is it dangerous to give a dog a ham bone?

[Connonym]

I know poultry bones are bad but can you give them pork bones? We cooked it in soup so it shouldn't be too rich in fat so as to give them stomach issues from that. This bone is gigantic and I'd probably have to pay the better part of 10 bucks to buy a comparable rawhide bone at the pet store. Seems like a waste to just throw it out. Loungees, can you give me your opinion? My dogs are big -- a golden retriever and a golden mix so they can handle the big bones.

And boy, I'm reading over this and thinking it sounds really dirty! But I'm series!1!!

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. Only hambone I know anything about is this'un:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8NOxoZ3rZc

[China_cat]

2. Pork bones splinter almost as bad as poultry.

Raw would be ok, but cooked should be a no-no...as should the rawhide.

If you're going to spend $10 on a bone, get them a beef knuckle. Or, better yet, go to the grocery and pick up some raw marrow bones.

[Connonym]

4. why is rawhide a no-no?

I've been giving them giant rawhide bones for years. It's not good for them?

[China_cat]

7. Rawhide doesn't digest very well.

Has been the culprit in a lot of bowel blockages and if the dogs aren't supervised when they have them, they can choke on the pieces they tear off.

[Indi Guy]

3. It's only dangerous for the dead hog...

;)

[michaz]

5. Smokehouse Chicken Breast Tenders almost killed my daughter's dog!

Stay away from these things too. They clumped together as they are not digested well and formed what the vet thought was a tumor. When they did more tests they found out it was something in her stomach. After more testing and finally surgery to remove it the dog, Molly is on the mend. The vet told my daughter that these strips are not very digestible and have jagged edges, which also cut the lining of the stomach. Molly had many areas that were raw and bleeding also. If my daughter has not realized that something was really wrong with her this dog would be dead. It is unreal what some of these companies sell with no warnings on the packages!

[RebelOne]

6. I gave my dog a ham bone Xmas day

and he ate it with no problem. And it was a big bone and he is a medium-sized dog.

[flvegan]

8. Cooked ham bones can splinter.

[spinbaby]

9. Depends on the dog

If the dog is large enough to splinter the bone or possessive enough to get hostile if you try to take the bone when it starts to disintegrate, skip it. I'd say most dogs can handle it just fine.

[Wcross]

10. If you monitor them it shouldn't be a problem.

If you see splintering then take it away. I usually give mine bones with plenty of meat still on them, they gnaw that off and usually quit chewing on them.

If you want them to have real fun get them a rabbit! My guys had a rabbit for Christmas and devoured the entire thing. It is good for their system to eat wild every once in a while. BTW, the rabbit that "used to" live under the dog house is no longer going to be able to get in the garden.