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02-01-2006, 06:13 PM | #1 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson CO
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| Greenies What is your thought about Greenies? A friend of mine said that her vet recommended them for her Yorkie...but I was wondering what everyone else thought? |
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02-01-2006, 06:32 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | Ummm...I think that I read somewhere recently where there was a lawsuit against the company that makes Greenies. Too many dogs have died from intestinal blockage because greenies do not break down in the system as the company advertises.
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02-01-2006, 06:32 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US
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| I think the FDA is investigating 'greenies'... do a search on this forum for greenies and it will show up. It's something with greenies not fully digesting and causing problems. Trixie loves greenies so we're kind of bummed.
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02-01-2006, 07:24 PM | #4 |
Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD
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| No Greenies for me and my friends. They can cause permanent damage to the GI tract or death.. |
02-01-2006, 07:28 PM | #5 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA State
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| I am so glad you all discussed this, I had no idea. I am going to pick up the greenies I have in the house right now. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...awsuit&spell=1 THANK YOU! |
02-01-2006, 07:38 PM | #6 |
And Lucy Too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma
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| No greenies for my dog.
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02-01-2006, 07:39 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| Do a search, and you'll find plenty of threads on YT about Greenies....
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02-01-2006, 07:40 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: canada
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| i had read about greenies being bad so i have never gotten them but no way i will now!
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02-01-2006, 07:42 PM | #9 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina
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| I've given them to my babies twice......diarrhea both times |
02-01-2006, 07:49 PM | #10 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA State
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| Ok what I have is Nutri Dent, same problems as Greenies or no? |
02-01-2006, 09:29 PM | #11 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson CO
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| thanks for your help. I went to petsmart tonight and I wanted to know what you all thought before I bought any. I went with the suggestions I found on the searches. Thanks a bunch. |
02-02-2006, 04:41 AM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona
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| From what I have read, greenies are a problem if the dog does not chew them properly. Edie gets one greenie per week. I watch her eat it, and she seems to chew thoroughly and she digests them well. They do make her poops green, but she does not get diahreah (sp?). They might not be for every dog. However, nutritionally, vets will tell you they are excellent. |
02-02-2006, 05:04 AM | #13 |
Yorkies Rock My World! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina
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| Vets make a profit My vet sells greenies at his office. I sent him a letter that I copied from here about how terrible greenies are, and the next time I saw him, he thanked me. He said that he will, however, continue to sell greenies, as they are decent dental help for dogs who do not get their teeth brushed by their owners. My letter did make him have a training session with his staff, and they were all instructed to council anyone who buys them on the possible dangers, and to make sure they monitor their dogs while chewing. My vet said in his 15 years of experience, he has removed multiple things from dog guts, but never greenies.
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02-02-2006, 06:48 AM | #14 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA
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| My Pet Trainer thinks Greenies will soon be pulled off the market. She has heard of many incidents with them and recommends not using them. |
02-02-2006, 12:38 PM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Louisiana
Posts: 139
| How about the greenie bits? These are small chips of greenies. My two babies love them mixed with their Nutro....do I need to stop this too? I gave them the whole greenies for a while, but my older one (2yrs) through it up one day; so no more of those! Please give me your thoughts on the lil bits. |
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