Chew Toy Help
Thank You, Jay |
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| my einy has a giant tred rubbery bone i got for $5 in walmart it was the closest thing to the one he had in the uk
he loves it can chew on it for ages i have to take it away at night as it keeps us and him up. hes had it 6 months and it still looks like new. and it smell sweet don't think its suposed to but it does he likes it and as he has a sensitive tum i don't like him chewing on anything he can eventually eat. zoe and einy |
| I would heistate to use rawhide because they soften as they are chewed and then can be eaten in large hunks, which can become lodged in the digestive system. You need to constantly supervise your dog with a rawhide chew.
Nylabone makes a version for "tough chewers" called "durable". They are extreeeemley hard. 
Are those the ones you tried? |
| neither of my dogs would chew nylabones - but they would gnaw down on the edible ones. they will chew on a knog if there is peanut butter or cheese inside |
| Kongs are great for "chewers".
I try to avoid rawhide, sometimes using comperessed rahide as a treat, because it can cause intestinal obstructions. |
| Rawhides and Oliver do not get along. He ate one at a neighbors house one afternoon, then came home that evening and threw it up along with his food. I was so thankful he threw it up.
Oliver does not get rawhides, EVER, anymore. |
| I have never given Obe anything rawhide because I heard it was not good for the digestive system. I will buy him the bully sticks but they only last 30 minutes to an hour. (they do smell). I have bought him the big cow knuckles from the butcher/grocery store before and he goes crazy over it. They do last for a long time at least with him. I always supervise him when he is chewing on bones, toys, etc. |
| I used to give Lumpi my lab/greyhound rawhide...until one day I saw it stuck in his throat. He could breath, drink, eat, he wasn't choking so I waited. After an hour the rawhide was still in his throat. I grabbed his head and pulled the rawhide out of his mouth. It was gross.
This made me wonder what rawhide does in his stomach so I put one in a bowl of water (added some lemon juice too) and waited. After three days soaking in the water, nothing happened to the rawhide - it only got a little softer!!!  I immediately throw the bag out and since then I buy them marrow bones. I buy about 20 of them about 5 inches long for $6! They are cheap, natural, healthy and they chew it for at least an hour.
(I uploaded a picture of the boys chewing marrow bones, will post it when Ron let's me.  ) |
| We also don't let Walter have rawhides, he is extremely protective of them and he swallows them whole. We give him nylabones now (the one all the way to the right in Ron's picture) and he loves them. They last for a while and they come in 'flavor's so dogs usually like them! |
Lab Finds Toxic Metals In Wal-Mart Pet Toys 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21997657/ Looks like nothing is safe for my dogs to chew on. I might just offer my foot...  |
Thanks Ron for my pictures!:D Here are my boys chewing on their marrow bones.
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