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Today at the butcher shop I bought the dog 3 'dog bones.' They were frozen which I understand is the right thing to do to avoid parasites, etc. They're femur bones.
I took one out of the freezer and gave it to her and she is running around carrying it and dropping it.
So now I am thinking I am supposed to thaw it before giving it to her.
Edit: Never mind, I just checked it and it has thawed. She just doesn't seem to want to eat it. She tip-toed around it like she was afraid of it, then picked it up and she's walking around with it. She wants to come up on the couch with it, but that's not gonna happen.
I have never seen a dog not love a bone before....wonder what she's thinking...
Sometimes it takes a bit for the 'I gotz a bone!' factor to wear off. Sometimes Harper will wander around with a new bone, or toy, for a day or two before going to town on it.
Just an FYI, freezing does not kill parasites. Too many people seem to think it does, but it does not.
Does freezing kill all pathogens and parasites?
No. A common misunderstanding is that freezing makes food sterile (ie, it kills all microbes including bacteria, yeasts and moulds) – this is NOT the case. The best way to kill pathogens and parasites in food is to cook food thoroughly.
Although pathogens don’t multiply in the freezer, certain species can survive the freezing process by going into ‘hibernation’ or forming resistant cells (eg, spores2) and up to 70% may ‘come back to life’ again as the food begins to thaw.3 Salmonella have been known to survive for 7 years at –23°C in ice cream and Campylobacter can survive freezing if the initial contamination levels are high. Also, freezing does not affect toxins left by certain bacteria (eg, staphylococcal enterotoxin and botulinum toxins).
Freezing and thawing food (http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/food-safety-topics/foodborne-illnesses/freezing-thawing/fact-sheet-frozen-foods4_6.htm#P10_1410 - broken link)
I am not sure that giving the dog a bone is safe. Best to not do it and get the ones from the pet
store. Bones may splinter etc., so be safe and toss it!
Sometimes it takes a bit for the 'I gotz a bone!' factor to wear off. Sometimes Harper will wander around with a new bone, or toy, for a day or two before going to town on it.
dave will do the same thing..... he runs around the house and yard with the bone in his mouth..... whining...... looking for the PERFECT hidey spot for it.... he gets SO worried that one of us will see where he hides it, that once he does hide it, he will quite often go back a few minutes later and get it and start the entire process all over again......
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Originally Posted by maggiekate
I am not sure that giving the dog a bone is safe. Best to not do it and get the ones from the pet
store. Bones may splinter etc., so be safe and toss it!
the uncooked leg bones are fine..... even Dr. Fox recommends them..... cooking is what will cause them to splinter......
My dog does the exact same thing. We gave her a raw femur bone and she had no clue what to do with it. She picked it up walked away then dropped it. After a couple hours of disinterest, we threw it out.
Mine love the frozen femur bones and will work on them for hours. Really helps keep the teeth clean and they can get alot of good nutrition to support a healthy immune system by chewing on the bones and licking out the bone marrow. Sometimes the marrow is too rich and can cause diarrhea but after a few bones they tend to get use to it and no longer will get diarrhea.
Our Whole Foods Market sells out of bones the first two days they get a shipment in!
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