The habitual picture – a dog gnaws a bone. However, not everything is so simple. Let's learn whether it is worth feeding a dog with bones and how such treat will affect health of an animal? Whether it is necessary to include bones in a diet of the pet or not?
Let's begin from the return: and why, actually, dogs like to gnaw bones (and, by the way, not only them)?
Actually the answer lies on a surface: the dog treats predatory animals, even in spite of the fact that she is very long time ago cultivated, and her many breeds lost a hunting instinct.
But as still nobody cancelled genetics, therefore, it is possible to claim that ""attraction"" of dogs to bones is just transferred to them owing to heredity from wild ancestors who independently got to themselves food in the conditions of free life.
It is so possible or is impossible to give to dogs of a bone? Yes and no. Looking – what bones and in what quantity.
What bones are forbidden to be given to dogs
Without a doubt, it is impossible to feed a dog with boiled bones of any kind under no circumstances but only – crude!
Any heat treatment destroys structure of a bone therefore it becomes fragile. At adverse combination of circumstances the eaten ""treat"" will lead or to stomach/gullet injuries, or to obstruction of intestines at a dog.
In particular this ban belongs to bones on which jelly cooked; in this case they become also friable.
Very often small splinters from such ""masl"" get stuck at a dog between teeth, injure a gum, scratch a throat.
With what bones it is authorized to feed a dog
As it was told above, dogs can give bones exclusively in the raw, except pork.
The fact is that pork bones easily crumble that increases risk of negative consequences for health of an animal.
But with restrictions, also join in the list of legal bones:
- beef, mutton – chest and vertebral, femoral (masla), joints, tails;
- young veal edges (in a cartilage stage);
- turkey, chicken – necks and backs. Under a ban – tubular bones of wings and paws.
Bones for a dog are an entertainment, a tasty toy and a source of additional nutrients: phosphorus, calcium, minerals.
Let's note that eating of the correct crude bones brings to a dog essential benefit:
- develops and strengthens jaw muscles;
- stimulates activity of a brain;
- cleans the surface of teeth;
- saves from boredom.
It is also important to give to a dog of a bone with meat that was what to chew.
As it is correct to give bones to a dog
Inclusion of bones in a diet of the pet completely depends on the decision of the owner and councils of the veterinarian.
Anyway harm from crude fresh bones will not be. On the contrary, if you watch video according to the reference below, then learn – why bones are useful to a dog.
The most important, it is necessary to treat the pet with a delicious stone to food, that is after the main meal including enough natural food.
Pay attention: if the dog eats mainly an industrial forage, then before including bones in its habitual food basket, surely consult with the veterinarian.