I don't give rawhides in other forms and just recently started giving the CET chews with the okay from the veterinary dentist. I feel pretty safe with them. I haven't noticed them to get really gross and goopy like other rawhides have; Jackson choked on one around 6 months of age and really scared the crap out of me. They tend to get real soggy and then they try to swallow them and they get stuck in the throat. We grew up with a Golden who used to inhale them and they would come out in her poop, it was pretty gross. They never digested, would come out as is.
I'm pretty sure they are just not as digestible, if at all. I'm not a fan of rawhides but the CET chews are pretty thin (even the large size, which is what we use for 16lb Jackson) and don't seem to be a big issue because Jackson eats them slowly. I do think it's more of a problem when you have a dog who enjoys swallowing big pieces, it sits in the stomach for days before digesting fully. |