Greenies Alert

[yorkieusa]

This was another one:

Mack the Bulldog was 10 weeks old and three pounds the day I took him home and became his caregiver. He didn't like to think of himself as a "lap dog" or even "French" for that matter. He was a construction site dog, a tough little guy!





“I may be a runt, but I've got spunk!”

The first meeting with Stella, the Ridgeback, ended with Mack (5lbs) chaseing Stell (70lbs) around the kitchen. From the day Mack came home, he never left my side. In restaurants, he would lie peacefully under the tablecloth cradled in my knees. He knew the food on the table was for me and didn't even ask. In meetings he would assume the same position on my knees and fall quickly asleep, "These humans are boring".

In his pen, next to my desk on the construction site, he peered out of the cozy crate waiting for his favorite part of the Day... When all those noisy guys would leave so he could run around like a nut, ….. as if all day long, his spring was being wound. The moment we'd take our afternoon assessment of the site, the spring was tripped, off he would tear... up and down planks, through sand piles like a dog possessed until, just as suddenly as it started, he regained his sanity and collected himself.

Mack trusted me. I could pick him up in the air, on his back, his little legs would splay and he would be as relaxed as if he was spending a sunny afternoon at the ballgame (which we did). If I picked Mack up and he was on his belly, We'd play airplane, where I would hold his outstreched legs and He'd soar....

I loved my mornings with Mack, we'd awake to the alarm playing BeachBoys tunes adn roll around a few minutes and look at each other. I’d scratch, he'd nibble and lick. We'd both stretch. He'd then make a beeline for the rear doorso he could make his morning constitutional. You see, Mack was learning fast. Although he had full reign of the house, thre had only been one "accident" in the last two weeks... GOOD BOY!!!

Mack was cream colored with the most amazing eyes that would peer deep into yourr. This amazing boy seemed to be an old soul, wise and content. We were happy together.

We were enjoying each others company from morning to night, we had become a pack of two.

Last week, while I was packing for our first camping trip together, Mack (now 16 weeks and 10lbs), was enjoying a "GREENIES" Dog Treat. I heard him choke and ran over to see if I could help. I tried to dislodge the chunk that he swallowed, I COULDN’T!!! I don't even know if there is a doggie heimlich maneuver, but I was trying it. I screamed for my neighbor who came upstairs and immediately tried to find help on the phone while I was still giving Mack the Heimlich and then mouth to mouth. The poor little boy's eyes were peering into mine siently screaming "Help Me". I kept doing both mouth to mouth and attempting to dislodge the Greenie, now with kitchen utensil. While giving Mack his last mouth to mouth, he spasmed, his little teeth dug itno my mouth and I saw the life drain out of my little boy.

I clutched his limp body and curled up in my tub, sobbing hysterically, there had been nothing I was able to do to keep my little guy from suffocating.

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[Jaspermom]

I have never given Wosie greenies after having read a similar thread to this right after getting her. Yet my vet keeps greenies on the counter for sale right there in the office! I think I will print some of these stories and pass them on to them!

[StewiesMom]

Vets recommend them because the GOOD things they do far outweigh the slight risk that a pet will choke when fed properly.

[yorkieusa]

Vets also recommend crappy dog food like Science Diet and other brands that aren't great, but that is because they get a commission from those sales.

[StewiesMom]

What if a kindergartener choked on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Would parents stop giving their kids them? I wouldn't!
If your dog does well w/ Greenies and you like the results, then you shouldn't need to base your decision on a bunch of over-hyped stories. Everyone is an adult and a dog parent and can make their own decisions.

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by StewiesMom

What if a kindergartener choked on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Would parents stop giving their kids them? I wouldn't!
If your dog does well w/ Greenies and you like the results, then you shouldn't need to base your decision on a bunch of over-hyped stories. Everyone is an adult and a dog parent and can make their own decisions.

I agree that everyone should make their own decisions, but those decisions should be based on ALL information available and not be classed as over-hyped when it is negative. If all everyone read was favorable, then the decision wouldn't be based on full knowledge and we thankfully live in a society where we have the ability to see the whole picture and not just what a corporation wants us to see. Corporations are about profit and not about our well-being or that of our pets.

[spydergurl]

Originally Posted by StewiesMom

Who said that there is something in there that's addicting and where are the numbers from? 15%? 85%?

In the newspaper article t hat was posted by Fasteddie on the front page of your login..... the company was contacted and they gave those figures. As far as the addiction goes, a vet researched it and said that. That was in terrificpets.com. If I have time later, I will do a search for you and let you know, otherwise if you have the time, maybe you can look it up. Thanks.

[Dawn125]

I bought my first bag of greenies a couple days ago and have given 2 of them to my little girl, Brandy. She just watched me take the bag out of the pantry and toss them into the trash. Too bad. She loved them. I imagine that the odds are that she could have continued eating them and never had a problem. But I will not take the risk after reading this. She is far too important to me.

[Bentley&BitsysMom]

We have given our dogs greenies for two years....we haven't found another treat that they like more...I have read caution threads on them before but continued to buy them because they just love them so much. After reading this thread and seeing the graphic pictures..I forwarded them to my husband and we discussed it and decided to stop giving them. Especially Bentley...he has thrown up before because he eats them so fast and it's litterally big hunks of undigested greenies...I can see how if the chunk was big enough it could cause blockage and problems. His digestive system anyway is more sensitive than the other three we have but we decided to just cut them out all together. IMO, it's just not worth the risk....especially for a big gulper like Bentley.