Hidden Hills Dog Owners Beware
By: Dana Olmes
As a dog owner, I must admit, in my weaker moments, I gave my dogs bones from a leftover meals. Interestingly, WebMD recently published new research stating that it’s not good for dogs to chew bones.
“Some people think it’s safe to give dogs large bones, like those from a ham or a roast,” Carmela Stamper, DVM, a veterinarian in the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, says in an FDA Consumer Update. “Bones are unsafe no matter what their size. Giving your dog a bone may make your pet a candidate for a trip to your veterinarian’s office later, possible emergency surgery, or even death.”
Instead, Stamper suggest that pet owners should throw away bones and make sure dogs can’t sniff out the discarded bones.
- Broken Teeth. .
- Mouth or tongue injuries.
- Bone gets looped around your dog’s lower jaw.
- Bone gets stuck in esophagus.
- Bone gets stuck in windpipe.
- Bone gets stuck in stomach.
- Constipation due to bone fragments.
- Severe bleeding from the rectum.
- Peritonitis.
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