Mo, My very first dog, when I was 7yrs old, died from a rib bone.? My Mom was already a raw feeder (horsemeat and don't get me started on that)? She blanched?some ribs then stripped them for her recipe.? Gave the dog a blanched rib bone.? It perforated his lung and he was dead when we woke up the next morning.? This should not have killed him, but it did.? I am very careful to?feed my dogs soft raw bones.? I like turkey/chicken necks the best.? But, I have found raw chicken ribs, backs and wings are all soft and don't splinter.? Pork and lamb necks are also good.??My normal feedings are ground meat and bone mixes.? But, they do love the raw, chewy meaty bones and I give them at least 3 times a week.? Not a prey diet and not what all the "experts" say.? But, it works for me and my dogs and that is my point.?? If you want to include some raw in your dog's diet, find chicken or turkey necks.? They are all cartiledge, can't splinter and provide the?perfect calcium, VitD and magnesium percentages.?? Laura??????? -----Original Message----- From: Maureen <murk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: caretti1@xxxxxxxxxxx; Showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:54 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Scared of raw My sister and her Hubby had one of my boys and were grilling one day. Hubby gives Bentley a meaty raw beef rib...........it will be GOOD for him! It perforated his intestines and even after surgery that dog died a horrible death. I was making meatballs one afternoon and gave Dubya a raw one....which I have done before. This time within 12 hours he had bloody diarreaha and an intestinal bacterial overgrowth. You never know what hormones and crap are shot in the cattle either Rebecca! You never know what meat is contaminated in the slaughter houses either. The US shoots calves FULL of a growth hormone to make them put on weight faster. Some of the Vegan stuff I have read says this hormone is not killed by cooking....and this is the reason obesity is so high in this country. Europe eats MORE meat than we do......but has a lower obesity rate than we do and they do not use the growth hormone. I feed Royal Canin which is expensive but I feel it is the best on the market. Mo > Three lovely ladies from Texas recently stated that the thought of feeding > raw "scared them to death". To those ladies and any others, I'm > interested to know what part or parts scare you. > (Not trying to start a food war, just interested) > > Cyndi.....usually at work, who now has some free time while on the way to > Florida. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================