DO YOU FEED YOUR DOG COOKED CHICKEN BONES

[ChickenCide]

Now I feed my dog everything from the chicken EXCEPT cooked chicken bones. There is a lot of BS out there that make people scared to feed their dog raw chicken and raw chicken bones but it is perfectly safe. I have always heard that there is an issue with cooked chicken bones. My understanding has always been, that cooked chicken bones are porous and when the dog eats them they can splinter and I have heard they can get stuck in the dogs throat, or they can puncture some part of his internal organs during digestion, or something of that nature. It is not a danger with raw chicken bones, it is created from cooking them. And I know someone will feel they must say, I wouldn't risk it blah blah, but the fact is, it is not a risk to feed the dog raw bones.
I want to know, does anyone have specific knowledge regarding this. Is it even really dangerous? Is what I have typed here regarding the possibility of splintering correct? I have a family friend who says this killed his german shepherd but I am skeptical. I am looking for factual knowledge, not what you have heard or read. But anyone who has actual knowledge and can answer this I would appreciate. I wonder if it is not just some old wives tale or something like that. I have a 170lb Mastiff that can eat any bones i give him, but I have always steered clear from giving him cooked chicken bones, I dont want to give them if there is a real risk beyond any normal bone he eats.


I am going to ad on here and say Many many of you are very confused and simply wrong. None of you has sited any sources and are simply responding with what you have heard or what you think. It is a fact that they can eat the bones raw. And really IDC what you think about the raw bones that wasn't what I was asking about anyways. The only person who has responded with anything of substance is Spotthecat and although I disagree at least they have some reasons there.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Now I feed my dog everything from the chicken EXCEPT cooked chicken bones. There is a lot of BS out there that make people scared to feed their dog raw chicken and raw chicken bones but it is perfectly safe. I have always heard that there is an issue with cooked chicken bones. My understanding has always been, that cooked chicken bones are porous and when the dog eats them they can splinter and I have heard they can get stuck in the dogs throat, or they can puncture some part of his internal organs during digestion, or something of that nature. It is not a danger with raw chicken bones, it is created from cooking them. And I know someone will feel they must say, I wouldn't risk it blah blah, but the fact is, it is not a risk to feed the dog raw bones.
I want to know, does anyone have specific knowledge regarding this. Is it even really dangerous? Is what I have typed here regarding the possibility of splintering correct? I have a family friend who says this killed his german shepherd but I am skeptical. I am looking for factual knowledge, not what you have heard or read. But anyone who has actual knowledge and can answer this I would appreciate. I wonder if it is not just some old wives tale or something like that. I have a 170lb Mastiff that can eat any bones i give him, but I have always steered clear from giving him cooked chicken bones, I dont want to give them if there is a real risk beyond any normal bone he eats.

Cooking the bones makes them harder. Both raw and cooked chicken bones will splinter because they are hollow but the raw ones are much softer and squishier, while the cooked ones will splinter into small hard sharp pieces

 

[21hens-incharge]

We invest a lot of time and $$$ into our big and little dogs.

To me it's not worth the risk to feed any bones to the dogs.

Surgery to remove a blockage is incredibly expensive if it's even an option with the where it is and what caused it.
I imagine a puncture from a sharp bone would be similar in cost if it's even a possible fix for the dog.

Just not worth the risk to feed cooked or raw bones for my pack of 4 large dogs.

 

[ChickenCide]

We invest a lot of time and $$$ into our big and little dogs.

To me it's not worth the risk to feed any bones to the dogs.

Surgery to remove a blockage is incredibly expensive if it's even an option with the where it is and what caused it.
I imagine a puncture from a sharp bone would be similar in cost if it's even a possible fix for the dog.

Just not worth the risk to feed cooked or raw bones for my pack of 4 large dogs.

And I know someone will feel they must say, I wouldn't risk it blah blah, but the fact is, it is not a risk to feed the dog raw bones.
-this is copy pasted from my question, I knew someone would feel the need to say it. You didnt answer any question asked you just gave your opinion against feeding bones to dogs. Thats not the question. you also are sayign you "imagine" and what you imagine doesnt matter I am tryign to get some actual answers. there is a lot of misinformation regarding this and I am looking for facts regarding it. I get that is your opinion but I was hoping someone had some actual information to offer here. I have done a lot of research and there is contradicting info all over the place.
Also, Coyotes, wolves, wild dogs, all eat raw bones and dont have any issues like this.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Absolutely NO!

 

[ChickenCide]

Cooking the bones makes them harder. Both raw and cooked chicken bones will splinter because they are hollow but the raw ones are much softer and squishier, while the cooked ones will splinter into small hard sharp pieces

I appreciate your response but that is not accurate. What are you pulling this information from?

 

[ChickenCide]

Absolutely NO!

That is not an answer or helpful.

 

[SpotTheCat]

I appreciate your response but that is not accurate. What are you pulling this information from?

What do you mean its not accurate? Pulling it from what I have read and my own experience touching both bones and shards of it. What type of answer do you want? Scientific studies?

 

[ChickenCide]

What do you mean its not accurate? Pulling it from what I have read and my own experience touching both bones and shards of it. What type of answer do you want? Scientific studies?

something of substance. You touching bones is not sufficient. for instance, wolves, coyotes, wild dogs, all eat raw bones, raw birds, none of them have issues like that. You are making statements like they are facts, and i am asking you where you are getting your facts. You are not giving me anything specific. yeah, any scientific evidence or studies would be fine. Reading it on the internet on some website is not. theres a lot of contradictory info out there I see Both things written down. I want to see for myself where you get it, not to check you, but to verify if it is accurate cause i see a lot of things that are not correct. Ive fed my dogs raw bones for 30 years, its never been an issue. theres also a lot of fear mongering out there, so you have to take all that into considration so yeah, I wanted to know where you got the info.
Also what i have determined is it is a specific risk for cooked bones of foul. Thats what i was trying to nail down specifically anyways.

 

[SpotTheCat]

something of substance. You touching bones is not sufficient. for instance, wolves, coyotes, wild dogs, all eat raw bones, raw birds, none of them have issues like that. You are making statements like they are facts, and i am asking you where you are getting your facts. You are not giving me anything specific. yeah, any scientific evidence or studies would be fine. Reading it on the internet on some website is not. theres a lot of contradictory info out there I see Both things written down. I want to see for myself where you get it, not to check you, but to verify if it is accurate cause i see a lot of things that are not correct. Ive fed my dogs raw bones for 30 years, its never been an issue. theres also a lot of fear mongering out there, so you have to take all that into considration so yeah, I wanted to know where you got the info.

I never said raw bones were dangerous