katetk Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 This has been bothering me for a while. Are Lamb necks able to be fully consumed? Harvey gets them a couple of time a week and spends HOURS having a good chew. I never leave bones lying around and always throw them out. But are they the type of bone that a dog (keeping in mind harvey is small) can eat completely? I always supervise when he has bones as he is known to gag but i have to spend HOURS watching him - by that stage the lamb neck has shrunk but is not completely gone. someone please let me know cause its been bugging me for ages now Thanks Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Well...i have large dogs and they completely finish off the lamb necks...sometimes they get the cut up 'slices' and other times they get the full un cut neck piece...but either way they eat it bones and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katetk Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 THANK YOU! Gee it has been annoying me! I'll just put it down to Harvey being vertically challenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum 2 Bailey n Chelsea Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I feed Bailey chicken necks and he eats the whole thing? He is a poodle cross and almost 5 months so still a little dog........ I think lamb necks can be completely consumed but maybe they are a bit big for your dog? What sort of dog do you have? Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katetk Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 Harvey can eat chicken necks, although is known to swallow them whole and gag so i cut them up or bash them a little (he has bone issues LOL) Lamb necks are harder i guess... but how long should it take to fully eat it?? He is a West Highland White Terrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum 2 Bailey n Chelsea Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Bailey will consume a chicken neck in about 10mins a chicken wing in about 30mins and a lamb neck in about an hour..... It is probably different with every dog though? Have you tried chicken wings? Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katetk Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 (edited) Yep, he gets chicken wings 'sometimes' thats another one he can GAG on, they're more the cats 'thing' really LOL. I think i will pick up some more this week and give him another go at them, he gets minced chicken carcass as his main diet, i guess its more me being too concerned (paranoid :D ) about him choking after a few instances, so lamb necks are good as far as that goes because they are big enough that he cant swallow whole. It is like he needs to learn to CHEW the smaller things . Edited June 8, 2005 by katetk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Perhaps try him on Turkey pieces? my boys get wings, legs, bums and necks...they'd certainly be big enough to keep him occupied for a little bit and they're good for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katetk Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 Turkey bums hey, can't say i have seen them around . I have seen Turkey Necks at the supermarket (coles), they are single pre packed one.. "give your dog a bone" or something similiar, perhaps i'll pick up one of them. haven't seen wings or any other Turkey parts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAX Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I'm with KitKat, my dogs eat whole lamb necks in under 15 minutes but they are big dogs. I would also think that turkey necks might be better. They are heaps bigger than chicken necks but not as big and hard as lamb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAX Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 You can buy turkey necks in Woolworths. They in a vac sealed white Ingams bag and usually about four in a bag in the pet meat/offal section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolassesLass Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) Turkey tails (and plenty of other good BARF supplies) can be purchased at the Brisbane Meat Markets at Rocklea (butcher). They're on Sherwood Rd across from where the markets run. My BC's can sometimes finish the whole lamb neck bone, sometimes it's too big, they seem to be right on the edge of being consumable for a dog their size. Edited June 9, 2005 by molasseslass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) Edited as ML beat me to it with more info :D Woolies does small malti packs of necks...about 4 in a pack for about $3.25 a kg. - and so did Packsapunch Edited June 9, 2005 by KitKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Lamb necks don't last 10 minutes with Eden, Less than 15 with Debbie, and about half an hour for Gypsy. Even my JRT's used to be able to eat a lambs neck, bone and all - I just had the butcher cut them into smaller pieces (about two to three times the size of a chicken neck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katetk Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 Turkey necks sound like a goer! Thanks guys Kez, Now i am thinking my dog is just HOPELESS LOL. The lamb necks i get are about *gets ruler* 20-23 cm in length sometines a wee bit smaller. They are also quite thick. I would ask the butcher to cut them but he seems to get annoyed that i buy my meat from the supermarket and dog stuff from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 You should be able to get the sliced lamb necks from the supermarket as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katetk Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 I think i will have to start shopping somewhere else. My shop sucks, no turkey, no sliced lamb neck. They do have lamb off cuts but all they seem to be at the moment is fat with a little meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolassesLass Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) I would ask the butcher to cut them but he seems to get annoyed that i buy my meat from the supermarket and dog stuff from him :D Sounds like my housemate. He whinges about the fresh vegie mush the dogs get while I cook microwave vegies for us too. EFS Edited June 9, 2005 by molasseslass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-time Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Why don't you try giving him the whole chicken frame to chew on? If he gutses smaller parts or his minced up frames... That way he gets plenty of bone and cartilage as well as some meaty bits. That's what all my dogs get and even the little ones go for it. Takes them ages but it keeps them occupied and happy. And they have bewdiful toothy-pegs! I've also always fed some lamb each week but have become wary recently when my 5 month old TT got her jaws stuck on a lamb chop. It wasn't down her throat, just her teeth, top and bottom were in the flesh and she couldn't open her little mouth again! Felt very sorry for her. But god she was relishing it! I do watch the little ones with lamb bones. Think BIG, I reckon. That way it makes him chew his food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciara Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 My tiny semi-toothless dog eats lamb necks too, but it takes him about 2 hours to polish one off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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