http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/dental-health-check-your-dogs-teeth-regularly-1700 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/dental-health-check-your-dogs-teeth-regularly-1700/comment-page-2#comment-57932 Rachel Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:43:00 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1700#comment-57932 Casalba- I have had bad experiences with dogs and chicken bones. Chickens bones are fragile and dogs have no trouble eating them completely. I would chicken bones all together. Casalba- I have had bad experiences with dogs and chicken bones. Chickens bones are fragile and dogs have no trouble eating them completely. I would chicken bones all together.

]]> http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/dental-health-check-your-dogs-teeth-regularly-1700/comment-page-2#comment-56213 Jan Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:52:17 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1700#comment-56213 Casalba, raw bones are the only safe ones for dogs. Cooked bones (roasted, boiled or whatever) are brittle and very dangerous. Raw ones, if intended to be swallowed, should have a good covering of meat to help avoid impaction (yes it does happen) in the gut. Casalba, raw bones are the only safe ones for dogs. Cooked bones (roasted, boiled or whatever) are brittle and very dangerous. Raw ones, if intended to be swallowed, should have a good covering of meat to help avoid impaction (yes it does happen) in the gut.

]]> http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/dental-health-check-your-dogs-teeth-regularly-1700/comment-page-2#comment-56198 casalba Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:35:56 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1700#comment-56198 Are chicken bones safe? If so, does it depend on the size of the dog? I'd never give my medium sized dogs a chicken bone without being absolutely certain. Morris (who is also a Dr BTW) can chomp through a marrow bone in minutes and I always thought that chicken bones shouldn't be given to dogs because they can splinter... Or, is this only if they've been cooked? Are chicken bones safe? If so, does it depend on the size of the dog? I’d never give my medium sized dogs a chicken bone without being absolutely certain. Morris (who is also a Dr BTW) can chomp through a marrow bone in minutes and I always thought that chicken bones shouldn’t be given to dogs because they can splinter… Or, is this only if they’ve been cooked?

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