Comparison between raw diet and kibble

[nitemares]

raw bird bones are fine, only cooked ones are dangerous. even better if the raw bones are covered with meat

[Lobobear44]

@nitemares But a someone's dog who I know died by eating a raw turkey neck almost 2 years ago. I would NEVER give dogs raw bird bones even cooked too risky and deadly. Better safe than sorry ALWAYS. Raw bones from cow, deer, more other thats NOT raw bird bones are NOT deadly.

[DunRingill]

Originally Posted by Lobobear44

@nitemares But a someone's dog who I know died by eating a raw turkey neck almost 2 years ago. I would NEVER give dogs raw bird bones even cooked too risky and deadly. Better safe than sorry ALWAYS. Raw bones from cow, deer, more other thats NOT raw bird bones are NOT deadly.

Oh where to start on this......

Depending on what part of the animal, raw cow or deer bones can be FAR FAR more dangerous than raw bird bones.

I've been feeding multiple GSDs raw diets since 1993. I didn't start out giving them whole raw chicken, but chicken has been a large part of their diets for a very long time. No problems here! One of my GSDs is 14 years 9 months and still eats raw meaty bones every day, tho at this stage I do have to make sure the pieces aren't too big for her.

[4score]

Originally Posted by Lobobear44

@nitemares But a someone's dog who I know died by eating a raw turkey neck almost 2 years ago. I would NEVER give dogs raw bird bones even cooked too risky and deadly. Better safe than sorry ALWAYS. Raw bones from cow, deer, more other thats NOT raw bird bones are NOT deadly.

Please do some research like all of us raw feeders do. Raw "bird bones" are fine. All our dogs are fine on these.....but NEVER cook them. They become brittle at that point. My GSD loves raw turkey/chicken necks. Eats them without incident.

[nitemares]

@Lobobear44 plz research raw food before making such assumption, non bird bones are definitely much dangerous to feed than raw bird bones. although not deadly, they can easily break teeth for example.

Raw bones with meat, necks actually attached to the bird is definitely not dangerous.
can you plz explain how did this particular dog die from eating turkey neck?? I'm very curious to know.

[jocoyn]

I am certain that some dogs have died from raw bones. In the same way some dogs have choked on kibble and certainly more kibble fed dogs seem to bloat. There is going to be some risk with any food I would think.

I do have a concern mixing kibble with raw though because the kibble is set to digest at a different pH than the raw. And the less acidic pH at which kibbles digest is not as good at inactivating pathogens as the highly acidic one of the dog fed raw only (who is also going to digest those bones better) Have not seen any data on that but I know my dogs always know when the kibble is soaking and anticipation helps with release of the enzymes etc in the digestive system for that food.