Ok so....I sent someone out to get some chicken quarters for my dogs and they came back with drumsticks and thighs.....and even turkey wings. Just need to know if these are ok to feed.
2007-02-17 12:54:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Theyre raw fed animals. Its just they were fasted for a while and its chicken day.
2007-02-17 13:00:57 · update #1
ok basically....are drumstick and thighs ok? I mean do they have like....random hidden small bones?
2007-02-17 13:01:50 · update #2
and yes they do eat the bones.
2007-02-17 13:03:13 · update #3
It is all okay to feed any and all parts of the chicken including the offal and your dog will love it. Do not listen to those telling you not to feed raw.
2007-02-17 13:55:57 · answer #1 · answered by Shepherdgirl § 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I've been feeding my dog chicken legs and quarters for about a year now along with veggies, brown rice, 1/4 high quality dog food and a vitamin supplement called "Missing Link." She is very healthy. I hope you plan to feed your dogs cooked chicken, not raw?
I simmer the chicken in water until it's almost falling off the bones. I put garlic powder and poultry seasoning in the water for flavor also. I discard the skin and bones but let her have the cartilage along with meat. Be sure to remove the thin bone on the leg which is hard to find.
I found it is even cheaper to feed my dog this way and better for her. She just had a blood workup and the results showed she was as healthy as a year old dog. She is a senior dog so what does that say to all the nay sayers about home made dog food. She also has the energy of a puppy.
Good luck!
2007-02-17 13:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi there. Even though you have done this without any problems in the past, there are times when a dog gets injured from the bones. Bird bones splinter and could get caught in their gastro-intestinal tract causing tearing with resultant internal bleeding and of course death. In the United States it has been estimated that 1 in three chickens is infected with salmonella. Amazing, instead of cleaning up the system, we are encouraged to cook thoroughly.The decision is yours. Keep in mind many dogs have met their unfortunate demise through raw chickens. Have a dog gone great year.
2007-02-17 14:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by firestarter 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bones
2007-02-17 13:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There just fine. I often throw my dogs a whole chicken when I can them on sale, drumsticks, thighs and all.
2007-02-17 14:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Raw chicken? Salmonella! I know a lot of people advocate raw diets, I'm just concerned about meat born bacteria and now Avian flu. I'm not even going to mention bones and wing tips.
2007-02-17 13:46:10 · answer #6 · answered by bomullock 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
im in a happy mood tonight. I agree with angela w----- feed the dog lean ****** chicken and dont feet the dog
2007-02-17 13:14:15 · answer #7 · answered by robert c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't give cooked ck bones i boil and debone the chicken the onlt thing they don't get is the bone but i know a women who has a wolf and she gives it raw meat...cook bones splinter.. and yes the chicken leg has a small bone in it with the big one and of course wings do to.
2007-02-17 13:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by dragonwolf 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Fowl bones are not good for an animal. When
they crack the bones the slivers of the bone
can get caught in the throat.
2007-02-17 13:04:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
No bones and nothing raw, but if you cook it and de-bone it, fine. Just make sure most of his diet is dog food, or he could end up with malnutrition and health problems.
Lynn H...from a professional veterinary nutritionist.... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! for feeding a homemade diet the RIGHT way!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-17 12:58:07 · answer #10 · answered by lizzy 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