Deer bones

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Anybody give their dog deer bones? i've got a big box of leg bones and a big Lab...gave him one and he loved it but crunched it up and ate(?) the splinters.

Wonder if that's a good idea?
 
A buddy of mine gives his dog the dried out leg tendon from deer, never see any one give dogs deer bones though. Leg bones should be OK
keep any back bones away from the dogs, CWD can be present.
 
Taylor is right--cooked bones won't digest as well.
There have been no cases reported of dogs getting CWD from eating diseased deer back bones--matter of fact there have been a couple of studies done where the condition was tried to be induced in this manner--didn't work.
I know a houndsman in Wisconsin, in the middle of thier CWD area. He has the county contract to pick-up road killed deer. He feeds his hounds almost exclusively on raw deer.
Never had a problem. This guy has been known to sell a dog occasionally--but they go for thousands.
 
I was advised by my Vet not to feed my lab any real bones, she told me that they can splinter and sometimes puncture digestive organs. Based on my last few vet bills for various accidents with him - I thought it would be better to be safe than sorry.
 
I've fed thousands of pounds of raw meat and bones to my huskies without a problem.

The legs and hide with hair on is especially good for them.
 
About the only stuff our dog does not get, is the skull and backbone.

Ribs are a real treat, and she remembers ALL her manners all of a sudden, when that bag is rustled in the freezer! The leg bones are good treats for those days too cold to get her out. Not much left after a days work on them.

That much less to have to get rid of. Use it all!

Cheers
Trev
 
I raise chocolate labs, they are on the trapline daily. Deer is their favorite critter, bones and all. Don't let somebody tell you deer bones arn't good for a dog. My 10yr old lab can do 50 miles a day, come home and chew on deer bones all night.
 
When we had "farm dogs" we fed them everything from chicken bones to road kill and never lost one of the from an obstruction or puncture. Having said that, I no longer feed bones to my gun dogs other then 4-6" sections of femurs from beef cattle I buy from the local butcher. I feed them a premium food so they don't require bones as part of their diet and I have to much $ tied up in these dogs to risk it.
 
Everything that we don't eat, the dogs do. There's a deer backbone and hocks in the back yard right now they're probably working on as I speak. Everything. Organs, hides and fur, bones, tendon, etc. I have an audience in the kitchen when I grind because they know I toss up the silverskin and other crap that plugs up the grinder. I can basically just throw the scraps in the air and it vanished before hitting the ground.

All the trim and bloodshot too - is good dog food.

Oh, and I've fed 'em grouse, duck, partridge, goose, squirrel, rabbit, deer, bear, wolf, beaver, caribou, but not moose yet. Maybe next year. Never had an issue with bones getting stuck in the digestive tract in decades of dogs. A lot of dogs are aggressive eaters and "wolf" down food without chewing it. I wouldn't give a dog like that a lot of bones. They do that when they feel their food is in jeopardy of being taken from them. Mark my words, that's the root of it every dog I've ever seen inhale food. It's insecurity with their position.
 
My dog loved moose and deer femurs. Had him on a B.A.R.F diet for the first few years of his life. I miss ya buddy, RIP:(


Chuckie
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I don't do long bones anymore after my dog broke one of his teeth on it. I still give neck and ribs tho. My dog ate a bunch of duck heads, hearts and liver for dinner last night.
 
If you have a dog that is used to deer scraps then there is no problem. If you have a domestic dog that is used to actual "dog" food, he will probably sh*t and fart something fierce. Not a nice thing to clean up after if you're in the city with an indoor dog.
 
As a kid

growing up on the farm we never thought twice about giving our outside dogs any sort of bones be it cooked or raw. Chicken, beef, pork, venison etc were all given to the dogs. NEVER lost a dog to a bone.

I here more stories today of losing dogs to bones or to not give dogs bones than I ever have.

CBY
 
The hunters that use my land drop off all their scraps and bones for my rotties. I don't give them the hide and scull, but that's more for yard cosmetics than anything :D
 
He's used to bones...i often give him big beef femurs that keep him busy for awhile. The deer femur was a different story. He basically crunched it up and ate it, 2 inch splinters and all. Then he spent half the night trying to puke them up and the next couple days trying to schit them out. That's why I ask.
 
Glock4ever said:
I was advised by my Vet not to feed my lab any real bones, she told me that they can splinter and sometimes puncture digestive organs. Based on my last few vet bills for various accidents with him - I thought it would be better to be safe than sorry.
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your vet is an idiot. canines are carnivores, therefore they are designed to chew and digest bones. when was the last time you heard of a wolf or yote dying because it ate a raw bone? you dont run into problems with bones until they are cooked. thats when they dry out and will splinter when your puppy chews on them. even raw chicken bones are totally fine for your dog to eat.

unfortunately my lab is allergic to venison so neither of them get any of those bones...
 
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