Nylabones don't work for us. The types that he does like, he chews off in HUGE chunks (and I get the big ones and he's not even an aggressive chewer) and the other kinds he won't touch no matter how exciting I make them seem. I just don't feel comfortable letting him pull off bits of plastic (even if they say "rice sized pieces" should digest). I dog-sit a 15lb dog who ate off the ends of all of the supposed Dura-ones, and swallowed them and had stomach upset for a week afterwards. The veterinary dentist also told me she also sees broken, chipped, or grinded down teeth from them (as well as antlerz).
We try CET chews but he eats them entirely too fast, and then tries to swallow the little last bit. It makes me too nervous since it's a form of rawhide. Bully sticks are what work around here... once he gets them down to about 2 inches, I take them away, but they last us the longest and he enjoys them the most and never tries to gulp or swallow them. They are low fat and the ones I buy are 12 calories per inch, so if I give him a bully stick, I just feed accordingly and decrease a little bit of food. |