[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I just boiling an inch or so of water in a cup and this takes about thirty seconds in my microwave. then I stick the bully stick in the boiling water and boil another 30 seconds. If you aren't trying to soften the tip, you could microwave without the boiling water. Just lay the treat in the microwave and microwave. For one small treat, I would think 30 seconds would be enough, they get very hot and let cool before touching them.

Concerning freezing, you won't kill germs, but you slow the growth, and it's not the bacteria so much as the number of bacteria that make us sick. So this could be helpful, if the item is moist. On something like a dried bully stick, I don't think it would help much, bacteria can only grow in the moisture and once the stick is dry again, bacteria can't grow. So unless a pup is immune compromised, this might be over kill.

I don't think a pup needs to be immunocompromised to get sick.