Aztec Gold Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Chester (9 week old golden retriever) LOVES chicken necks. If he eats a fresh one its gone in about 3-5 bites, roughly 4 seconds. Half frozen is gone in about 15 seconds, and frozen is about 3 minutes and lots of chewing. But is it ok for him to have a frozen one? Will it hurt at all? Also, we gave him 3 the other day and it kind of constipated him a small bit, like he took a lot longer doing his business than normal. Will this get better with time or do we have to kind of get him used to eating them? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Frozen is fine working a bit to poo is a good thing .. it helps squeeze out those anal glands ;) Constipation is NOT a good thing. ..and it's a balancing act to get it 'just right' Maybe just give him one or two as well as his kibble ...three when he's a bit older.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Doubt ifs freezing it thats making him constipated its probably the amount of bone. I prefer bones to be defrosted but if still partially frozen i give it to my dog like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztec Gold Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 I don't really think he got constipated, he is fine this morning, just yesterday while watching him poo, it took him a good minute or two to get it all out, very solid poo. I'm just stressing I guess Thank you! I thought it might be bad for his teeth as a frozen neck is quite hard!! Glad to know he can eat them!! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpySmurf Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Do you guys give the whole neck? Or do you cut a neck into a few pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Whole.. so there is a good period of chewing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Why don't you give him half a chicken frame instead? they will last longer than a chicken neck...I gave Lexi a neck once...and after it went down whole I said "no more!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) Agree with goldengirl. A chicken neck is a pretty puny thing for anything much bigger than a toy breed puppy, I would be giving him a turkey neck or chicken carcase - that's a whole meal in itself and will really give him something to chew and concentrate on. Edited August 23, 2011 by Sandra777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundyburger Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'd give half a frame over necks... The pups inhale them too quickly. Grumpy, they are given whole, as they're only small and there's potential for choking, even moreso if you cut them up as some dogs will try and eat them whole and not chew them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atua Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 have to agree with the others. I believe for a golden puppy a chicken neck/wing/drumstick is too small and has a high chance of choking if swollowed whole. I would opt for the chicken frame, turkey neck or even a briskett bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle wrangler Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Frozen fine. My bigger dogs "eats" a chicken neck in one gulp, so it's raw chicken frames for him. Used to eat kibble really fast, too, so had to spread it across the floor to slow him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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