My husband and I hunt deer and I am wondering what cuts to feed my dog......like we usually don't save the legs but can the dog have the legs as a RMB or treat because there is not much meat on the bottom part of the legs just bone. Just wondering how to cut it up for my dog. Thanks!!
2006-12-06 06:52:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Legs bones are generally considered recreational bones. I would just seperate them at the joints. That's generally how I give my dogs large recreational bones.
The only parts of the deer I'd avoid are the spine and brain tissue, due to the possibility of CWD, I haven't found anything saying dogs can get it, but I wouldn't want to chance it.
As fair grains and calcium that someone mentioned, dogs don't need grains in their diets. And they can't digest milk, so that's a waste of time for calcium. As long as you are feeding other RMB's they'll get all the calcium they ned from the bones. Raw eggs along with the shells are another great source of calcium. My dogs get a few eggs every week. The shells are loaded with calcium.
If you'd like more information or have anymore questions about raw diets, there is a great group on livejournal call rawdogs, they can be found here http://community.livejournal.com/rawdogs/profile the profile page has lots of great links as well. The members there range from beginners, to people who have been feeding raw diets for years. And there always happy to help people out with their raw diet questions.
2006-12-06 07:29:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd just cut it into sections as small as he eats in a sitting with a SawsAll, and put the rest in the freezer.
Giving a dog bones is a risky business. My whippet (a weak-stomached breed) got very ill and almost died after he ate a ham thigh joint. I can't know for sure if it was the bone, the cartilage, or something unrelated, but I'm never giving him cartilage again.
On the opposite note, my boxer has crunched up and swallowed whole rabbit heads with no ill effects.
One problem with the deer is the possibility of parasite infection. Some tapeworm larvae make cysts in the skeletal muscle of deer and other herbivores, which would infect your dog if he ate one. Do you have that kind of tapeworm in your area, or just the types that settle in internal organs?
Definitely watch your dog with the bones. I'd cut the deer's ankles off first and throw them out, because of the cartilage (this might just be a wacky off-base theory, but whatever) and take the bone away if your dog starts to splinter it.
2006-12-06 12:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feeding deer will be fine :) It's a nice natural meat and the bone and ligament of the leg are good for teeth cleaning too!
Just make sure you're dog is getting all its veg and grain/carb requirements as well, and that you're feeding more than just muscle meats (like the organs)
2006-12-06 07:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by lunar_flame 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your dog will need more than just meat in its diet. Are you feeding any kind of grains or milk for calcium? How about vegetables. An all meat diet will make your dogs bones very brittle. I would suggest reading the herbal handbook or feeding kibble along with raw.
2006-12-06 06:56:26 · answer #4 · answered by Sassyshiba 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We never fed our dogs any venison. My grandpa always said that if you did, it might make them want to run them. Our coon hound always ran deer, and got hit several times by cars. My yellow lab did as well, would be gone for days. We lived in Southern Illinois, and i'd say we'd have 20 to 30 deer in our pasture nightly..... How much truth or myth that was.. I don't know...
2006-12-06 06:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by dontblamemeivoted 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We let our dogs have all that we dont use
2006-12-06 07:00:36 · answer #6 · answered by draper159 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LEAVE IT ON THE BONE AND LET THEM KNAW-IT'S GOOD FOR THEIR TEETH.
2006-12-06 07:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by leo_galpalval 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