Reuben and his first bone

I got Reuben his first bone from the butchers today, he had a good chomp on it for about 10-15 minutes before we went out for a walk. He has since had his tea and does not seem interested in it, despite bringing it into the front room.
I will try him again with it tomorrow in the back garden. Chloe has no interest whatsoever, had a sniff and walked away

What I did not realise was that I could ask the butcher to cut the knuckle ends off so he could get to the marrow (thanks for the tip Zoe) so I have asked hubby to have a go at cutting it tomorrow.

Here are a few pics

yum yum yum Reuben lol bloody el jo you get dinosaurs where you live ?

!!! I didn't realise they were that big lol, said we were going to start ours off slowly with some knuckle bones, probs bigger than Rossco lol. Let us know how Reuben gets on with it tomorrow pweez =)

OMW, that bone looks huge, enjoy your treat Reuben x

I think most people would ask the butcher to cut it. When I went in I asked for a knuckle bone or a shin bone and they went off to get one. She popped her head around and asked what part did I want, not knowing I just said all of it!! I'll know next time lol

they get very attached to there bones and like them best when the've had them a day or two. get ian to split it with a hammer and chisel so he can get to the marrow. when he's gone with the marrow he can get at.
reuben will love it and chloe might get into them as well. x

That is a big bone

Perhaps he just can't believe his luck and that it's all for him?

Looks like a cows thigh bone to me! ..4 bones worth there...2 knuckle and 2 shin, bet reubens thought it Was xmas! He'll probably have a good go at it when its smaller and he can grip it and lie down gnawing on it comfortably.

Oh I really should have said but I don't feed mine a meal if they have had a bone, it replaces a meal on a BARF Diet...particular filling if they have the marrow, so don't worry if he doesn't eat it after his tea and maybe on a Tuesday he gets a bone for tea instead of kibble.

Thanks Zoe

I have just cut one end off (Knew I would find a use for my tree pruning saw lol) so he is chewing on one knuckle end at the moment and having a real go at the marrow. I think it was a bit overwhelming for him earlier.

I'll get hubby to chop the rest up tomorrow. If I chop it into 4 pieces tomorrow will I be able to freeze a couple of pieces as it will be 24 hours old? If not I will pop back into the back garden now and have another go at cutting it

Yeah it will be fine to freeze it Jo, you Will know if its gone off because it gets quite strong smelling. I would say 48 hours for flesh and then a further 72 if its just dry bone. I usually leave mine with theirs for about 3 days.

Here he is having a good chew on a more acceptable size bone

flesh gets eaten off ours with in 2 days tops.
is reuben knawing at it jo

Still picking at the bits of flesh and tackling the marrow. If he starts to gnaw on it too much I will keeping an eye on his teeth due to previous damage caused by the boomer ball

marrow is lovely we make soup out of ham shanks and split the bone
he may eat too heartily and be sick, so dont let him have too much to begin with.they are usually sick if they eat a lot of the sinewy bits.
it takes a little while for them to get used to it, but when they do its all good stuff x

Ahh bless...they all get that zoned out look when they are chewing something don't they!
Hope it improves things Jo. I would give one a week for a few weeks see how he gets on.

lindauk wrote:

marrow is lovely we make soup out of ham shanks and split the bone
he may eat too heartily and be sick, so dont let him have too much to begin with.they are usually sick if they eat a lot of the sinewy bits.
it takes a little while for them to get used to it, but when they do its all good stuff x

My father in law (RIP Dad) used to scrape the marrow out of bones with a knife and eat it!! I always thought it was sooo disgusting!!! Forgot he did that untill I read your post! Funny memories :0)

YUK!!!

Its now in 3 pieces and have frozen the other two so I am OK for another couple of weeks, fingers crossed it helps with his anals

i loved tripe when i was a kid until i realised what it was, boiled in milk with onions.
ive got a feeling reuben will do well from his bones jo so stick with it, it also keeps him busy x

heheh bless him suki wont eat big bones when i manage to get the raw diet for her she has to have small bits the big ones get taken outside and left till i throw them

he looks well happy with the smaller one though :))

Cassieloomismyers wrote:

Ahh bless...they all get that zoned out look when they are chewing something don't they!

I was going to say the same. I love it when they get that look, you know they are really enjoying it

That bone was huge. Probably bigger than my Daisy

Looks like he is really enjoying the smaller bit.

Wow thats a huuuge bone!
It will take him a while to work his way through the pieces youve cut x

he looks as though he is really enjoying his bone xxx

He seems to be enjoying it!
Kai and Diesel regularly get bones and love them

I normally let them have them for 2-3 days by which time they're done anyway x

is he back on the bone to-night jox