jamesn184 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hi All, Just wondering if its safe to feed a 18week golden retriever chicken wings with the bone still there Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Provided the wings are not too small and/or the dog doesn't gulp them without chewing it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I think it's way too small for a Goldie puppy. Maybe a chicken quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 yeah it's fine. If worried feed a couple frozen together but my greys, all ages, get them at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Yep they are fine. Whatever you feed it needs to be on consumable bone, you could also try lamb flap, carcass, lamb necks ( not the rosettes ), salmon heads and rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyMilo Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 As long as it's raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Yes but agree it's probably too small for a dog that size. If the dog has never had raw bones before then it's an OK place to start, but IMO move on to bigger things once it has adjusted to the new digestion requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordogs Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 My GSDs would inhale them at that age, one gulp and they are gone so I really don't like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacqui835 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Totally depends on your dog. The bones themselves are fine so long as they're not swallowed whole - which can result in a choking hazard. My dog started on bones very early in life and so now although he's big, we can safely feed him anything from chicken necks to whole chickens because he chews (we don't make a habit of feeding him chicken necks, just gets a couple because the cat can't get through a whole packet before they go off and I can't find smaller packets). Sammy's best friend is a chocolate labrador who is a little on the chubby side but smaller than Sammy overall. He can not safely be given anything smaller than half a chicken because he is half vacuum cleaner. Consequently we have to be careful when he comes over that Sammy hasn't left any bones in the yard - Sammy is not really an enthusiastic eater but the lab lives to eat and will eat anything, no matter how old or decomposed... Edited November 20, 2011 by jacqui835 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCheekyMonster Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 If your dog has been taught to chew it will not "gulp" them down..... I would maybe hand feed him a few make sure he knows to chew them..... then supervise him and see how he goes... I think he will be fine, My 12 week old dally still eats chicken necks, he loves them... he chews them very well... he chews everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I think it's way too small for a Goldie puppy. Maybe a chicken quarter. I disagree. Whether they are appropriate depends on the dog and its eating 'style'. I feed my 60kg+ great dane chicken wings most nights as he does not gulp and crunches them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I think it's way too small for a Goldie puppy. Maybe a chicken quarter. I disagree. Whether they are appropriate depends on the dog and its eating 'style'. I feed my 60kg+ great dane chicken wings most nights as he does not gulp and crunches them up. Agree with Danois. I feed my 6mo wei, 4yo wei and 5yo English setter these types of bones and none have issues (I'm always home and supervising when they eat though). If my oldest dog could have chicken, he wouldn't be fed wings, because he is a gulper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I think it's way too small for a Goldie puppy. Maybe a chicken quarter. I disagree. Whether they are appropriate depends on the dog and its eating 'style'. I feed my 60kg+ great dane chicken wings most nights as he does not gulp and crunches them up. My 7kg dog sometimes chews nicely and sometimes wolfs down wings. Their 'styles' can change, according to hunger or other factors. It's just not worth the risk of choking IMO. Anyway there's not much effort needed in wings, and not too much meat either. Then again I feed raw only. To each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesn184 Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 I did a test feed with 1.. I heard 1 crunch then it went straight down.. she didn't choke which was good! I might just hand feed them and make sure she chews them. Btw she does get 1 Beef bone a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCheekyMonster Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I did a test feed with 1.. I heard 1 crunch then it went straight down.. she didn't choke which was good! I might just hand feed them and make sure she chews them. Btw she does get 1 Beef bone a week Try Roo tails, they are great or bulli chews, Gus had a roo tail the other day (raw) he loved it lasted him a few hours aswell. You can get them from your local petbarn in the freezer section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCTRL Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Arby the 16 week old Staffy pup (10kg) loves his wings, he gets a couple for dinner maybe every 2nd night. However i am paranoid about choking so someone always has to supervise him when he has them (which is no big deal at all in my opinion). He has had a bit of a gutz and choke once when OH was watching him, managed to get it up and actually chew it properly. Otherwise he chews and crunches away on them happily (and when i can't hear chewing he gets reminded "Are you chewing Arby?!" and crunch crunch crunch off he goes again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeiLuvR Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I always worry with wings.. Mainly because i had a dog that swallowed/gulped a whole wing without chewing and scared the hell out of me! Now i always smash (with a tenderizer) chicken necks and drummetts before giving them. I didn't know u could buy frozen kangaroo tails ! :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCheekyMonster Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I always worry with wings.. Mainly because i had a dog that swallowed/gulped a whole wing without chewing and scared the hell out of me! Now i always smash (with a tenderizer) chicken necks and drummetts before giving them. I didn't know u could buy frozen kangaroo tails ! :S Yeap you can buy frozen roo tail, its 2.99 I think a bag and you get 4 big chunks in a bag, its 1 tail cut into 4... its great because its quite meaty and it takes the dogs/pups a while to get through them..... it kind of looks like a giant chicken neck :S hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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