Pork Bones/ribs

[Red Fox]

Does anyone here feed pork bones?

I was given some nice big sections of pork ribs for Kei today. He's had pork before (no reaction) and they look great but the bones seem to be much harder than the chicken/lamb bones that he normally gets. (well to me anyway)

Am I just being paranoid?

[puggy_puggy]

All I can think is they may be to fatty.

See how he goes. If he can't chew them and consume the fully then you will know they are to hard.

[Red Fox]

There's not too much fat on these which is good. I was planning on freezing them and just giving one every now and then.

I'll give him one tomorrow and I'll be watching like a hawk .

Kei's pretty good with chewing his bones but his jaw is getting much stronger now as he gets older and he can break off hard/sharp pieces of bone quite easily. Normally he just spits out the bits that he can't chew though.

[anniek]

My guys get a big pork rib bone for tea once a week.

[giraffez]

isn't there worms in raw pork? I've got the same issue myself. We picked up some good pork bones but i am still hesitant whether to give it to my pup in the raw state. I think beef won't be as bad as raw beef for human consumption is fine... whereas pork can make you really sick if not fully cooked

[Red Fox]

isn't there worms in raw pork? I've got the same issue myself. We picked up some good pork bones but i am still hesitant whether to give it to my pup in the raw state. I think beef won't be as bad as raw beef for human consumption is fine... whereas pork can make you really sick if not fully cooked

I have heard this before too, don't know how true it is but would think that if your dog is properly wormed there should be no problem? Also, if the meat/bones are clean and from the butchers, ie. fit for human consumtion I would hope that there'd do no worms in it

Dogs handle meat differently to humans though, we can't eat raw chicken either

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Edited June 14, 2009 by SecretKei

[Natsu chan]

I don't think the worm problem is an issue in farmed pork these days. This is what I've been told. Mine get raw pork bones, spine ribs trotters and there has never been a problem and my current one can't cope with too much fat. The pork bones I get have very little fat on them, just small areas of fairly lean meat.