Too much bone can upset their calcium/phosphorus balance and can cause constipation. Since I’m making half of my dogs’ food, I watch what needs to be balanced and add nutrients to make sure they are getting everything they need. For mutton, I usually get it from Hare Today, and sometimes it’s not ribs, but other bones instead. They have goat chunks as well. Llama is usually from the local guy with a llama farm, so not much help there.
It’s weight bearing bones of large ruminants that you need to avoid. My BCs handle goat and mutton femurs just fine. Every once in a while, I have to throw away a small piece that they didn’t consume. Yes, neck bones and ribs are softer, so less likely to break a tooth, but as long as it isn’t cow leg bones, I don’t worry about breaking teeth. Llama legs might be big enough to cause a problem, but I haven’t got llama legs.
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