Guest Anonymous Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 hi just wanted to check something out........i was about to go get my tia a big juicy marrowbone from the butchers yesterday and my friend was horrified...apparently she way to young(3months) ive never heard anything like that before! cooked bones i know not to give her but marrowbone?? any thoughts :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Cassie Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I don't see any thing wrong with giving a pup a marrow bone. As long as its fresh and thrown out after 12 hours (they dry out quickly). By letting your pup chew bones at an early age it will learn how to be a good chewer, I also would supervise your pup while chewing on the bone. It stimulates the mind, it enjoyable...and its good for puppies teeth. I wouldn't give too many marrow bones to your pup as the marrow can be quite rich and can cause diarrhea. You might want to try other fresh raw meaty bones once in awhile, I give all of my dogs a leg of lamb every so often with all the meat still on the leg...of course that may be a little too big for a small pup. By the way , Congrats on your puppy. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbullEmily Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 I don't know if there's any reason not to feed a puppy a marrow bone; maybe the marrow is too rich for their digestion??? You might start with a really small (thinly cut) one. I freeze mine first. They keep longer and they LAST longer, too. Both my dogs love them. When you dog has gotten all the marrow licked out, you can put in some peanut butter and then freeze that for another kind of treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Cassie Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 I never thought to freeze them and then put peanut butter in them after ward. Thanks for that info :wink: Thanks pitbullEmily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbullEmily Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 [quote name='Cassie']I never thought to freeze them and then put peanut butter in them after ward. Thanks for that info :wink: Thanks pitbullEmily[/quote] you can stuff Kongs the same way and freeze them I use apple sauce (plug the small opening with peanut butter..) I don't think there's any limit! :drinking: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Kat Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 Kongs with frozen yoghurt (I'm allergic to peanuts so the dogs don't get it :P ) is also a great way to keep gums cool and also a great thing to use on a hot day :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 I buy the sterlized bones from the pet shop I would supervise a puppy chewing anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolk9s Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 [quote name='pitbullEmily'] You might start with a really small (thinly cut) one. [/quote] Er, no. Or to clarify, nothing small enough or thin enough to A. be able to get stuck in pups throat or B. slip over lower jaw. Old family pet (long since passed on) once got a bone stuck on his lower jaw, he had worked the bone his lower canines. It was terrifying watching my father take this bone off but he did it without breaking any teeth. Otherwise poor Pepper most likely would have had to wait til the morning to go to the vet, this was, oh, 30 odd years ago and I doubt we had a local emergency vet. If excessive marrow at one sitting is a concern, scrape most of it out first before giving bone to dog. You can either discard excess marrow or chop and freeze into little bits for tasty little freezer treats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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