Care of raw bones.

I just ordered 20# of raw knuckle bones for my dogs for Christmas and I need to know if they always need to be refrigerated after they chew on them or is there a point that they can be left out for them to chew them at their leisure???

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Permalink Reply by Emily Trupiano on March 1, 2011 at 10:27pm

I don't recommend raw bones, at least for corgis. My corgi killed a rabbit in the backyard, and ate everything except the head and the feet. He was fine for a week, he had diarrhea for a couple days, but that was it. Then one night he went downhill fast. We brought him to the vet but it was too late, the bones had done too much damage. We had to put him down. I don't know if rabbit bones are different from poultry or beef, I've always heard that raw bones are safe. But I'm never giving bones to another dog again.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on March 1, 2011 at 10:52pm

I am so sorry for your loss Emily. My dogs have eaten rabbits on rare occasion but I do really like the knuckle bones for a special treat. I can see why you wouldn't want to!

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Permalink Reply by Rachael & Waffle on March 1, 2011 at 11:27pm

What killed him, specifically?

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Permalink Reply by Emily Trupiano on March 1, 2011 at 11:40pm

peritonitis. He also had pancreatic insufficiency disease. He was getting treated for it, but I wonder if he had such a hard time digesting it because of the PID.