Lamb Necks

[Rileys mum]

I'm a raw feeder. When I first started giving necks Riley My dog he would tear all the meat off and leave the neck bones. Now that he's got the hang of devowering bones he is eating the lamb neck bones. I just wanted to check that this was ok and normal.

Is it really only the shank bones we need to take away after the meat is eaten ( because of risk to teeth being a weight barring bone) if not, what others should I watch out for. Riley has become a crunching machine ( and I love it, teeth look fabulous

Thanks in advance

[persephone]

Yep- normal and good .

I used to feed my cats lamb neck 'chops' they also would eat the bone

[Sandra777]

Normal. I wouldn't be feeding weight bearing bones at all, but that's me.

[oakway]

Yes agree with all above.

[Ravyk]

Totally normal.

I personally don't take shank bones away, as they aren't particularly thick for weight bearing bones and generally come from young animals [one dog leaves it and the other dog eats them both!]. The only issue I ever had with a shank bone was Spot getting a piece of it caught on a tooth, which I had to remove by hand.

[Hafhafa Hounds]

he is eating the lamb neck bones. I just wanted to check that this was ok and normal.

Ok, normal & great!!

I don't feed weight bearing (leg) bones of any animal larger than my dogs... They get chicken/turkey/rabbit leg bones and do fine.

You might want to check out the FAQs at http://www.rawlearning.com/

Sonia

[KitKat]

Must admit that my guys get some weight bearing bones...eg pig legs and lamb legs - but they are GSD's and make short work of even those. But lamb necks are great and can be fully consumed...i prefer to feed them either sliced down the length or whole rather then when they are cut into rosettes - but this is only due to my guys being able to swallow them whole if not careful.