Chicken breast and wing bones - are they safe?

[hersheys mom]

My cat prefers white meat chicken in her raw food. I am using bone meal now, but want to get a Tarin grinder (I just returned on that would not even crunch the rib bones) and put the whole breast (center bone removed but ribs in), and the second and third part of the wing through the grinder. Are these bones safe for the cat? I know thigh bones are okay, but Hershey Rose is not fond of dark meat so I reduce the amount of thighs and put in a second protein. Is it safe to give her a raw chicken wing with the bones in it as a snack? Help Please!

Lei Ann

 

[Willowy]

Yes, chicken ribs and wing bones are the most commonly used bones in a PMR diet, since they're small and pliable. But do you mean ground up, or whole? Any bone is fine if it's ground up.

 

[ritz]

If your cat favors white/light meat, you could try bones from quail or rabbit.