[jacquelinebabco]

I have a puppy who is chewing on anything she can to get her gums to feel better. In order to give her something besides the woodwork to chew on , I got her a nylabone. She would be entertained for a while then drop it. I have a 4 year old Yorkie who loves to chew on his toys but he mostly will chew the ones with ropes on them. I didn't realize he had gotten a hold of her bone and ate it until I hear him vomiting. He was bringing up big chunks of the nylabone and was beginning to look like he was really feeling awful. He developed diarrhea and it was at that point that I took him to an emergency clinic. Fortunately he was not obstructed but had irritated his bowels. I am never one to wait it out and because he just looked so uncomfortable I was not taking any chances. (Seems like it is always on a weekend when they are sick.) They did an x-ray of his abdomen gave him some fluids, antibiotics, antacid and sent him home on antibiotics and antacid. When doing some research on nylabone, after the fact, I found that the material does not show up on x-ray and read of many dogs dying from them. Just as a "heads up" if you give these to your dogs watch them closely and if they bite off pieces throw it out. They are not worth risking your babies health on.