Can I give a roasted pork bone to a dog?

[aliciaflorrick]

Just that really, I have a bone from the pork can I give it to the dog to chew on? Will it be safe?

I don't think so- all cooked bones are risky, I've read.

I would say no, roasted bones tend to splinter and as someone who has spent upwards of £300 to get a dog who was screaming in pain when trying to poo operated on at the vets after a roast bone (from pet shop) I never ever give them to my dogs. nor would I recommend them.

And breathe.

NO. is the answer.

Definitely no. As per above. Cooked bones splinter.

No. Raw bones are fine but cooking makes them brittle and likely to splinter which can cause injury to the stomach and intestines.

I wouldn't do it deliberately no.

DIll ate a roast chicken carcass recently and thankfully was fine afterwards. It was a worry though.

Thanks all, bone is now safely in a bin outside - what prompted me to ask is because I saw a huge ham bone for sale in the pet shop which I was going to buy as a Christmas present for the pup, but I also have the bone from tonight's pork.

I've taken Jax's story to heart so I'll just buy him a hide chew for Christmas then.

at Jaxs story. I bought a bone from PAH when my dog was 12 months old, the package said it was smoked. I remember thinking that it must be safe or they wouldn't be allowed to sell it, but it looked roasted and smelled delicious. Dog ate half then I got worried at the speed he was demolishing it and took it away. The next day he produced vast quantities of loose poo, also tried to be sick a couple of times but was fine by the evening. I think we had a lucky escape.

I wouldn't give cooked bones either (though my dog has also scavenged cooked chicken bones and thankfully been fine).

The roast bones smell lovely but I just wouldnt ever buy/give one to a dog now. Hide chews, raw bones and pigs ears (boak) is what my dogs get.

I have to say that I wasnt a first time dog owner either - it just never crossed my mind that the roast bones sold in ALL pet shops would harm my huge GSD. AFter parting with a large wad of cash and seeing the instant relief on my girlie dogs face the vet said that if she had her way roast bones would be banned. I have never heard a dog scream so loudly before or since.

omg Jax. I buy those.... at least I did, until now. Thank you for the warning. Like everyone else I assumed that they were 'special' and safe for dogs.

It's amazing they sell those bones in pet shops. DP bought one for our dog, thinking it must be OK as they wouldn't sell them otherwise. I said 'no' and it went in the bin, but I wouldn't have known unless I'd read it on here!

I am glad my horror story has helped some on The Doghouse.

As 'they' say, "A mistake is only a mistake if you dont learn from it"

or something similar.