An Easy Bone Broth Recipe to Boost Your Dog’s Health (2024)

I love prepping bone broth for my dogs and they love it! But I haven’t tried a recipe like yours–with turmeric or mushroom. I will definitely try that one and with moringa leaves for added nutrients 🙂

NormanWilkeson October 1, 2020 at 11:47 pm

Thank you for sharing this. My dogs love bone broth and I always try to treat them whenever I have time.

You can serve it either way.

Yo be clear, fo I serve the bone broth as a cool broth with the consistency if water or do I serve it as a jelly-like consistency?

I keep it in the fridge for up to 10 days.

How long can this broth be kept in the fridge?

Yep. You can use different bones. It really depends on what’s available for you.

Can I actually use this bone broth instead of water to prepare Millie’s food?. I normally use ground beef, brown rice sweet potatoes, carrots, peas & red beans.
Thanks
Claudia

Carol Ann Almeidaon March 1, 2019 at 8:07 pm

I made another Bone Broth! Using Chicken Feet, Chicken Necks, Big Marrow Bones and Beef Shank and OX Bone! I wanted to know, Do I cook it on High the whole 24 hours of after 12hours put it on low? Thank You Carol

Thank you so much for this recipe. My dogs are so picky and I also have a friend who’s dog has cancer and she also loves this bone broth. I’ve only used marrow bones but I will expand my craft now that I know other bones are ok to use.

Thank you my dogs love it. I have a friend who’s dog is recovering from ACL surgery so he gets this every day and his vet says he’s recovering in record time. Thank you very much.

To be honest, today, I add 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar to an 8-quart pressure cooker. Thanks for the heads up about the comment, I’ll correct it now and update the blog post.

Hi there! Is it 1 tbsp (tablespoon) or 1 tsp (teaspoon)? Because in your list of ingredients it says tbsp but in one of your replies to a comment it says tsp per gallon of water. The latter amount seems very trivial, I’m assuming tablespoon but, would really appreciate any clarification! Ty!

I get my emu bones through a local raw food co-op and their source directly from farms. The only other place where I find emu that I would trust is Raw Feeding Miami.

Good day , my comment is where would I purchase emu bones for bone broth that would be a trustworthy company? I do not think they sell them in my area ??

What a great recipe. Thanks!

We feed 9 dogs a full raw diet. No veggies. I make bone broth daily, from turkey, chicken feet, or any bone we may have. I cook the bone completely down to mush and mix it with the broth, sometimes canned pumpkin for an added benefit. I then freeze them into cubes in a silicone mold. They love them.

Sorry for all the confusion. You are correct. NO ONIONS FOR DOGS. I know that but I misspoke. I do add onions when it’s solely for human consumption but not for animals. My apologies for the misstated facts.

Oops I added my Turmeric Paste right at the start….is that ok this time?

Carol Ann Almeidaon November 23, 2018 at 8:42 am

Same Here!! It’s an Antiinflammatory and Pain Reliever!!Be Sure to add The Freshley Grounded Organic Black Peppercorn. This activates the Turmeric!! Golden Turmeric Paste!!!! You can mix it into your Human foods as well. Its known to Prevent Cancer in Dogs.

Carol Ann Almeidaon November 23, 2018 at 8:27 am

NO ONIONS FOR DOGS!!!!
THEY ARE TOXIC

Carol Ann Almeidaon November 23, 2018 at 8:23 am

I think Kim was speaking first about her Dog’s Bone Broth and then Human Consumption if broth doesn’t thicken you can drink it and Benefit also.

I was surprised to read that someone would add onions too. I do add garlic to my bone broth; I add it to my fermented vegetables too.

I make bone broth and freeze it large ice cube trays. Onion I always heard is toxic to dogs so I’m surprised you add that. I know garlic fine in small quantities.

Hi Lisa – when I’m making a bone broth, I usually add two heaping tablespoons of golden paste to an 8-quart pot of bone broth. If I’m just adding the powder and pepper, then I usually add 2-3 tablespoons.

Thanks for commenting and sharing your opinion on bone broth.

This is great thank you so much. Initially I was just making it for my dogs arthritis but now I think ill make it for all of us. How much turmeric did you put in?

