of gulping it down) but alot of dogs really do eat the bones. Both of mine had no problems with chewing and eating the bones. But for a puppy, it might be a bit difficult.

[guster girl]

Originally posted by binka_nugget
If you're just looking for something for the dog to chew, beef bones are a better choice. I usually give my boys beef bones just for recreational chewing because they've never chipped a piece off so it lasts for a while and keeps them busy.


A few raw feeders do this because they're afraid of any damages caused by the bones. The dog still recieves the nutrients it needs but alot of people don't do this because the bones keep the teeth extremely nice and white.

Ok, thank you so much for the response! I'm becoming more comfortable with certain things. But, honestly, I am a little nervous about the raw bones (like the turkey ones). I'm not saying I disagree with it, I'm just nervous. It's the one old thought I'm having trouble shaking. Here's my question, now. wouldn't the chewing of the beef bones give the same effect of nice and white teeth? And, if I supplied the puppy with ground up turkey/chicken bones, they'd be getting the nutrients from them, minus the possible danger. Because I want him to have the nutrients, the white teeth, and, the mental stimulation and physical excerise of chewing on bones. Couldn't I get all of that by giving raw beefy bones and ground turkey/chicken ones? And, yeah, I do ask tons of questions.

[binka_nugget]

Hmm..I guess that would work. You'd just have to be careful with the amount of beef bones you give the dog because to have the nice white teeth, the bones need to be chewed on almost daily to have the best results but they say variety is the key to raw feeding so you'd have to make sure that the daily beef bone doesn't out weigh everything else.

[guster girl]

Would oxtail work for chewing? I've never used it for my pets, but, I've seen it. And, I was thinking a beefy bone once a day, and, then those "rings" like when the butcher cuts the big bone into smaller rings, I can't remember what bone it is! But, that could work for chewing. Thanks again for all the replies.

[Shelteez2]

I know some people who feed oxtail. I think it can be fatty though so you have to be careful. You don't want to feed a lot of fatty things to your dog. I always peel the skin off of the chicken backs I feed my dogs.

Here is a site with a lot of info and helpful tips. I have a few others, but I'm not at home right now, so I don't have access to my bookmarked sites.

Raw Dog Ranch

[guster girl]

Thanks for the site, I will check it out as soon as i can. Hey, I posted more photos on "new lab puppy" in this section. let me know what you think!