The bones that households feed domestic pet dogs are most likely to be cooked, but in fact, raw bones are safer. The bones will undergo physical changes during heating and become hard and brittle. Dogs eat cooked bones more easily cause tooth loss,...
The bones that households feed domestic pet dogs are most likely to be cooked, but in fact, raw bones are safer. The bones will undergo physical changes during heating and become hard and brittle. Dogs eat cooked bones more easily cause tooth loss, and bone fragments may even scratch the intestines and be embedded in the teeth. How do dogs eat bones to be safe?
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1. Avoid eating hollow bones of leg bones
When choosing bones for dogs, try to avoid leg bones. The leg bones have high bone density and hardness. The leg bones and marrow of large livestock have a fragrant smell. Dogs are prone to bite because of greed, causing teeth to break. The leg bones of small animals, such as chicken leg bones, have sharp cross sections after biting, which can easily scratch the digestive tract. Therefore, there are many risks for dogs to eat bones, and they should avoid hollow bones like leg bones.
2. Choose a bone that is bigger than a dog's mouth. In most cases, the bone that the dog bites is better than smaller. Small pieces of bone may not be chewed or swallowed directly by dogs. The whole piece of bone is not easy to digest after entering the stomach and intestines, which can easily cause gastrointestinal diseases and even intestinal obstruction. Therefore, it is also recommended to choose bones whose bone size is larger than the dog's mouth. Dogs cannot swallow the bones directly before they bite them.
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3. Do not eat too much bones
Dog eat too much bones, the feces will become dry and hard, causing constipation. In addition, eating too much or not chewing it fully at one time will stimulate the body to secrete too much gastric acid, causing gastrointestinal function burden or disorder, and even leading to vomiting. Vomiting is usually colorless liquid mainly composed of gastric acid, and sometimes it also carries a small amount of undigested bone fragments. If this happens, don’t worry too much. You can feed your dog some drugs to neutralize stomach acid. However, eating too much bones at one time can easily cause bone accumulation and intestinal obstruction, which is very dangerous.
4. Teach the dog how to chew bones
If the dog has never eaten bones, then when eating bones for the first time, it needs attention and help from the owner. It is very likely that it does not know that it should chew first, but tries to swallow it in one bite. So how to teach? First, find a longer piece of bone and flesh, and the width of the bone should not be too wide to avoid being difficult for dogs to bite. Then hold either end with your hands and let the dog bite the other end. Remember not to let go of the whole process. When the dog finds that it cannot be taken away, it will try to chew it with its teeth. After a few "training" this way, the dog can get used to gnawing at the bones first, so you can safely give the whole bone to the dog.
But it is worth noting that you do not pinch the bone with your fingers, but use your palms to hold the bones in a fist, because dogs will use a lot of biting force when biting bones. It is easy to hurt if your fingers are stretched out. Never let the dog bite your hand. If it is a dog with severe anorexia, don’t try this method.
