raw chicken - Page 2

i have been feeding raw chicken to my hunds for at least 25 years....never had a problem....i start at the age of 8 weeks....for pups i take a meat cleaver and with either a  thigh,neck ,back or whatever ...i chop it in 4..to 5 places to break the bones..after 3 months i feed it in whole pieces......cooked bones splinter not raw..if you have more than one dog ,feed them separately and out of  sight of each other.... this way they will take  their time in eating......although  i have seen dogs consume a large leg quater[thigh and leg combined] in 2 seconds..still no problems.......hey....hunds are carnivores...carnivores eat raw meat ..they have the necessary enzymes to digest it all....i witnessed one of my females catch and kill a squirrell...sp....she ate everything except the tail..some dogs eat them fast others take longer...its one of the best things you can do for your dog..great nutrition..helps keep teeth clean...read "give your dog a bone" dr. ian billingshurst.or books by julliete de baircli levy... again the spelling...a dios

my girls are those fast eaters.  even separate from the other dogs.  it's quite impressive to see them eat.  my boy tends to savor it a bit more i guess!  although, he really really likes raw mutton!

I have fes raw chicken necks and turkey necks.  We call them puppy candy.  I also am lucky to have a nearby source for buffalo shank and neck bones.  The big dogs love them.  My dogs definitely know what to do with them too! LOL

To present another viewpoint on this: http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=thedangersofarawdiet

I know of someone who nearly lost their puppy to Camplyobacter infection from raw chicken. All the diseases listed CAN be transmitted to humans, and salmonella, especially, can be deadly. I contracted Camplyobacter from undercooked chicken when on vacation in London, England, and was very, very sick with it.

I used to work for a vet. We once had a dog in residence for 10 days while a bone worked its way through the dog's gut, with the help of lots of laxitives. The bill for x-rays and treatment was very steep. It would have been even steeper if surgery had been needed to remove it, or if it had punctured the bowel.

Our cat used to catch a lot of birds. He nearly died from peritonitis when a bird bone punctured his intestine. Luckily, it healed on its own woth the help of antibiotics and IV fluids. Cost us a lot of money, though!

I am one person who will NEVER feed raw. And as for cooked chicken bones, I think saying they're dangerous is a total myth. Most chickens are slaughtered at such a young age these days that even HUMAN teeth can crunch up the bones. Give it a try next time you're eating chicken! A dog's teeth and much more powerful digestive enzymes will probably dissolve them completely.

Feeding pure muscle meat, even with the bones, is not a nutritionally balanced diet. You will need to supplement, especially if you're feeding puppies, as they can easily develop rickets from an unbalanced diet.

LOL so now cooked bones are fine but RAW will kill your dog! I just fell of my chair.

poor 4 pack, first you almost choked on a french fry this afternoon and now you just almost fell off of your chair!

4pack, that's about the only part of my post NOT backed up by scientific proof. Read the link, please.

I am posting from experience, though. My dog crunched up some cooked chicken bones she found in the park before I could get them away from her.  She had some x-rays done a short time later, because she seemed to be in pain. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE BONES, but she did have major problems with her spine, which was what was causing the pain.

I agree. I have fed my dogs cooked chicken and steak bone even off the table all my life growing up. I just wouldn't suggest it to anyone for fear I may just have been lucky. Canids don't find cooked meat regularly in the wild so I don't recommend it.

Nothing is life is full proof. Anything can kill you at anytime. I would rather take my chances with fresh food than tainted kibble. I guess we all have to way our options and pick what we "feel" safest with. I have had dogs eat days old roadkill, rotten fish guts left by fishermen. Last week at the river someone had a picnic before we showed up and my dog ate a buckets worth of Kentucky fried chicken bones. He's an older dog that can eat anything so I let him be, after telling him no and throwing what I yanked out of his mouth twice.

Some dogs are more sensitive and have lower immunity to things. I know it sounds harsh but maybe nature "needs" to take her course more often.

LOL weigh not way... I have a headache sorry.