Any Ideas on grinding hard bones

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by Paul Garrison on 11 September 2013 - 21:09

I am looking for ideas on grinding hard bones for a raw diet.

by Two Moons on 11 September 2013 - 23:09

Seems like if you had a meat saw or band saw you could cut hem up enough to use a hand grinder but I'm just guessing.

by beetree on 11 September 2013 - 23:09

Don't get me started, really.

by Nans gsd on 11 September 2013 - 23:09

You can get some type of ground leftover bone/fat together from butchers it is actually what the saw leaves behind. If you use that it can be pretty rich so give in small amounts. Large bones I am not sure unless you use sledge hammer first then grind chunks left from that. Some say Maverick grinder or Northern Tools grinder will do bone but am not sure what size they can do. Have not personally bought a grinder yet, finding a good butcher with quality meats/bone/fat sources is difficult around here and don't want to grind my own unless I can get the variety/quality I want. Hope this helps, good luck Nan

PS: Is this for puppies??

by CelticGlory on 11 September 2013 - 23:09

A Weston Grinder will do most bones, you can get them at North Coast Pets: http://www.northcoastpets.com/barf_hardware.htm are these beef bones or say elk bones? I know the #32 can do elk, deer, etc. I'm not sure about beef bones like ribs though. I'm sure you can contact the supplier and find out more details.

ETA: The #22 will also do bones, when re-reading it will also do moose, chicken, rabbit, etc.

by Paul Garrison on 12 September 2013 - 08:09

Nans I would hope to grind into a meal so it would be safe for a puppy.

I want to grind beef bones.

Thanks
Paul

by joanro on 12 September 2013 - 10:09

Paul, if you grind hoofed animal bones, adult animals are not going to grind without busting the grinder. Best to use very, very young animals. I have ground entire goat carcass, but they have to be less than six months. very young puppies on ground bones in diet will develop irritated bowels.

by Jenni78 on 12 September 2013 - 10:09

Paul, why do you need to grind them? These aren't GSDs, are they? I've weaned lots of pups onto raw. You can skip some of the big bones (though they can do a lot more with them than you think!) at first and feed a lot of green tripe, which has near-ideal calcium:phosphorus, and when they're just starting, you can use softer, smaller bones (chicken necks are good for little ones). It's not long before they can handle anything their parents can handle. Also, keep in mind, that a tiny pup in the wild wouldn't be eating those bones anyway. I feed a decent amount of meat with no bone at first. They have to work up to eating what their parents eat; their digestive systems aren't ready.

by Paul Garrison on 13 September 2013 - 08:09

The only whole bones I will feed is raw chicken, Too big a danger of choke on beef bones. I found a big grinder that worked great on a whole cow but the $45,000 price tag stopped that deal.

by Blitzen on 13 September 2013 - 08:09

Would a high quality human grade bone meal work? I used to cook for an allergic dog and some of the recipes I used called for bone meal or powdered egg shells. I used to buy the bone meal at an organic food store. I tried to talk butchers into grinding beef bones for me but they wouldn't do it, said it would damage their industrial strength grinders.

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