Crushed Bones

DJ
Guest

Crushed Bones Jul 12, 2016 23:50:54 GMT 10

Post by DJ on Jul 12, 2016 23:50:54 GMT 10

Hi Tom,

I know too many bones can cause constipation but are rich in calcium. Insteadh of feeding meat and adding calcium d or something, what about if i crushed the bones
down to tiny pieces -smaller that a pea size- and then add to meat ?

would this still cause constipation or would it work ?

thanks

DJ

Tom Meulman
Administrator

Posts: 1,183

Crushed Bones Jul 13, 2016 5:45:39 GMT 10

Post by Tom Meulman on Jul 13, 2016 5:45:39 GMT 10

Hi DJ

I would prefer you not to do this because dogs when they chew on the bones grind minute particles off the bone, and not too often little bits of bone. Constipation actually becomes worse if bits of bone are swallowed.
If you really wanted to go down this path grinding raw bones (definitely NOT cooked) up into a powder and then mixing a heaped teaspoon of that in with the meal might do the job without causing digestive problems.
However, I honestly don't think it's worth the drama of trying to clean bits of meat off the bone, grinding it up, and then trying to stop that mixture from going off while feeding a small amount to the dogs each day. The other thing is that you are defeating one of the main benefits of giving a dog a bone to chew on once a week, and that is keeping the teeth clean.

Cheers,
Tom

Everything that happens to a greyhound can only happen because of an action or inaction by its carer, so don’t blame the greyhound when it all goes wrong.

DJ Guest	Crushed Bones Jul 13, 2016 22:44:53 GMT 10 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DJ on Jul 13, 2016 22:44:53 GMT 10 Cheer Tom

Post by DJ on Jul 12, 2016 23:50:54 GMT 10

Post by Tom Meulman on Jul 13, 2016 5:45:39 GMT 10

Post by DJ on Jul 13, 2016 22:44:53 GMT 10