bone shards

[kerrie and stan]

yesterday Stan had a marrow bone and ussualy we dont have much of a problem with them except for maybe a bit of constipation. however yesterday he had his marrow bone in the morning and halfway through the night i heard him being sick, i checked he was ok but left cleaning the sick up until this morning, i went to clean it up and found that Stan had sicked up some very large shards of bone, im talking maybe 1-2 inchs and sharp.

so now im wondering if it is still a good idea to feed him bones?

[.dodger.]

just checking it was a raw marrow bone? 🙂

This happens to dodger sometimes, there’s a certain bone we get from morries that he doesn’t seem to crunch to well and occasional brings up some pieces of bone. I just tend to avoid that one

[kerrie and stan]

it was a raw marrow bone that i get from the butchers, ive never had this problem before so dont know what to do.

perhaps there is a way to get him to slow down and chew it properly?

[Sweetypye]

Dogs do not chew, and whether he consumed it quickly or slowly will not make any difference to the outcome; it is normal occasionally for this to happen, turkey drumsticks are the most common culprit in my house.

[kerrie and stan]

im just worried about his insides getting hurt

[Sweetypye]

I appreciate your concern, it is normal!

But remember it is also normal for dogs to eat raw meaty bones! :agree:

[kerrie and stan]

very true ;D

so as long as he isnt spitting or pooping major blood then i should stop worrying and give him his bones that he loves :crazy:

[Foxisle_crazy]

[quote author=kerrie and stan link=topic=14600.msg271189#msg271189 date=1249996420]
very true ;D

so as long as he isnt spitting or pooping major blood then i should stop worrying and give him his bones that he loves :crazy:
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Yes!!  chill out about it  :ok:  really, he’ll handle them  🙂

[kerrie and stan]

:ok: i will, just worried a bit because they were so big

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