i have been feeding my dog a mixture of rice and either tuna, sardines or chicken this week (as im having probs with naturediet delivery!!) i have been taking the bones out of the sardines, but do i need to do this? the bones are so fine so wondered if it was needed!!

if i feed fish with bones i put it in the blender to just make sure.

Depends how big the dog is?? I wouldn't bother taking the bones out, either for the Newfs or the Yorkies...I do however 'mash' them a bit for the wee doggies! But the bones are so soft and fragile that I don't think they would cause any harm...all the best, Dawn

Hi Weezie,

Ive never had any problems feeding sardines
to put your mind at rest. :D

thanks everyone, she is a weim. i wont bother from now on!! we do mix them up so that crushes them anyway!!

Good grief there is no need to debone fish, either raw or tinned! :D

Those of us that feed raw do not debone chicken, beef, lamb or pork either! :D

My lot eat fish whole, bones heads & all sardines, trout etc :D I`d be there forever if I filleted their fish :D

thanks!! sorry for being dim, but as we dont feed her raw just wanted to check!! 

HI - I have fed the tinned sardines but reading this can buy whole uncooked fish from the fish counter and give straight to dogs without filletting - just to be sure to be sure I'm reading right :).  Understand about the uncooked meat but didn't realise about fish.  Don't bother removing the sardine bones from the tin but didn't realise about whole fish!

Is there any fish that should be avoided?

Thanks

A warning about raw fish.

It does not suit all dogs.

Some dogs have no problems with it, some dogs will not eat it and others will eat it and then reacquaint themselves with it some time later................

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I feed raw trout, sardines, herring, etc when available and discounted but if in doubt, stick to tinned fish, it generally agrees with more dogs than the raw stuff.........

i think i will stick to the tinned stuff! she once found and ate a decomposing fish and it was vile!! (i know i wont feed her a decomposing one!!!) also we have just sold our house, not sure the new buyer would appeciate the smell of fishy dog sick in his lovely new abode!!!

Heed Tohme's warning....I learned the hard way It wasn't pretty.....

Oh yes this is so true   mind they usually eat it again as fast as it came out but only happens to my lot rarely now thank goodness :D

Tinned stuff it is then!!!! :)

I tend to feed tinned Pilchards as my Mal boy won't touch raw fish. My other two are fine with it raw though :)

Hiya yes fresh fish goes down well with a lot of dogs :) Sometimes the trout can weigh too much so I have to cut them up, same with salmon but I only buy them when its on offer & also squid/calamari   Mostly here the sardines are cheap so I give them to my lot usually twice a week but try to make it least once a week :)

B****r me they eat better than me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL can I have a kennel please?????????
Some very lucky dogs!!!!

Yeah tell me about it!!! she is spoilt rotten!!