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Doc dearly loves to gnaw on a bone, and I'm all in favour as it's good for his teeth, but they're not easy to get hold of round here - none at the supermarket, or at most of the local butchers' either.

 

Our local halal butcher does, however, stock goats' legs. Very inexpensive (3 for £1!) and rather gruesome-looking, but I'm sure he'd love to try one - can anyone tell me whether they'd be safe for him? I hesitated about buying one, because of it being a weight-bearing bone - or is that only a problem with larger, heavier, animals like cows?

 

Many thanks. His main diet includes some raw, by the way - chicken wings for breakfast and other things like offal and beef mince with his dinner when I can buy them inexpensively - and his teeth are pretty good!

Clare with Tiger (Snapper Gar, b. 18/05/2015), and remembering Ken (Boomtown Ken, 01/05/2011-21/02/2020) and Doc (Barefoot Doctor, 20/08/2001-15/04/2015).

"It is also to be noted of every species, that the handsomest of each move best ... and beasts of the most elegant form, always excel in speed; of this, the horse and greyhound are beautiful examples."----Wiliam Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty, 1753.

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Given my recent experience with lungworm with Daisy, I have learned that goats can get lungworm from eating slugs, snails, or plants where they've been.

 

Also read that a human can't acquire lungworm from eating cooked meat. I do not, however, know what will happen if raw meat/bones are consumed. I would ask a local vet, as lungworm appears to be a bigger problem in the UK than the US.

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Just curious why he'd have access to chopped up goats. Do they eat goats in the UK?

 

The legs are sold at a halal butcher's, so mostly catering for our local Muslim community. I think goat is also used in some traditional Caribbean dishes.

 

I've eaten kid/goat meat myself, in North Africa - good flavour, if not too old and stringy. These legs I should think are intended for boiling up for stock/stew, as there is not much meat on them!

 

Daisydoodle, that's a good point about the lungworm - thank you, I will check that out. Anyone got any advice on the 'weightbearing' aspect?

Clare with Tiger (Snapper Gar, b. 18/05/2015), and remembering Ken (Boomtown Ken, 01/05/2011-21/02/2020) and Doc (Barefoot Doctor, 20/08/2001-15/04/2015).

"It is also to be noted of every species, that the handsomest of each move best ... and beasts of the most elegant form, always excel in speed; of this, the horse and greyhound are beautiful examples."----Wiliam Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty, 1753.

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Just curious why he'd have access to chopped up goats. Do they eat goats in the UK?

 

The legs are sold at a halal butcher's, so mostly catering for our local Muslim community. I think goat is also used in some traditional Caribbean dishes.

 

I've eaten kid/goat meat myself, in North Africa - good flavour, if not too old and stringy. These legs I should think are intended for boiling up for stock/stew, as there is not much meat on them!

 

Daisydoodle, that's a good point about the lungworm - thank you, I will check that out. Anyone got any advice on the 'weightbearing' aspect?

 

 

Thanks.

 

Had no idea what a halal butcher was! Learn something new every day.


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I would think it would be ok, goats usually aren't very big/heavy, closer to lamb in size than beef. I'd give it a try, that is if the lungworm thing isn't a problem. I've fed mine goat on occasion, but here it comes from the Carcenerias usually cut up into pieces. The only thing I've taken away is a big old socket (hip, probably), mostly because I didn't want to stand around and wait while Fletcher worked on it, and with multiple dogs, I wasn't going to leave them unsupervised with bones!

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Cooked goat is yummy.

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I would think it would be ok, goats usually aren't very big/heavy, closer to lamb in size than beef. I'd give it a try, that is if the lungworm thing isn't a problem. I've fed mine goat on occasion, but here it comes from the Carcenerias usually cut up into pieces. The only thing I've taken away is a big old socket (hip, probably), mostly because I didn't want to stand around and wait while Fletcher worked on it, and with multiple dogs, I wasn't going to leave them unsupervised with bones!

 

That's good to know, thank you - and I've checked and the lungworms aren't an issue, he would have to eat the snails himself to get infected lungworm information

 

So thanks all and yes we'll give it a go :chow!

Clare with Tiger (Snapper Gar, b. 18/05/2015), and remembering Ken (Boomtown Ken, 01/05/2011-21/02/2020) and Doc (Barefoot Doctor, 20/08/2001-15/04/2015).

"It is also to be noted of every species, that the handsomest of each move best ... and beasts of the most elegant form, always excel in speed; of this, the horse and greyhound are beautiful examples."----Wiliam Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty, 1753.

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I agree that goats are small enough that it's likely fine.

 

And yes, goat is tasty. I get mine from a local goat farmer. :chow

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I would absolutely give that as a chew - raw only. I've had no problems with cow leg bones in my home. Goat should be perfect!

 

Great - thank you!

Clare with Tiger (Snapper Gar, b. 18/05/2015), and remembering Ken (Boomtown Ken, 01/05/2011-21/02/2020) and Doc (Barefoot Doctor, 20/08/2001-15/04/2015).

"It is also to be noted of every species, that the handsomest of each move best ... and beasts of the most elegant form, always excel in speed; of this, the horse and greyhound are beautiful examples."----Wiliam Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty, 1753.

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