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Originally Posted by Britster  How does anyone feel about Dentastix by Pedigree?
They don't last long, so might kind of defeat the purpose of a "chew" but just curious anybody's thoughts.
CRUDE PROTEIN MIN. 8.0%
CRUDE FAT MIN. 1.0%
CRUDE FIBER MAX. 4.5%
MOISTURE MAX. 18.0%
ZINC MIN. 350 MG/KG
VITAMIN C* MIN. 70 MG/KG
Rice Flour, Wheat Starch, Glycerin, Gelatin, Gum Arabic, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Poultry Flavor, Powdered Cellulose, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Salt (Iodized), Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate [source of Vitamin C], Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, D-calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Pyridoxine Hydrochloride [Vitamin B6], Dl-alpha Tocopherol Acetate [source of Vitamin E], Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1]), Potassium Sorbate (a Preservative), Smoke Flavor, Zinc Sulphate, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Iron Oxide, Copper Sulfate.
I realize it has a "min" fat and not a "max" but 1% seems darn low. |
no no no no!!!
Oh my gosh.... the ONE time I gave one of these to my boys, the next day they had 'Hershey squirts' sooooooo bad! I FREAKED out too because it looked like little tiny yellow pebbles, not AT ALL what even diarrhea looks like. Then it had blood in it. I took them to the vet and they had irritation in their intestines. It took about $300 and 10 days of trying to get a yorkie to swallow a pill (antibiotic) before they recovered fully!
I would not put Jackson through anything that may potential irritate his intestines at this point.
Brit I'm so sorry to hear about Jackson. It does make me wonder how some dogs get this and others don't. My boys will be 6 years old Sept 1 and they have been on TOTW for about 4.5 years now, I free feed and whenever their bowl is empty I give more. I probably feed a full cup a day but that is for 2 of them. I guess the one thing I don't do is over treat them. They get 1 small milkbone a day when I go to work and that is it for treats. When I start to run low I break them in 1/2 so they get 1/2 a day and that is only 5 days a week because I am home on the weekends with me most of the time. They do get tiny bits of human food but at first I nicely asked everyone to never feed them. When everyone (even the small kids) knew not to feed the dogs at all, then I'd give them approved tiny pieces of things to feed them. white rice, 1/2 a small french fry, mostly raw veggie pieces that I cut up though or 1/2 a milk bone. So the kids got used to asking me for something to give the dogs, so I always knew what they were eating. Its hard to get into that habit, but it has worked for me a lot. My boys (thanking my lucky stars EVERY single day) are healthy, active and happy still at 6 years old!
I pray that this is a one time thing for Jackson. I know he's going to be back to his normal healthy self and you'll just become more aware. I swear I see a crumb hit the ground from 50 feet away! LOL My 2 hoovers (like the vacuum brand) will eat ANYTHING if they could believe me.
For a super super once a month IF that special treat, Ive given them the Chewnola treats from Purina. Not sure how good they are for them at all... but they love them and its a rare treat! Their digestive system seems to handle them ok which is important to me.
You're such a good Mommy to Jackson! Never doubt that for a second sweetie!