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how many times a week would it be best to feed raw bones.

as i'm thinking to buy bone marrow like 4-6inches long and thinking to feed her. i had an issue with kuckle bones having loose stools and thinking to feed less or few hrs.

but wondering how many times a week should i fed and i guess these bones might have fat on it.

would be glad to hear any comments.

I feed RAW.  AM meal is ground beef or turkey muscle/bone/organs w/ salmon oil, vit E & small token glop of veg.  PM meal is a whole bone like a chicken frame (neck & back) or venison neck or pork neck or lamb neck.

i'm just mentioning about for ocassional chew. not daily meal.

i had a problem with knuckle bones too. both my dogs would throw up little bits of cartilage. sometimes loose stools too. i only give marrow bones now and have no problems. i give them about twice a week.  my dogs get raw at night and kibble in the am. i will probably go raw all the way (sounds naughty!) at some point.

Once a week I give my dogs the same 4 to 6 inch raw marrow bone.  They clean the marrow out and chew on the for a few hours.  I make sure I throw the bones away that they do not finish.  I also give raw chicken backs once a week too with their normal food.  If small turkeys are on sale, they get a whole turkey sometimes.

would it be enough just providing bones for chew once a week.

Please be very careful with these bones.  Raw feeders call the wreck bones because they wreck the teeth of those that are permitted to chew on them. 

It is strongly advised to NOT give dogs weight-bearing bones to chew on - especially those of cows.  The bones are very dense and can cause a lot of damage to teeth.

When feeding raw it is best to provide LARGE pieces of food to give the dog a physical and mental work out.  Give real meaty bones (RMBs), which are meat covered bones where you cannot distinguish the type of bone because it is covered entirely by meat.

did you mean not to provide knuckle bones or marrow bones

what would you be providing instead then....

I use the raw marrow bones for recreational chewing once or twice a week. Keeps 'em busy for awhile  I think it was already mentioned but take them away after a couple of hours. I sometimes put them in a zip lock bag, refrigerate, then give them to them in a couple days.

Beef ribs don't have tons of meat but provide hours of chewing time trying to glean every speck of flesh off of em.