[nagdu] Cow Femur Bones, Yay or Nay?

[Shanna Stichler]

Hi Tonia,

I think it's fine to give our dogs a variety of chews, but of course 
it's ideal to supervise them at first with a new type of bone, or any 
new toy really. My dog gets cow femurs and has never splintered one, and 
neither have the 3 guides before her. I don't give rawhide because dogs 
can choke on that, and also because it can expand in their intestines 
causing bloat, but otherwise any chew that lasts a while and is 
sufficiently durable is fair game in my house.

Shanna
On 8/19/2013 4:42 PM, Tonia wrote:
> Hi all!  So far, I've only given Wes, my first guide dog, Nylabones to chew
> on.  I've heard though about some handlers giving their dogs cow femurs to
> chew on.  While at the state fair over the weekend, I met a vendor selling
> roasted cow femurs.  He insisted they wouldn't splinter like many other
> bones you'd buy at the pet store, because his bones are roasted for 4 days.
> So, I impulsively bought one but am now having second thoughts about giving
> it to my dog.  Actually, I did let him chew on it some yesterday; but only
> long enough to work on getting all the meat and gristle off the outside.
> While it didn't sound like he was able to break any of the bone off and
> hasn't had any negative side effects; I'm still reluctant to let him chew on
> it any more.  I'd appreciate hearing whether or not any of you have allowed
> your dogs to chew on any bones other than the Nylabones.
>
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> Tonia
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