Ooooo I just did it! I gave Harvey a little bit of raw meat!

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Eeeeeep! I hope I don't regret it.

I was preparing to cook a little bit of lamb mince and a chicken thigh fillet for his tea. He was begging like you would not believe, as he's already sussed that mum cooks his tea of an evening.

As I cut the thigh into three pieces I, for some unknown reason given my mental block on raw feeding, hand fed him one of the pieces of raw thigh. Well damn me, it didn't touch the sides!

I boiled the rest in water in the microwave and added 30g of biscuit to it. He wolfed that down too.

I don't fancy feeding him large amounts of raw "on the bone meat" for fear of contamination with small kids around. If I continue to cook his meat lightly (it's still better than processed isn't it?) could I buy some ground bone to add to it? Is this possible?

I have no objection to giving him a bone to gnaw on, but I doubt he will consume much bone in that manner, compared to chewing on chicken wings etc.

Also, next question...if I get a bone from the butcher, how long can I leave him chewing on it for? He doesn't tend to get fed up and I remove them from him after 30 minutes. If I wrap it up and put it in the fridge, is it safe to give him for another day or do I need a fresh one daily?
 
I have always given mine raw meat trimmings when I cook as well as leftovers.
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As for the bone I have always just given then their bones and left them out in the garden with them - keeps them occupied for hours and when they have worn themselves out they just go to sleep.
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I will happily do that in summer, but it's a bit cold for that right now.

He will drag the bone about and it often has little bits of meat still on it. Not something I like to see dragged about the house. I can shut him in his crate with it but I feel guilty as he bounces about whilst chewing it and clatters around the side of the cage.
 
....but he's a cute, bubba spangle.....
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(plus.....I feel I'd have to stay outside with him at the moment because he seems to find mischief where there is none!)
 
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He wouldn't find any mischief if he had nice juicy bone!!
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Would be far to busy wearing his little nibbly teeth down on it.....
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Oooo......good point!
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He will be totally fine with Raw meat.

Keep him in his crate if you don't want it dragged around the house.

Give him smaller uncooked bones that he can eat in an hour.

I bet you he will consume much more bone that you would expect.
 
Well done it will take time but you will get more confident and in a year you'll be picking up roadkill!!!

Now see if you had closed your eyes and dropped the whole thigh, from the bag it wouldn't have touched the floor or your hands!!!! I feed my two on the patio outside when they have a bone meal but it rarely touches the ground.

Yes lightly cooking human grade meat has got to be far better than the ingredient list of the average sack of food! Like the article in the below post says we are all brainwashed by the powerful influence the pet food companies have on the TV ads and the majority of vets !

Just look at processed pet food like you would Army Rations for every meal and the cheap stuff Pot Noodle!!!!!!

If you do feel brave the chicken thighs that you can buy in the supermarkets very cheaply might be a good place to start, they only have one bone in them.

Forgot the bone bit, Try and buy lamb bones as they are softer than beef a leg bone is quite good or some ribs, he should finish it in about half an hour and it should be perfectly fine in the fridge if he doesnt finish it all. Your butcher might be able to mince the soft end of a breast of lamb for you if you ask really nicely, its cartilage and soft bone there.
 
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