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Old October 19th 03, 09:39 PM
Cathy Friedmann
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You could give them the occasional treat of some of the chicken itself, sans
bone.

Cathy

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"~Shelly~" wrote in message ...
I just read another poster mention giving her cat a drumstick bone to
chew on. I used to give that to my cats, but a vet told me it wasn't
good for them - he said slivers could become impaled in the mouth,
throat, or even puncture the stomach or intestines. None of my cats
had never had a problem (that I knew of) with it, but I wasn't willing
to take chances, so I stopped.

Trouble is, even though it's been two years, my cats still know the
smell of chicken and beg and plead for some every time I make a
chicken dinner. On top of that, we had to stop seeing that particular
vet because his billing practices were suspect, and it has colored my
whole opinion of him.

Have I been denying them for no good reason, or should I continue to
withhold chicken bones?

~Shelly~




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Old October 19th 03, 09:39 PM
Cathy Friedmann
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You could give them the occasional treat of some of the chicken itself, sans
bone.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"~Shelly~" wrote in message ...
I just read another poster mention giving her cat a drumstick bone to
chew on. I used to give that to my cats, but a vet told me it wasn't
good for them - he said slivers could become impaled in the mouth,
throat, or even puncture the stomach or intestines. None of my cats
had never had a problem (that I knew of) with it, but I wasn't willing
to take chances, so I stopped.

Trouble is, even though it's been two years, my cats still know the
smell of chicken and beg and plead for some every time I make a
chicken dinner. On top of that, we had to stop seeing that particular
vet because his billing practices were suspect, and it has colored my
whole opinion of him.

Have I been denying them for no good reason, or should I continue to
withhold chicken bones?

~Shelly~




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Old October 20th 03, 12:52 AM
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"~Shelly~" wrote in message
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had a question about the safety of chicken bones and cats.

Thanks everyone for helping me out with this. Now that I know it's
OK, I'll let my kitties go hog-wild on the raw bones whenever
available. I bet they'll be thanking you, too :-}

~Shelly~


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Old October 20th 03, 12:52 AM
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"~Shelly~" wrote in message
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had a question about the safety of chicken bones and cats.

Thanks everyone for helping me out with this. Now that I know it's
OK, I'll let my kitties go hog-wild on the raw bones whenever
available. I bet they'll be thanking you, too :-}

~Shelly~


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Old October 20th 03, 01:24 AM
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~Shelly~ wrote:

"~Shelly~" wrote in message
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had a question about the safety of chicken bones and cats.

Thanks everyone for helping me out with this. Now that I know it's
OK, I'll let my kitties go hog-wild on the raw bones whenever
available. I bet they'll be thanking you, too :-}


I would check with your vet before you do this. Most likely none of the
people recommending it have any veterinary or medical training. Your vet
knows best versus some unknown "voice" on the internet.

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Old October 20th 03, 01:24 AM
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~Shelly~ wrote:

"~Shelly~" wrote in message
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had a question about the safety of chicken bones and cats.

Thanks everyone for helping me out with this. Now that I know it's
OK, I'll let my kitties go hog-wild on the raw bones whenever
available. I bet they'll be thanking you, too :-}


I would check with your vet before you do this. Most likely none of the
people recommending it have any veterinary or medical training. Your vet
knows best versus some unknown "voice" on the internet.

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Old October 20th 03, 01:27 AM
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~Shelly~ wrote:

"~Shelly~" wrote in message
...
had a question about the safety of chicken bones and cats.

Thanks everyone for helping me out with this. Now that I know it's
OK, I'll let my kitties go hog-wild on the raw bones whenever
available. I bet they'll be thanking you, too :-}


I would check with your vet before you do this. Most likely none of
the people recommending it have any veterinary or medical training.
Your vet knows best versus some unknown "voice" on the internet.


I personally have concerns about bones that have been frozen but can't
find anything other than anecdotal accounts saying that frozen bones
will splinter the same as cooked bones.


 




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