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Originally Posted by HisNameIsHarley Greenies are a common discussion topic and everyone has to decide on their own whether they want to give them to their dogs. There have been A LOT of horrible incidents where dogs have eaten them and had them build up in their gut and have caused terrible back up and surgery is an immediate must at this point and some even died bc of it. There are several sites about the dangers of greenies if you just google it. Harley is also a gulper and unable to help himself when given any(whether it be the tiny bits or larger ones) and breaks of chunks and swallows them whole. My other dogs (larger mixed breeds) are slower chewers and chew them into very small teenie tiny pieces and have no trouble. But if you pay attention you will notice that almost all the greenies are passed straight through their digestive system and passed in their poop whole. That to me is enough of a red flag. Why feed your baby something that they can't even digest? (and you're lucky if they pass the bits at all) There has also been speculations concerning the fact that greenies have now been found to be addictive. But like I said before it's everybodys personal decision whether they think they're appropriate for their own dog. |
Yea, I have heard about that also. But from when I didn't know they might be bad & had given them to Lucky, he LOVED them!! He would run if he thought I might be trying to take it from him! I think they might be somewhat addicting too. But I was just trying to get everyone's opinion. I don't think I will be giving him any greenies. I will just try other treats. Which is too bad cause he loved them!