I did everything that you said and I skimmed off the fat on top but it was just water underneath and I Cooked it for 22 hours it was chicken feet and bone marrow bones I am really disappointed I didn’t see any gelton

I have been adding bone broth to my 9 year old frenchie’s food for almost one month. The difference in his coat is the most notable. It is so shiny! I made the first batch out of marrow bones and only cooked it in the crock pot for 8 hours. This go around I’m cooking it for a full 24 and I can’t wait to see the difference that will make. I also added a little fresh garlic and dried sweet basil.

Hi Louise – I believe that it would depend on the protein that you used to make the bone broth. I would recommend a lean protein and I would avoid bones with a lot of marrow, which is high in fat. I don’t give my dogs beef marrow bones because the fat gives them diarreha; I imagine that it can pose a problem for dogs prone to pancreatitis too.

I was wondering about the fat content, my older dog has pancreatitis. I would like to try this for my puppy, but want to ensure it won’t hurt my older dog.
Thanks

Bone broth and bone meal are two different foods. If you’re looking for a calcium source and you’re unable to do bone, I recommend green tripe.

Will bone broth work in food recipes that call for bone meal instead of the bone meal?

When I make bone broth, I leave the meat in it because I don’t want to waste it and I toss the bones. I pour the bone broth over their meals, a few tablespoons up to a 1/4 cup. Sometimes they eat a snack of bone broth, 1/2 cup to a cup.

My dogs are allergic to chicken, I belong to a raw food co-op which gives me access to a lot of variety for a great price, and yes, I do use a meat grinder.

Hi I just came across the website, and wanting to start raw feeding my mini aussie puppy however I find these to be pretty intense and expensive from the ingredients lists. Emu, duck, bison and rabbit are rather pricy. Why do you choose not to use chicken? Also do you use a food grinder?

I get a bone broth tea from bustersbrew.net. My dogs love it and on its own or added to their food. I still make bone broth for them a couple of times a year, but it’s so much work. Nice to see more products available out there for dogs and cats.

Hi
Thank you for this information. I’m faced with a severe growth in little Annie’s ear and possible surgery. Meditation did not help. I’ve chosen to go raw for two weeks in hopes I see a change. Is there a good kibble you recommend along with a raw diet? I fed them turkey and sweet potatoes today and they seem hungry. Thank you ?

Thank you so much for your reply and advice..?

Thank you so much for your reply. I got the bone broth cooking now. Do you know ruffly how much golden paste I should give her. She is approximately 70lbs ?

Hi, I just came across this site and I find it very interesting. I have a 11 year old Boxer who has arthritis. I’m going to make this for her in hopes it will help her. Just wondering is it something you give them daily? I was also reading up on something called Golden Paste (turmeric). Was wondering if you know is it safe to give both of it or should I just stick with the broth. Thanks

I would advise speaking with your Vet regarding the Turmeric. It is a blood thinner and can interact with drugs your pet may be on. It affects clotting.

You should NEVER give garlic to dogs…it can be deadly.

Thanks for the recommendation, Elaine. I’ll have to look it up.

I gave my dog Au Bon Broth after he got sick and lost his appetite. That organic broth from Au Bon Broth was the only thing he would eat and it greatly helped speed up his recovery. He’s much better now and he still loves his broth.

Vicktoria Joneson April 6, 2017 at 7:56 pm

An awesome recipe,
Thank You !

You’re right, onions aren’t good for dogs. There are no onions in the recipe I make for my dogs.

i thort onions not good for dogs ?

You are absolutely correct. I wouldn’t add onions to my bone broth. I do know that there are people who do add onions, I’m not comfortable with testing those with my dogs. I will, however, add garlic because the amount I add isn’t near an amount to be considered toxic for dogs.

I have heard onions can actually be detrimental to a dogs health. just curious if any of these other ingredients have been researched for dog safety?? Apparently onions can actually burst red blood cells, so the amount in a broth likely wouldnt do much, but why risk it right? are these other spices known as dog safe, or assumed as nutritious? I’m a first time dog owner, so you’ll have to forgive my ignorance and blind belief in my research 🙂

I’m going to try to make a bone broth using a whole chicken today for the first time. I’ll use a crock pot, and remove some of the meat to mix in to her next few meals, and then just strain out the bones later. Luckily most of the other ingredients you’ve suggested I have in the garden!

Very good point, Linda. I think keeping the bone in the bone broth is a good idea for the weeks when my dog’s raw doesn’t have bone. For instance, I feed venison and emu – both arrive meat only; mixing bone broth into the mix when I’m making a big batch of raw would provide them with the calcium/phosphorus they need. I still think, like you said, that it’s best to go easy because over doing it can lead to consequences.

