Why don't people understand the difference between raw and cooked bones?

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"Eating raw bones is as completely natural as eating fresh meat for dogs and cats. They come hand in hand, in the wild. Both dogs and cats are natural hunters, cats always eating their food fresh, and dogs happy to eat fresh, or decaying. Either way, catching and eating prey has always involved the consumption of bones."
http://www.ozpets.com.au/articles/397/FeedingrawbonestoCats.html
"Myth: BONES ARE DANGEROUS AND HAVE NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE.
Cooked bones are quite dangerous. Cooking changes the structure of the bone, making it indigestible and easily splinterable. Raw bones rarely splinter and are fully digestible, even the collagen proteins that some people claim are "indigestible." It is mostly the byproducts of the digested bone that form the bulk of a raw-fed animal's feces. Dogs and cats do not need the fiber from grains and vegetables, and feeding such foods only results in the big, soft, malodorous stools everyone complains about."
http://rawfed.com/myths/bones.html

Whenever there is a question about feeding raw meat or bones there are always people warning about the 'dangers' of bones. Why do people label ALL bones as dangerous rather than just the cooked ones?

Any raw feeder knows that weight baring bones, such as shin, knuckle or marrow bones, should not be fed due to the risk of breaking teeth.

We only feed edible bones that our dogs can crush and then as only about 10-15% of the overall diet.

Answer 1

Because they are ignorant and listen to the hype made by commercial pet food companies and vets who receive a high commission for recommending certain brands of pet foods that are being sold at heir surgery.

Because they don't educate themselves or take a test before getting their dog.

Answer 2

My uncle well, as a matter of fact I have seen a lot of people do this I don't think you can get sick unless you drink like a whole bunch I have also heard of people using raw eggs in recipes I think the white is bad and the yellow is good (Ithink) like egg nog at xmas anyhow everyone I know says it is packed with protein and it helps with building the muscle :) Oh yeah, they say don't let it bust on the way down ugh!!

Answer 3

My dogs love raw bones and it's amazing how quickly they can crunch them up to nothing. I haven't noticed any complaints about raw bones, but most people do know not to feed them cooked. Actually, I've only really heard that cooked chicken bones were dangerous for dogs.

Answer 4

http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/bones.html

"Hard "round" bones are no different. As well as creating the chance for major problems, such as death, gnawing on bones often results in the cracking of the tips of the 4th premolars. These cracked teeth can lead to root infections and SUBORBITAL ABSCESSES that require tooth reconstruction or extraction. "


http://www.thepetcenter.com/xra/bonecomp.html

"From Miller's Anatomy Of The Dog, 2nd Edition, W. B. Saunders Co., page 112: "Bone is about one third organic and two thirds inorganic material. The inorganic matrix of bone has a microcrystalline structure composed principally of calcium phosphate."

Bone, then, is composed mainly (two-thirds) of calcium phosphate. The calcium and phosphorus ratios and total amounts in the diet are very important factors, especially in rapidly growing, large breeds. The results of ongoing research clearly document that the unique nutritional needs of the large breed puppy are best provided by a diet matrix containing a minimum of 26% protein (high quality, animal-based source), a minimum of 14% fat, and 0.8% Calcium and 0.67% Phosphorus.

Also the ideal amount of calcium in the food is 1.0 to 1.8 percent of the dry weight of that food. Low quality dog foods often contain 2 and even 3 percent of the dry weight as calcium. This is due to the large amount of ground bone in the meat, poultry or fish meal. Diets with high amounts of "meat and bone meal" may surpass the optimal percentage of Calcium.

So, if we have a one pound bone (and all the water is vacuumed out) and we feed it to our dog for its wonderful nutritional benefits, where are those benefits coming from? If 70% of the bone is minerals and only 30% of that one pound is composed of poorly digested collagen, where is all this purported nutritional reward?

There are no vitamins, no Omega Fatty Acids in BONE, no digestive enzymes, and only scant amounts of poorly digestible amino acids locked up in the collagen. Even if stomach acids could leach out all the collagen locked up in the bone fragments the collagen would yield minimal nutritional value."

Answer 5

because they just dont.. they dont understand that dogs cant (in the wild) open a can of dog food or a bag of dog food either but they still keep feeding dogs canned and dry food... oh well such is life

Answer 6

how is this a question