Re: Kind to be cruel
Originally Posted by
ben-varrey
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Can I ask a question Mick? I've heard of this before - giving raw meat/poultry to dogs; is there a specific reason for that?
We feed either chicken carcasses or chicken wings. They are a very good source of both high quality protein and calcium. The bones in raw carcasses/wings are soft (more like gristle than bone) and can be easily munched and digested. Dogs aren't susceptible to the same kind of bacterial issues as humans would be with raw poultry and the calcium in the bones is excellent for both bone growth and digestion. Whenever someone has a dog with the squits, we always suggest giving them raw chicken wings as this usually clears up the problem within hours. People on this forum will remember the good old bad old days when (a) the streets were full of dog pooh; but (b) it was white, chalky and odourless. The reason for the latter phenomenon is that in our younger days, dogs were usually given bones and butchers scraps, which gave them lots of calcium, much of which was jettisoned as a chalky substance in their pooh.