Femur bones ok to EAT??

[Isabella]

So I picked up a bag of bones (mostly knucklebones) from my butcher. He threw in some meaty femur bones & I gave one to Rex the other day. I took it away after about 10 minutes when I noticed he was actually eating away at the bone to get to the marrow.
From what I understand weight bearing bones should not be consumed right?
To the experienced raw feeders out there - what are your thoughts? Should I just stick with knucklebones?

[Rerun]

I don't feed raw, but we do give our dogs femur bones once a week or so. They can't eat the marrow bones but they sure lick them clean. They do eat the ends though, in whole. We've never had a problem with teeth, etc

[sable123]

Originally Posted by Isabella

So I picked up a bag of bones (mostly knucklebones) from my butcher. He threw in some meaty femur bones & I gave one to Rex the other day. I took it away after about 10 minutes when I noticed he was actually eating away at the bone to get to the marrow.
From what I understand weight bearing bones should not be consumed right?
To the experienced raw feeders out there - what are your thoughts? Should I just stick with knucklebones?

Stick to knucklebones because you run a high risk of a busted tooth on the middle portion of any leg bone. The knuckle is the end of the bone length and is much softer, but an older dog can still break a tooth on them.

[Lauri & The Gang]

The femur bones are VERY hard. I wouldn't let a dog chew on them for long.