im trying too keep my 5 month old Rott on a strictly dog food diet. so is it okay to give her chicken bones?

Answer 1

You're not supposed to feed them chicken BONES.
For that matter ALL bones are bad for dogs. They can (and do too often) splinter and get them caught in their throat and they can choke or have to have them surgically removed , or the sharp splinters cut their insides, and you have to have emergency surgery.

The argument that dogs eat bones in the wild does not hold water. Wild dogs, If they eat bones can have the same problems that domesticated dogs do. Wolves, contrary to popular belief, are not the ancesters of all dogs. They belong to the same family, Canis, but so do coyotes and foxes, and they are not descended from wolves.
Maybe wolves chew differently, but, if they ate bones, why are deer, elk, etc bones found? They crack the bones and fish out the bone marrow with their teeth and tongues.
Don't feed dogs chocolate. Don't feed dogs pork. There is an enzyme sometimes in pork that can give a dog a fatal disease. The enzyme cannpt be killed by freezing or cooking, but it is only dangerous to dogs. That enzyma is not always in pork, but if it is there, it can kill a dog.
Every dog I have ever had would have been harmed if chicken meat were bad for them.
Chicken, beef, and lamb are put in dog foods. Bacon flavored treats are just flavored like bacon, artificially. they do not contain real bacon. chocolate flavored treats for dogs are made with carob. It tastes like chocolate, but it noy chocolate and does not have the harmful chemical in it. You shouldn't feed chocolate to cats either. I make chicken stew for my dogs sometimes. I take all the skin off, and ctew the chicken and remove ALL the bones. I put chicken, potatoes carrote and bell pepper in it. I chill the broth first so I can remove the fat. Dogs have cholesterole problems too, and then I warm it just a tad before I give it to them. When I have had a dog with an intestinal or stomach virus, the doctor has recommended feeding chicken and rice. that is very easily digested, and good for them. It has all the vitamins, and my dogs love chicken and rice.
Does this help to answer your question?
you can hear everything. Old wices tales galore, and sometimes a person hears a rank stranger make a statement, and believes it to be gospel.
Maybe the person who said it knows absolutely nothing about the subject.
So give your baby chicken meat, but no bones, and let is
t lil taste bugs enjot that good stuff.

Answer 2

Actually you can give chicken bones that are cooked until they are a mushy consistancy. Merrick makes a canned dog food that comes in many flavors like Wingaling, that actually has a chicken wing in it...bone and all!!!!!!!!! I have cooked a whole chicken in the crock pot all day on high and the bones turn to mush to the point that you can smush them with a spoon.
Raw chicken bones are a no-no. They tend to splinter and can cause a perforation of the stomach or intestine and that can cause death!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

WOrse yet then all these people are saying, is the fact that once the dog eats the chicken bones they can splinter in her intestines as they go through the digestive tract. Should this happen you have very little chance of saving her life. She would most likely bleed to death internally before you even had a chance to figure out her problem.

Answer 4

I was raised with the understanding that dogs can't have chicken bones but I have always given my large breed dogs some of the larger bones (drumstick, etc) and told them to chew carefully
but I saw a show recently on the animal planet about a woman who raises champion border collies or australian shepherds and she fed a completely raw diet, 1/4 raw chicken with 2 raw eggs
including shells and all her dogs looked fine, so now I don't know who to believe

Answer 5

No, it is not ok. Any piece of bone, specially chicken bones, can be chewed and be torn to pieces by a young adult Rottweiler, and once swallowed they can injure the digestive mucosa from the esofagus to the rectum, they can get stuck at any part of the tract, and worst they can perforate the gastric and/or the intestinal wall, leading to septic peritonitis and emergency surgery, to mention a few complications. In addition, bone material can´t be digested by the enzimes, so it is useless as food. With bones is allways the same story: nothing happens until it happens.

Answer 6

No. Chicken bones, and actually all bones from poultry are brittle and will splinter. The splinters will get stuck in your rottie's gums, lips, throat, stomach, and intestines. You may be able to break the bone open yourself and feed her any marrow that's inside, that is good for her. The only bones that would be okay are large beef bones, such as that from a large T-bone steak. Its good to keep your pup on only dog food, its hard to resist the temptation and the begging. lol, Good Luck!

Answer 7

you should never give your dog chicken bones they splinter and get caught in their throat same with pork bones you really should not unless you want a dead dog or a big vet bill.if your trying to stay with only dog food thats what u should do.our dog hardly ever gets scraps some dogs can handle it some cant so do your dog a favor no chicken or pork bones

Answer 8

chicken bones are not good for animals. They can splinter and even if they get it swallowed it can tear up there insides. Beef bones are okay but never pork or chicken bones. Here is a list of things you should never feed your dog.
Hope this is helpful.

Answer 9

RAW CHICKEN

necks, wings etc. – it is safe and very inexpensive. Raw chicken bones are harmless; it is when you cook them that they become sharp and dangerous. Salmonella and campylobacter jejuni are of no consequence to a healthy dog. You can feed the whole chicken including ribs if you prefer – any part is good which sells for a good price, always raw.

Answer 10

Dry food is better as it doesn't stick to their teeth, causing gum disease etc. Feed him dry puppy food until he's about a year old, then move onto something like pedigree complete, or bakers. These give them everything they need without processed fatty fake meat dog tins! "Complete" dog foods really are complete, and don't need supplementing. If your dog gets a bit bored, add some water, gravy, or give him a small amount of dog tin every few days - but try not to let him get picky. x