Cow Feet Bones for dogs?

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Our neighbor has a puppy that we are enjoying, too. We've never had a dog.

My brother wanted to buy the Mandy some beef bones, and all he could find was a package of "Cow's Feet". The Mandy's vet said that she was too young for the bones.

I thought I might give them to someone else who has an adult dog. Should I cook them first, or leave them raw?

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr, I could cook them in my crockpot along with my lamb stew for dinner tonight.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr, I could roast them and make beef stock.

Other options?

TIA!

Lee






 
Personally, I would cook them first. Cooking will soften the bone and make it easier and tastier for the dog. puppy teeth are too brittle for bones. Wait until she is about 6 months - a year.
 
I also suggest cooking them first. Either the lamb stew or the beef stock would be great.

The pup is beautiful. I also agree that the dog is probably not old enough yet for hard bones. Possibly a foftish rawhide chew. Not too big or too often at that age. Some chewing os good for the teeth. See how the rawhide is tolerated. There are also kind of permanent nylon "bones" that they have flavored.

After you cook the bones, give them to a big dog.

Just my experience, I have two 90# labs since they were pups.

Andy C
 
Hey, thanks everybody!

Lucky, I'm GOING to make your stew and then give the cooked bones to somebody's dog!

LOL! COOL!

Lee

P.S. Andy, I might put one of the pieces in my lamb stew, too!
 
Great !

Some folks never experienced the joy of utilizing every possible part of every butchered animal.......... of course, there was always a place where I would draw my own personal line............Mountain Oyesters jump to mind immediately.................
Hmmm....... think I'll post that Chicken foot recipe after all..............


BTW....... you can thin that stew to a soup with a few cups beef broth........:tiphat:
 
Cute pup, Looks a little like a Shih-Tzu or mix of some sorts.
You know my feelings on this. I thought that was the link Trim posted, where we discussed cooking bones for dogs before. Cooked bones can kill a dog, unless they are cooked to the point of becoming gelatin, in which case they aren't really bones anymore, are they? (lol). Lots of people start out pups on the BARF diet (bones and raw food) with ni ill effect, but I wouldn't expect a vet to say give her the bones. And by ruling out bones because they are too hard for her teeth, you are ruling out every safe nylabone style toy for her, too, which are harder than a raw bone.
So your neighbor would know, right? Giving her one of those to gnaw on would surely affect her appetite for her kibble. And one more thing, while I did feed two of my dogs a BARF diet then stopped, when I gave them a raw beef bone along with my third dog, dog numver three had the runs for two days. I'm assuming she either had a problem with the rawness because she had never had it before, or the beef. Some dogs do not do well on beef. You won't know unless you try firsthand.
Food for thought.
 
Luckytrim said:
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http://netcookingtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=45125#post45125
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Lucky, I made a version of that recipe tonight!

A lot more water, a lot less flour (didn't understand that part of the recipe), chili pepper flakes instead of a Scotch Bonnet (my heat was perfect), and served it in a bowl over rice.

Not that I think anyone is going to rush out to make this, but there was NO meat on the cow's feet bones I bought, just cartilege and a little skin. The broth was fantastic, and the butter beans-pimento combo was wonderful with the rice and hot pepper flakes!

I would use the same ingredients with ox (beef) tails next time. It's REALLY good!!

Here's a picture of my lunch containers for the next three days!

Thanks again, Lucky! :smile:

Lee

 
Raw bones are best, and I doubt there were age limits for dogs in the wild when they sat down to dinner. They're actually softer than cooked bones, and when you think about the dogs eating bones they dug up, or road kill they sneak into the yard, you realize that their digestive system is much different from ours. That said, you should always honor the dog owner's wishes.

BTW, I'll bet the vet was thinking about cooked bones, or a bone from a pet store....
 
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