Sterilizing Bones
Courtesy of Linda Jones
Chewing on a bone is a wonderful way to keep your dog entertained, de-stressed and helps to keep teeth clean. We received this from one of our Friend’s, Linda Jones, thanks Linda.
Instructions:-
Things You’ll Need
· Knife
· Pot and water.
1. Use a large bone such as an Ox Femur which you can get from your local butcher. This type of bone is less likely to break into small pieces. Never give dogs small bones especially those from chickens and turkeys. I must stress that anything a dog chew on can cause blockages, so be sure to examine the bone often and take it away and supply another if you feel the dog is in danger of breaking it into small pieces, or it gets too small.
2. Strip the bone of as much meat as possible. Much of the meat can be pulled off by hand, butr tough tendons may need to be cut off with a knife. Don’t worry if all of the meat cannot be removed.
3. Place the bone in a pot of water. The water level must be at least 2” higher than the bone. Place a lid on the pot.
4. Put the pot on with a high heat and let the water boil for 30 minutes to kill bacteria and to boil off any small pieces of meat.
5. Remove the pot from the heat after the 30 minute boiling period. Dump the water and let the bone cool to room temperature and then give to dog when it is clean and cool.
Instructions:-
Things You’ll Need
· Knife
· Pot and water.
1. Use a large bone such as an Ox Femur which you can get from your local butcher. This type of bone is less likely to break into small pieces. Never give dogs small bones especially those from chickens and turkeys. I must stress that anything a dog chew on can cause blockages, so be sure to examine the bone often and take it away and supply another if you feel the dog is in danger of breaking it into small pieces, or it gets too small.
2. Strip the bone of as much meat as possible. Much of the meat can be pulled off by hand, butr tough tendons may need to be cut off with a knife. Don’t worry if all of the meat cannot be removed.
3. Place the bone in a pot of water. The water level must be at least 2” higher than the bone. Place a lid on the pot.
4. Put the pot on with a high heat and let the water boil for 30 minutes to kill bacteria and to boil off any small pieces of meat.
5. Remove the pot from the heat after the 30 minute boiling period. Dump the water and let the bone cool to room temperature and then give to dog when it is clean and cool.
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