Chicken bones

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4.August 2008 19:01

Be extremely careful with cooked chicken bones around your kitty. If they swallow them, it can be dangerous.

Here is a recommendation:
This is from a Vet...
It is of the utmost importance that you remove all bones from poultry meat before serving it to your cat. Chicken bones (and those of other poultry meats) tend to be thin and fragile; they splinter when chewed and, if swallowed, can cause internal bleeding and other damage. Knowing the persistence of a cat that smells chicken, I recommend that you bag up the chicken bones immediately upon removing them and dispose of them, outdoors, in a sturdy, raccoon-proof (and thus cat-proof) garbage can. In addition, never leave chicken unattended in your kitchen or on your plate. In one second, thump!, the cat´s on the table; two seconds, thump-thump!, cat and chicken have hit the floor; and three seconds, whooosh!, cat and bird have disappeared round the corner, a blur of delighted fur streaking for the nearest safe hiding place.

4.August 2008 23:18

thank you Roni for posting this. they are really fast!

5.August 2008 00:12

Another one to watch out for is the long bits of string that joints of meat sometimes have wrapped around them to hold them together during cooking.

I remember having to pull one of those out of Frodo´s throat last year. I still have the scars too, ungrateful little monster that he is!

5.August 2008 06:00

Raw chicken bones are ok though. Good for them to gnaw on and cleans their teeth.

5.August 2008 06:58

Discussion of this subject can be continued at the following link: My Cat Ate A Chicken Bone

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