Just figured out, if you add all the bone, you are adding too much calcium to the liquid, and this can be dangerous, as there is a safe calcium: phosphorous ratio for dogs, we have to adhere to. I guess I will re-do my batch and cook it , just for the cartilage.

like Jen said, the dark bones completely disintegrate to mush. 30 hours in the Slow Cooker, 10 or so beef bones. 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar ,and an inch of water over the bones.
The dark bones crumbled to the consistency of salt in my hands, and the white bones, were very porous. Is it ok to give it to my raw fed dogs?
Why is everyone taking the bones out?
My dog will eat a raw chicken leg for dinner, so I guess I have to spread out the right amount of bone mush to liquid so she doesn’t get a big hit of bone crumble. Might block her system. Eating a bone with marrow, is hard for her to digest sometimes. I wouldn’t discard the veggies, as they are fiber.
They sell chicken feet at Crudos ( Surrey Meat Packers) in Vancouver. Cheap.

Thanks so much! I’m going to try this next time. I’d much prefer to keep the bones in the broth. Thanks!!!

What I do after 48 hours is use a colander to separate the actual broth from the meat, bones, organs, etc…I then crush the bones that can be crushed such as vertebrae, leg bones, etc…and toss out what cant be crushed such as beef knuckle, marrow bones, etc…Once everything is crushed I mix together and that adds plenty of calcium. For an 80 pound dog, I don’t really have to add in any bone as long as I’m adding about 2 cups worth of it to his food…I base it on his stool…Once I figured out approximately how much of everything he needed – meat, bones, organs I haven’t actually weighed anything out since. I just eyeball it and keep a close eye on his weight and his stool. Hope that helps!

When you cook for 48 hours, do the bones disintegrate? I’m thinking about getting a pressure cooker so I can keep the bones in the bone broth – they just break down into the broth.

Yum, I love making bone broth for my dog! He is also raw fed and I give him supplements. I also make him healtlhy smoothies too! My husband thinks I’m crazy ha!
Every month I make a different kind of bone broth…Last month I put an entire 2.5 pound rabbit, 1 turkey neck, butcher scraps, and goat chuck in the crockpot and cook on low for 48 hours…added acv and kale. Turmeric is a good idea!
I sure hope that all this work will pay off and give my boy a longer and healtlhier life!!

Any leg bone will work; you can also use beef stew bones or beef marrow bones. I’ve used several different bones I’ve found at the grocery store. The only ones I avoid are the pork bones due to the sodium – most at my store are smoked.

Hi Katie
Just reading about your lab having allergies are you sure its food allergies? The reason I’m asking is because me and a friend of mine have done and are continuing to do a lot of research on dog/cat allergies and what we have found out is the allergies are caused by over vaccinating that is why I don’t do the yearly vaccines anymore I just do the titer testing and I just got a puppy and he got just his core vaccines only and his first rabies shot w/o the mercury in it and he is done no more vaccines. If you are doing the yearly vaccines you might want to stop and just do the titer testing instead because what you are doing is suppressing his natural immune system that protects him from all the elements. If you want to read more on this to a search on “Over Vaccinating our pets” its a very interesting reading. I also don’t do heartwarm or flea prevention either because of the dangers they can cause as well.

I didn’t make my bone broth with my cat in mind although he was offered a little and wasn’t interested.

You can use any amount of bone; just make sure to add enough water to cover the bones you have. I usually use 4 to 6 turkey legs when I make bone broth.

I don’t think I understand the proportions of bone to broth. I love cooking turkey thighs and legs for meals. If I save the bones, at what point can I make broth? How many bones/how many oz/lb of bones do I need to start a good broth? (BTW – great website – so glad I found it.)

Great post! I wish I had read this when I was feeding my newborn puppies wet kibble. I’m sure they would’ve preferred this.

Thank you for sharing your experience, Vikki. I haven’t experienced kidney failure with my dogs. I’m going to look into phosphorus content. I wonder if some bones are preferred for use over others.

from what i’ve seen about kidney failure phosphorus is not good for it and needs to be kept low. I’m not sure how much phosphorus is in the broth

Thanks so much for your reply! I’m just starting this for my dogs and really appreciate the info! It’s difficult to get good information and people like you provide a wonderful source of information.

Yes, I looked it up and dogs can eat parsnips. I would go easy at first and gradually increase, because every dog is different. Best of luck with the bone broth!

