NEVER feed chop bones!

Just found out from the lady we bought Winston off, that his brother, who was mostly all white, with the smallest blobs of black on him, died last month. The lady who owned Sonic ( that was his name ) got married and went on honeymoon and a friend was looking after him. Unfortunately the lady looking after him gave him a chop bone. It perferated his bowel and caused alot of internal bleeding ..he had an operation but still died. So sad...imagine how the friend feels!

this was the little darling when we went to look at the puppies the first time...

That's awful news. The handlers and the friend must all fell awful

Cooked or raw? I'm willing to bet it was cooked. Poor little guy.

I must admit that I don't give Dempsey chop bones mainly because they are quite small & he isn't bright enough to chew them & tries to swallow them whole.

yes Caryll it was cooked.... I used to give Jethro cooked chop bones too. ( years ago ) .what was I thinking !!

Oh Vanessa poor little Sonic. They must be feeling awful. What on earth could they say.

I won't give any type of cooked bone, not even the large ones you buy in the pet stores.

Poor little guy. The owners must have been devastated!

oh thats awful the people who were looking after him must be mortified

What is 'chop bone' and why is cooked bone bad for them?

I used to give my dog large bones from the butcher we got for free which were raw.

A chop bone is one of the small bones you get with lamb or pork chops.

Cooked bones are very brittle & will splinter, leaving extremely sharp points. Raw bones (as long as they are fresh or freshly thawed) don't splinter as a rule, and are easily digested in the dog's strong stomach acid.

Ohhhh I see.

Thanks for that.

how awful! run free lil' Sonic!

oh thats terrible I feel bad for all involved, I suppose if you don't have dogs or look after them a lot you wouldn't know about not feeding cooked bones. I always give a list of what not to feed with my animals when they're in care with someone else, better safe than sorry!

must be so sad for them

Caryll wrote: Raw bones (as long as they are fresh or freshly thawed) don't splinter as a rule, and are easily digested in the dog's strong stomach acid.

what about chicken bones raw because people have told me not to give them raw aswell??

chicken bones are so small that they can pose a chocking risk, if nothing else.

Oh dear poor thing. I don't generally give bones, but when i do they are raw ones from the butchers!

Herman's Human wrote:chicken bones are so small that they can pose a chocking risk, if nothing else.

raw chicken bones are totally fine to feed, and i do feed my to chop bones but they know to chew them well.

But RIP little dude

awww poor Sonic thats so sad

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Awww bless! He is a gorgeous boy! The handlers and the friend must feel terrible about what happened! R.I.P baby boy!

So sad for all involved. and what a little darling sonic was, run free littlen Xx

Run free Sonic what a wee shame I give jake chop bones a lot too i wont be now!

oh god,...... that poor baby D,: i dont know what i would do iy anything happened to romeo like that

andynlucy789 wrote:what about chicken bones raw because people have told me not to give them raw aswell??

Raw chicken bones are fine. The bones are bendy & don't splinter. Always supervise your dog when they eat bones, though.

ella wrote:raw chicken bones are totally fine to feed, and i do feed my to chop bones but they know to chew them well.

Yes, but I bet the bones are raw?

RIP sonic. So sad.

yes we were hoping that one day Sonic and Winston could meet up, to compare how they are, as he was only living about 50 kms from us..poor bugger....

How awful!

Saxon can't eat bones because he's allergic to beef and all of the bones we sell are beef.

Caryll wrote:

andynlucy789 wrote:what about chicken bones raw because people have told me not to give them raw aswell??

Raw chicken bones are fine. The bones are bendy & don't splinter. Always supervise your dog when they eat bones, though.

ella wrote:raw chicken bones are totally fine to feed, and i do feed my to chop bones but they know to chew them well.

Yes, but I bet the bones are raw?

oh yes i meant to put that, definitely always raw!