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Originally Posted by YorkieShadow  I use to let mine chew on them, they wasnt big chewers and seemed like we had them aorund forever. but the other day if my Yorkie mix had not come to me while in bed, she would of died. she had one that she had chewed on and soaked with slobber and it had reshaped itself and was then the shape of a burrito and it was stuck in her throat. i saw the edge of it and started pulling and it was so long, she could not breath. if I hadnt been awake she would of died. Ill never get them again. My daughters English bull dog once choked and swallowed one. |
That happens all too often with rawhide as they swell when they get wet from chewing. At least hers was in her throat and you could pull it out. Often the swelling occurs after they have swallowed it and since rawhides don't digest, it will block the intestines and can cause death.
Harmful chemicals are also used in the tanning process.
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