I gave my five dogs the ‘wrong’ sort of bones yesterday and they (and I) paid the price.
I should have known better and it was all because I trusted the place I had bought them from.
Which bones are safe bones and which are not? Cooked or raw?
It’s the oldest cliché in the book: Dogs love to chew on bones. But the FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) is warning that this time-honored tradition could be dangerous—and even deadly—for dogs. See here for a comprehensive summary of safe and unsafe bones from Dr. Becker.
We need to worry if part of a bone gets stuck in the dog’s stomach. Here is the story of a dog I went to that had already been cut open twice having swallowed stones that got stuck.
Go to the main website: www.dogidog.co.uk
