No bones about it – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a consumer warning this week that innocently giving your dog a delectable bone to chew can potentially be a very dangerous thing to do.
“Some people think it’s safe to give dogs large bones, like those from a ham or a roast,” Carmela Stamper, D.V.M., a veterinarian in the Center for Veterinary Medicine at the FDA, said in the warning. “Bones are unsafe, no matter what their size. Giving your dog a bone may make your pet a candidate for a trip to your veterinarian’s office later, possible emergency surgery or even death.” (more…)
Choking occurs when a dog can’t breathe because a foreign object or constriction is preventing air from reaching his lungs through his throat. While gagging is the most obvious sign, be aware of other choking symptoms such as difficulty breathing, pacing, drooling, excessive pawing at the mouth and a blue-tinged tongue, according to the 
Never give your pets leftover bones. Cooked bones splinter and can be fatal to pets!
