Bully sticks are good for cleaning teeth. Because they do soften up the end enough for their teeth to sink in it does a great job on the teeth. Gracie is 5lbs but I buy her 12" regular size bully sticks. That way they last a long time. She only gets the end softened and when she is done it hardens back up.
I now only buy the sticks from Best Bully. Their sticks are harder so she can't soften up a lot of the stick at a time. When I purchased the sticks from some other companies they were much softer and she actually got diarrhea from them because she was able to eat the thing rather then just chew the end. There may also be a difference in the grade of meat and the processing.
I don't think there is a bacteria problem. Dogs bodies are made to consume things that a human could not handle. |