"Pete C." > wrote in news:46B9E102.D2802654
@snet.net:

> PeterLucas wrote:
>>
>> "Pete C." > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > PeterLucas wrote:
>> >>
>> >> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in
>> >> :
>> >>
>> >> > After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory)
events
>> >> > among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food
for
>> >> > the little SOBs. The canine shits and the heaves have calmed
down
>> >> > so far (knock wood).
>> >> >
>> >> > Do any others out there make dog food?
>> >> >
>> >> > After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a
spiceless
>> >> > doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with
peas
>> >> > and carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?
>> >>
>> >> I feed my girl frozen chicken carcasses during summer, and
defrosted
>> >> ones during winter :-)
>> >>
>> >> She also gets raw chicken pieces (wings/thighs, drumsticks etc)
with
>> >> the bones in, roo tails, and dry dog biscuits now and then.
>> >>
>> >> Any lamb chops (blech!!) that I *have* to cook, or T-bones etc, I
cut
>> >> the raw bones out and give them to her.
>> >>
>> >> I also have a friend nearby that makes doggy treats/biscuits to
sell
>> >> (looks to be for *bloody* small dogs though) so I'll grab her next
>> >> time I see her and ask if she'll part with the recipe.
>> >>
>>
>> >
>> > I thought dogs had problems with choking on splintering chicken
bones.
>> >
>> > Pete C.
>> >
>>
>> Only *COOKED* bones......... chicken, beef or whatever.
>>
>> Dogs/cats die from eating cooked bones.
>>
>> *Only* feed you dog/cat raw bones.
>>

>
> Ah.
>

Cooking/applying heat to raw bones changes the structure of the bone. It
goes from being pliable (in the dogs gut) to being like shards of glass.

But, having said that, you can feed your dog cooked bones and 99 times
out of 100 it won't kill the animal........ but there will always be
that *one* time.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

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