Baby Dragon Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Is a roo tail something that a dog can eat as part of their dinner, and will eat it quickly (eg like a chicken frame)? Or is it more of a food they will work on for a few days? Will they eat the bone as well, or just the meat? Thanks :cool: Edited March 7, 2009 by Baby Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Paws Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) should be able to eat fairly quickly,the bone is actually quite soft,you can generally cut through it with a knife Edited March 7, 2009 by 4 Paws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 you can generally cut through it with a knife Nooo.. you can cut thru the joints between vertebrae with a knife- definitely not the actual bones :cool: feed as a long-lasting meal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Dragon Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks guys :cool: So there are vertebrae in them? Should I be worried he might seperate them and choke on one??? He's a Lab sized dog that thinks it's a race to eat his dinner. He normally has chicken frames and large chicken wings with no problems, but will swallow necks whole so he doesn't get those anymore. I thought a roo tail would be nice and big for him, but if the vertebrae come apart into chunks of bone, then maybe it wouldn't be good for him? Thanks for any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks guys So there are vertebrae in them? Should I be worried he might seperate them and choke on one??? He's a Lab sized dog that thinks it's a race to eat his dinner. He normally has chicken frames and large chicken wings with no problems, but will swallow necks whole so he doesn't get those anymore. I thought a roo tail would be nice and big for him, but if the vertebrae come apart into chunks of bone, then maybe it wouldn't be good for him? Thanks for any advice My border collies cope well with roo segments. The bits we get are normally cut into about 10cm lengths so consist of several vetebrae. Piper gets through hers in about half an hour, bone and all. Jazz takes about double that. They are a good chewimg meal for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Where do you get your roo tail segments from Piper - something that might take Ness longer than 5 minutes to eat would be worth the trip . Although it would then probably take Kenzie a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 So there are vertebrae in them? ermm.. yep! same as a dog's tail, or a person's coccyx.. they are an extension of the spine.. providing lengths are long enough, he should just chew and chew. freeze them if you're concerned, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Midol Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Gizmo goes through about 20cm of roo tail in about 15-20 minutes. Lily just doesn't eat the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Dragon Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks guys. I think I will freeze it to hopefully make him eat it slower. I probably worry too much, but I'm always wary when giving him new food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 The pugs take a few hours to get through a roo tail. I wish the would come in halfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Where do you get your roo tail segments from Piper - something that might take Ness longer than 5 minutes to eat would be worth the trip . Although it would then probably take Kenzie a few hours. A pet food place in Elizabeth although for the past month or so they haven't had any which is a bugger as it is nice to give them something different and they are not overly expensive plus Piper LOVES them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trishalouise Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Where do you get your roo tail segments from Piper - something that might take Ness longer than 5 minutes to eat would be worth the trip . Although it would then probably take Kenzie a few hours. Hi Ness! Macro Meats. They do tails and spines - I got spines last time. They are huge but break in half fairly easily and I would imagine you could separate them more with a sharp knife. They have a lot of meat on them, although quite expensive....................$1.50 / kg You do need to order them - I called in the morning and they had them ready for me by 1pm. Trish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Dragon Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks everyone, it went fine. I didn't get to freeze it in the end because it had already been frozen and defrosted. He ate it in about 15 mins and chewed it pretty daintily. I was a bit worried at the end with the last bit, but he didn't try to scoff it or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J... Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) The pugs take a few hours to get through a roo tail.I wish the would come in halfs. I chop mine up with a tomahawk, buy them whole and then chop them up into smaller sizes so she can have a piece every day rather than one every 3 days and nothing in between. Darcy's favourite job is cleaning up the chopping block when I'm done. Edited March 9, 2009 by Jess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hetzer Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I chop mine up with a tomahawk, buy them whole and then chop them up into smaller sizes so she can have a piece every day rather than one every 3 days and nothing in between. This is exactly what I used to do for my Pet Dobe. Almost worthy of incorporation is a Hostel movie. When my Vizsla gets a bit older I'll hopefully get her eating roo tails because I think they have to rank as amongst the healthiest meat available. Dogs with chomping power get through them fairly promptly. We used to get ours from the local pet barn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaGirl Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've found that tails with the fur on slow my girl down a lot more than ones without fur, takes her a couple of hours to get through half a tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 The pugs take a few hours to get through a roo tail.I wish the would come in halfs. I chop mine up with a tomahawk, buy them whole and then chop them up into smaller sizes so she can have a piece every day rather than one every 3 days and nothing in between. Yeah I tried the meat cleaver and that didn't work so got out a saw and managed to saw through the bone but it was a disgusting thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Both of my pups LOVES roo tails... Usually keeps them occupied for the night! (they are both slow bone eaters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Dragon Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I made hubby touch it, I didn't want to see it Would you say roo tails have a high ratio of bone to meat though? It looked like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan of Arc Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Roo tails are excellent and depending on the jaw power of your dog it can take 15 minutes or hours to devour. We have Labs and they get roo tail as part of thier evening meal at least twice a week. Our boy chomps them up in about 10 minutes but he has extremely powerful jaws and chomps up huge bones to nothing. The girls take a little longer and one of our girls likes to savour her bones so she takes it to bed and lingers over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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