Smoked Bones?

[SonicRedneck]

It was in my local newspaper the other day that a large breed dog died of eatting a smoked bone from a local petstore that I have also bought smoked bones from! It didn't state the actual reason for the dogs death, but that it was because he ate a smoked bone. The lady that wrote the article pleated w/ ppl not to give them to your dogs. I have given one to my bf's boxer a couple of times & he got sick so we took it off of him. I can't help but wonder if we hadn't taken it off of him would he have died too? Did anyone else every hear of anything like this or had it happen to you?

[RavenRose]

I haven't heard anything specific, but most of the bones say on the label that they COULD splinter and cause damage or death. We have them at my store, but I always recommend against them.

[Chaos]

Many many things can be a danger to dogs. They also say not go give tennis balls because the dog could choke on them. I think the key is supervision, if you want to give bones to your dog always always watch them. I have a dog who literally crushes bones and tries to eat them, but it takes her a while so I always take it away before it gets to that point.

Raw bones are actually best, they don't splinter liked cooked and can be eaten. But I know its not possible to always get fresh raw bones, so if you do give smoked just make sure you watch your dog and you should be fine.

[RavenRose]

I'm not saying you can't give your dog anything that could cause a threat, but you need to be aware of the risk. Yes, they are a risk, that was the simple answer to the simple question.
You need to know your dog also... my parents dogs and one of mine can have rawhide, my husky can't because she swallows big pieces and gets them stuck in her throat. Regardless of supervision. In fact, if we try to take it from her, she'll swallow it faster.
I should have also specified, I recommend against the smoked ones because they seem to break more easily than what I guess they consider "bleached" bones. The just white, natural bones. My dogs have those and they've never had issues with them... except again my husky. She gets so excited with them that she chews so hard or scrapes her gums on the edges of them or something and makes her mouth bleed.

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It was in my local newspaper the other day that a large breed dog died of eatting a smoked bone from a local petstore that I have also bought smoked bones from! It didn't state the actual reason for the dogs death, but that it was because he ate a smoked bone. The lady that wrote the article pleated w/ ppl not to give them to your dogs. I have given one to my bf's boxer a couple of times & he got sick so we took it off of him. I can't help but wonder if we hadn't taken it off of him would he have died too? Did anyone else every hear of anything like this or had it happen to you?
heard of it? i have it happen on a regular basis. usually what causes death is an obstruction that has not been brought to the attention of the vet until it is too late.

[Chaos]

I'm not saying you can't give your dog anything that could cause a threat, but you need to be aware of the risk. Yes, they are a risk, that was the simple answer to the simple question.
You need to know your dog also... my parents dogs and one of mine can have rawhide, my husky can't because she swallows big pieces and gets them stuck in her throat. Regardless of supervision. In fact, if we try to take it from her, she'll swallow it faster.
I should have also specified, I recommend against the smoked ones because they seem to break more easily than what I guess they consider "bleached" bones. The just white, natural bones. My dogs have those and they've never had issues with them... except again my husky. She gets so excited with them that she chews so hard or scrapes her gums on the edges of them or something and makes her mouth bleed.

Yep, my last dog, a German Shepherd used to get rawhide and swallowed it, choking. If I hadn't been there supervising I'm sure she would have died then. This was bwefore I also knew that rawhide can get stuck in intestines. I forgot about the bleached bones, I don't think we've ever tried them actually, just raw and smoked. I'll have to get some next time, thanks.

[RavenRose]

yeah, we never had any issues with rawhide until Angel.... trouble maker!
Another thing my parents have always given our dogs is the bones from a roundsteak. They cut them out and boil them seperate from the rest of the meat. They basically seem to be just a smaller version of the bleached bones. We've never had any problems with them either... except I guess on occasion the dogs have gotten them stuck around their teeth, so again, don't give them without supervision.

[Jennicat]

The problem is not with bones, but with smoked and cooked bones. Cooking makes them brittle so that they can easily shatter and injure your pets. People who feed raw advocate the use of raw, meaty bones (RMB) as a good way to keep teeth clean.... they also are not prone to shattering. :)

[lofty]

important info please read

http://www.thepetcentre.com/imtop/bones.html

[Spudnik]

Link doesn't work :confused:

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lofty and for anyone else: the link is
raw bones and cooked bones: are any safe? (http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/bones.html)

it is a page composed entirely of case studies and written by veterinarians who see cases out in practice. there are several radiographs of dogs who have eaten both cooked and raw bones and demonstrate the potential dangers to any bones ingested.

[lofty]

lofty and for anyone else: the link is
raw bones and cooked bones: are any safe? (http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/bones.html)

it is a page composed entirely of case studies and written by veterinarians who see cases out in practice. there are several radiographs of dogs who have eaten both cooked and raw bones and demonstrate the potential dangers to any bones ingested.

yeah that's the link cheers

don't know what happened to my link