Chicken feet dog treats?

[Sansena]

Are folks really giving these as dog treats? They frighten me… What are your experiences?

[Magicboy]

Eww…

[shayaalliard]

I give mine raw ones from walmart once a week or so- sooo gross but it keeps teeth clean

[Houndhill]

I order them from Chewy. Yes, they are gross, but my IWs really love them! Not sure a really small dog could eat them.

[shayaalliard]

My littlest is 9 lbs and gets them crunched up no problem

[Sansena]

ok. So what about the “Don’t feed dogs chicken with bones-- because the bones splinter and get stuck in their throat” thing?

[Marla_100]

@Sansena

ok. So what about the “Don’t feed dogs chicken with bones-- because the bones splinter and get stuck in their throat” thing?

I’ve read that ONLY about cooked chicken with bones. I’ve fed raw chicken with bones for many years with no problems.

[Sansena]

and smoked chicken feet doesn’t count as cooked?

[Magicboy]

I repeat…ewww…

[shayaalliard]

its the cooking that makes the bone brittle- raw is fine, and smoked is probably not quite as good as raw but not dangerous.

[S1969]

@Sansena

and smoked chicken feet doesn’t count as cooked?

No, I don’t think so; cooked chicken bones are more brittle and splinter. I think smoked chicken feet would still be pretty pliable.
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That said - we gave all our dogs cooked bones while growing up and none of them had any ill effects. It’s not technically safe but not sure it’s inherently dangerous. I would definitely choose cooked chicken bones over a raw bone that could be accidentally swallowed (e.g. too small marrow bone, for example).

My issue with chicken feet is that my dogs could probably eat 2 or 3 in 10 minutes. So it’s a “treat” not a bone/chew. Doesn’t occupy their time, and just adds more calories which my guys don’t need.

[Houndhill]

@S1969

No, I don’t think so; cooked chicken bones are more brittle and splinter. I think smoked chicken feet would still be pretty pliable.
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That said - we gave all our dogs cooked bones while growing up and none of them had any ill effects. It’s not technically safe but not sure it’s inherently dangerous. I would definitely choose cooked chicken bones over a raw bone that could be accidentally swallowed (e.g. too small marrow bone, for example).

My issue with chicken feet is that my dogs could probably eat 2 or 3 in 10 minutes. So it’s a “treat” not a bone/chew. Doesn’t occupy their time, and just adds more calories which my guys don’t need.

It takes mine about 15 seconds or less to eat a chicken foot!

[Jackie_amp_Starlette]

I do raise my own dinner chicks… and instead of having all those feet and legs tossed at the processor I bring them home for the dogs. It is gross but I know what treats my dogs are getting (and even organic!) and raw is good for them. Now to figure a way to sell frozen horse poop balls…

[bdj]

My guys love the duck feet (I think they’re slightly less creepy looking than the chicken feet). Definitely more of a snack than a chew and they crunch the bones up with no trouble. I’m not sure they’re smoked, though - I think they’re just dried, so not technically “cooked”. Supposedly, they have a little bit of chondroitin in them as well. I don’t feed them regularly enough for that to mean a lot to me, but I think they’re a “better” treat for my guys than something more heavily processed.