[nagdu] Cow Femur Bones, Yay or Nay?

[rhonda cruz]

 hi i've never giving my guide dog only  pig ears,
 and she loves them. i don't often give not many bones.

On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:37 PM, Shanna Stichler wrote:

> 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.
>> 
>>  
>> Tonia
>> 
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