Elk and Moose bones?

[Dublinsmom]

My step dad is going off hunting moose and elk shortly. Normally I am not a big game eater but as we are just starting barf and our dog is not even a year old it occured to me that I could get the bones (leg bones etc as recreational bones) is this ok? I know I would have to freeze them for awhile to kill any nasty bugs but the big leg bones won't splinter wil they? (I'd ask for meat but I think they would kill me if I told them I was going to let my dog have it ).

 

[Jan]

I would see if he will give you the bones with the meat on them. It would then be much more worthwhile giving them to your dog. I know that deer bones can splinter, I am not sure about moose and elk. Just take the bones away of they start to splinter.

 

[Poetic_thing]

No the big leg bones won't splinter but your dog does run the risk of chipping/cracking a tooth with such a hard/tough weight bearing bone. If you are going to give them, ensure there is lots of meat on it for them to chew and just monitor the progress. My guys have had bison leg bones and they just love them and have had no issues either. And if you can get any wild meat - your dog will think it has died and gone to heaven. My dogs will always eat up the wild before beef or pork any day .

 

[alaska]

wild game

I am pretty new to raw feeding, haven't made the switch yet, but my question is, if you feed wild game, isn't parasites a risk? should one maybe freeze the bones first? to kill any parasites?

 

[Dublinsmom]

thanks guys and no worries we will recieve any meat/bones already frozen so I would just wait a few weeks to kill any parasites etc.

 

[Poetic_thing]

Yes it is a good idea to freeze - any wild meat I get is usually frozen 2-3 weeks prior to feeding for the parasite reason.