I discovered a fatty tumor on my standard poodle – 8 years old. read that these are often food related. making a bone broth from beef knuckle bones and am going to try this to supplement her diet. I thought I would add parsnips and carrots later but was wondering if parsnips were OK for dog consumption? Do you know?

Great, thank you ?

I do know that bone broth helps with kidney health and kidney disease; but I’m not sure about kidney failure. I’d recommend double checking with your vet. I can’t imagine that it can hurt, but since I’m not a vet, I can’t know for certain. I’m sorry to hear about your pup. Big hugs to you both. And God Bless you for doing what you can to give your dog a comfortable life for the time she has with you.

Hi, this bone broth sounds a fantastic idea. My little dog has advanced kidney failure and I wonder if there is any reason why she should not have this? I know she will not be with me for too much longer but just trying to find her some different tastes. Her teeth aren’t great, so thought she might enjoy this. Thanks for your thoughts ?

My pleasure! You’ll have to let me know what you use to make the broth. Best of luck!

Thanks for sharing! Am so going to try to this on our senior Dalmatian 🙂 She used to be fed good quality kibble but because of a financial crisis in my family, we had to cut down on costs (the “no judgment” part in your article really made me smile). Anyway, thanks again!

Why do you fast your dog? And why does he puke because of it?

Great tip, Sherry! Thanks!

Forgot to add that after removing bones and sifting liquid I also take the left over meat, fat and skin, pop in a blender then stuff ‘natural’ kongs AKA beef esophagus for an added treat. Works great 🙂

I fast my dog once a month and I find giving a couple ice cubes of bone broth helps keep the “hunger” pukes at bay during the 12-24 hour fast…

Thank you, He’s on Gastroplex as a digestive enzyme and probiotic as well as a teaspoon of organic Greek yogurt. I can’t wait to give my dogs this treat.

It’s kind of a long story, but long story short, he had a rough start, and was confined for years until he was rescued. He never experienced the seasons of the outdoors, so when we got him, his skin was a mess. His vet put him on a LE diet which was so limited he couldn’t poo. So I switched him to California Natural Limited Bison which he has been eating for over a year, and he is doing well. A couple of weeks ago he had a upset stomach so I fed him boiled chicken and he did well. So it seems since he tolerated the chicken, it’s a good time to try another protein.

I add 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar in an 8-quart pressure cooker or slow cooker. Have you been able to identify any allergens yet or are you in the beginning stages of your elimination diet?

How much ACV should I add? Using 4 large marrow bones. I’m not going to add any other ingredients since I’m doing an elimination diet with my lab who has food allergies. I just did a chicken test, now i’m trying beef. Thank you!

great, thank you. I am excited, can’t wait to make them bone broth this weekend.

I will be adding this to my dogs kibble, sorry I don’t do raw, have never heard of raw feeding until I joined a raising dogs naturally group. However they get very good kibble 4.5 stars. & they get coconut oil, kefir berries, apples, bananas. anyways.. sorry to ramble.. how much do I add to their kibble.

Is it safe to give my dog the broth I made for me? It has onion in it and I know that can be bad for dogs? Thanks for the great info!

Thanks so much. I do the turkey one and it’s so easy, but I’m definitely going to do both of these this weekend (we have 2 crockpots). Thanks for getting back to me so quickly; I just gave Rodrigo the last of my last batch this morning.

Kirby the Dorkieon October 7, 2014 at 10:10 am

Thanks for the tips about the beef bones. I’m going to make up a batch this weekend. How long do you cook the bones?

Kirby the Dorkieon October 7, 2014 at 7:58 am

Good post! I make my own bone broth and chicken stock which is so much healthier. Roast the beef bones first to really bring out the flavor and adding a knuckle bone will give even more gelatin. Serve alone, over kibble, substitute for water in recipes. You’ll never want store brands again.

I recently learned that it should probably be grain free kibble. Not sure how true this is, but definitely something that I will add to the post and research 🙂

Thanks for sharing this! I’ve never tried making it but it sounds like something that would be good for Leroy and I love that it works with kibble!

The dogs LOVE it. The cats haven’t tried it yet, but I just gave them raw goats milk recently and that was a hit 🙂

I’ve never tried making a bone broth, but I love the idea of trying to do this in a crock pot. If I ever actually do so, I will let you know how it goes. I know Ace and my cats would love it!

What an interesting idea to add bone broth to kibble to add great health benefits to our dogs diets.