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Post by caz2golden on Mar 28, 2013 10:22:25 GMT
As most of you know I am considering moving girls to raw . I have a real problem though !! I have fed one of my dogs from a gobblenot bowl for quite a while and therefore I had forgotten how bad a bolter she is with her food . Have been away where she has had to eat out of a normal bowl and now I remember how bad she is !! I am honestly unsure that I will be able to give her anything other than ground bone like in NI!! However my obvious aim is DIY I have fed some NI and prize choice so far on our raw days and they love it but so far I have not fed any chicken wings, thighs or quarters. I think if I gave her a chicken thigh or similar she will swallow it whole and that is an obvious hazard !! Looking at grinders they are not cheap!! Still need to buy the freezer and blender Was wondering if anyone has had a similar dog who is a true bolter and how did they convert them to eating correctly to eat bones? Otherwise has anyone used a supplement instead of bone i.e something like the below www.petsathome.com/shop/pet-bone-builder-500g-by-beaphar-29315Thanks
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Post by bextull on Mar 28, 2013 10:46:57 GMT
Lew Olson suggests using ground eggshells. Its in her book somewhere, might be a cheaper option.
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Post by julie72 on Mar 28, 2013 11:48:23 GMT
Hey Caz! Kidder is a bit of a bolter, pork ribs and lamb ribs slow him up though because of the shape. Especially slabs of pork ribs, ie joined together, because you get a lot of ribs per gram so the size of the slab is quite big and nice and flat. Chicken wings are fine for him, I tend to serve them pulled out long with the tips hanging over the edge of the bowl. That way he picks them up by one end and the weight of them naturally pulls them into the long stretched out shape. I don't bother with chicken thighs he doesn't crunch them down much just bolts them. Maybe a chicken quarter or half would be a good size and shape for yours? How many grams per meal are you looking for? Pork rib slabs won't fail you I bet you any money
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Post by smokeybear on Mar 28, 2013 14:56:18 GMT
I would not worry too much about it; all my dogs bolt kibble but raw naturally slows them down; once or twice of swallowing whole and then reacquainting themselves with it normally teaches them to take a bit more time.
Also, not feeding dogs next to each other.
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Post by labramatian on Mar 30, 2013 14:56:03 GMT
I agree with feeding your bolter bones separate. This is what I have had to do with my Labrador otherwise she regurgitates her meal. Initially I fed bigger bones such as carcass and lamb ribs, but she can cope with chicken wings and necks now.
I bought a dogit go slow bowl a year into raw feeding lol. My Lab bolts her boneless meats, has done from day one. The bowl stops her regurgitating it.
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