Pitbull ate a pork chop bone...

[klabeaume]

keep an eye on his crap for black tarry looking material or bright red. the black is blood from higher up in the digestive track that got digested, the red is from further below.

Ok, thanks for the tip. I am having the wife call the vet tomorrow to get his opinion. The dog "Tucker" is like a kid to us and we just want him to be ok. I am probably over reacting but he's a great dog that has had some bad luck.

 

[romulus22]

They do become your kid. Except dogs are cooler. Here's my 9yo

 

[foproy]

pork bones when they are cooked can splinter, when they are raw they are still flexible. so raw pork and beef is fine. but when cooked they are more brittle and dry.

 

[4xFord]

Ok, thanks for the tip. I am having the wife call the vet tomorrow to get his opinion. The dog "Tucker" is like a kid to us and we just want him to be ok. I am probably over reacting but he's a great dog that has had some bad luck.

Wow he looks so loyal and kind in that picture. For me, it is simple, no bones, no worries. Everyone has conflicting info, raw vs cooked, this animal vs that, etc.

For me the guess work is just not worth it, and I also don't trust my lab to show pain or eat slow enough. There are a million things to treat your dog too that don't have the concern of either not breaking down in their bellies or turning into a shank.

 

[klabeaume]

Wow he looks so loyal and kind in that picture. For me, it is simple, no bones, no worries. Everyone has conflicting info, raw vs cooked, this animal vs that, etc.

For me the guess work is just not worth it, and I also don't trust my lab to show pain or eat slow enough. There are a million things to treat your dog too that don't have the concern of either not breaking down in their bellies or turning into a shank.

Thanks, he is a really great dog. Very easy going, he was rescued from a kill shelter and fostered by a couple for a few weeks before we were lucky enough to give him a permant home. That was 4 years ago.

I know now not to give him ANY real bones. We have a cabinet full of dog treats but I made a bad choice and thought it would be ok. So far I don't see any symptoms but we are calling the vet Monday anyways. Thanks for everyone's advice.

 

[greenjk]

dogs love bones. I would say any cooked bone from a 4 legged animal is fine to give to a dog as a treat. My dogs love when I eat ribs. They get snacks for days

Totaly disagree with this comment, we lost a dog due to it eating cooked bones and splintering caused a ruptured intestine, Vet said any raw bone is ok but never give a dog cooked bones as the cooking process causes them to splinter.

 

[romulus22]

Totaly disagree with this comment, we lost a dog due to it eating cooked bones and splintering caused a ruptured intestine, Vet said any raw bone is ok but never give a dog cooked bones as the cooking process causes them to splinter.

Here's a completely different link from the FDA. nothing about "cooked bones splintering". That is a fowl animal thing.

FDA Advises Against Cooked Bones For Dogs | Dogster


On the other hand I can completely understand the rest of what is said in that link. I guess if you give your dog a large quantity say a ham bone I can see it happening. I give my dog a rib at a time as a treat. I don't feed my dogs bones as a meal. My dog also doesnt inhale it like she's been starved for a week. She chews on them for a while.

Anyways like I've said I won't tell people it's ok to do but I don't think they are in any immediate danger from eating a small pork chop bone

 

[theloudone]

my dog eats rocks and he's fine. yours should be fine too