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Originally Posted by 107barney  Since the topic of bully sticks came up recently and especially here, some here expressed concern about bully sticks being fed. I took it upon myself to inquire with a board certified vet nutritionist for my own curiosity and I just got a reply. Here is my question, followed by her answers:
Q: In general, what is your opinion of bully sticks as chews for dogs?
A: High protein and sometimes high in fat ....
Q: And specificially, if a dog has a history of acute pancreatitis, can he have bully sticks such as the ones made by the Merrick company? They are low in fat at 1.5% but protein is high.
A: That 1.5% is a minimum not the actual content. Both high fat, and sometimes more so, high protein tips off a pancreatitis. I would not feed it to dog with a history of pancreatitis that required hospitalization. |
Thanks for the info!
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Originally Posted by Ellie May |
I just briefly read through it but will read more in full later.
I had never heard of MRSA before (where have I been?) but just googled it. Pretty scary stuff!
But like you said, it seems like everything these days is contaminated, or causes cancer, or something else. I mean, it's just hard to say how big the risk truly is.
I have a question. My vets office sells the CET Chews which I always hear about on here. But, I mean... aren't they rawhide? I feel like I'd rather feed a bully stick than rawhide, but maybe that's just me.
Would something like a CET chew, though, be okay for a dog like Jackson? I've got to find SOMETHING safe for him to chew on. If he doesn't have something, the risk of him swallowing plastic (from kids toys) and whatever else he finds on the ground, I think, is a much higher risk....