Questions About Marrow Bones

[Connie & Bocelli]

Giving dogs raw marrow bones is new to me but I'm going to treat Bocelli to one.  I know my breeder gives them to her dogs and Bo has already had the 'pleasure' of chewing on raw bones.  I have read some of the older discussions here about marrow bones but here's my question:  Since the bones are all bloody in the bag (Yuck) do I rinse them off with water first?  There's no meat on these honkesr but they are filled with marrow.  My breeder said marrow is too rich for puppies so I should remove the marrow before giving it to him.  

I bought 2 good size bones yesterday from the butcher.  I'm think I should throw them in the freezer as Bo won't be home for another week but I'm not quite sure what to do with them before freezing.  Some of you have filled the bones with peanut butter and then put them in the freezer.  Is peanut butter too rich for an 11 week=old puppy?

 

[Suzann, Rosey & Bandit]

Connie, how big are the bones?  you don't need to remove the marrow, it's actually good for them.  I buy mine from the butcher already frozen and just keep them in the freezer.  I don't do anything to them, I hear that some people boil them but I just give them as they come from the butcher.  Mine aren't bloody though....

[Kelly & Monty]

My 14 month old loves them.  I buy mine frozen from a pet store.  They are not bloody but need to be kept frozen till ready to use.  I let one thaw for a few minutes because he doesn't like when it's too cold.  You can wash them out when they're are done and fill with peanut butter (like a Kong).  I tried some fresh ones from the supermarket but they were too bloody and big.  He likes the smaller ones.

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

I buy Rooney's at Publix in the frozen section.  They aren't bloody but have little bits of meat clinging and of course the marrow.  They are sliced so they are about to about 2 inches.  I boil them for 40 minutes and re-freeze.  Rooney gets his straight from the freezer and he loves them!!!!  When we leave him home in his ex-pen this is the treat that we leave him with and it keeps him busy for a long time.

[Jennifer and Jack]

Do you boil them because you are killing the germs or for making the bone softer? I have always given Jack his raw, unboiled from the freezer and then when he is done with it, I boil it scrape out the marrow and use the bone to fill with peanutbutter.

 

Jack is not a huge fan of it, I am wondering if he would like it better after it was boiled for 40 minutes??? The ones from publix sound great.

 

 

[Suzann, Rosey & Bandit]

Jen - what are you doing with the marrow?  Does Jack not like the marrow?

[Jennifer and Jack]

I give him the bone raw, he chews on it for a little bit and is done with it, Honestly the only way I can get him to eat a bone for a longer period of time is to give him and someone else's dog a bone marrow bone at the same time. Then he will go to town. I also give my neighbors dogs bones and let them chew on it for a bit and then take it back and give it to Jack, he likes he such much better with another dog scent on it.

 

I don't do anything with the marrow, Should I scrape it out and put it in his food?

[Suzann, Rosey & Bandit]

well the marrow is gold in our house so you can keep it frozen and ship it to us!!  Karen would also probably like to make soup out of it!! 

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

I get the cut up raw bones from the grocery store too, like the ones at Publix. I used to get them there when we lived in Fla. I bake them for about 10 minutes to kill any bacteria and then freeze them. It also defats them pretty good too. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing, but I feel better when they eat them knowing there is nothing bad growing on them. They both eat them right out of the freezer. I will throw them away after awhile too as I have found a few chips here and there when they lay around for too long.  One vet I had once said it was harmful to give them ANY bones because of all the chips. She said "I can't tell you how many dogs I have had to do surgery on for bones fragments in the abdomen" REALLY? Has ANYone ever had a dog that couldn't pass bone chips? WTD?  Note that she is a vet "I had once",

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Lucky doodles! Ours aren't "allowed" to have these either! Can they get sick from them at all??