How long should I let her chew on her bully stick?

[YorkOfTheShire]

Hi all,

Bella is *big time* into her teething stage. She's just 20 weeks old (5 months) and has lost 4 teethies thus far (that I have seen).

The question I have is...how long should I be letting her gnaw on her bully sticks? It seems to be the only thing she's even remotely interested in.

[Maximo]

It depends on how much of the bully stick she is consuming. If she isn't eating any of it, let her go as long as she wants. If she is eating a whole bunch, take into account the fat grams she is consuming per day. A pup should not consume several inches of a bully stick each day.

[YorkOfTheShire]

Thanks! We've thrown one of them in the trash because it was 2 weeks old, and only 1/4 of the way gone...but kinda gross looking so out it went. This one has no part of it gone, just very mushy. She's not really a chewer...more of a nibbler/mouther/gummer/gnawer? lol If that makes sense.

...they SMELL so bad. lol

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by YorkOfTheShire

Thanks! We've thrown one of them in the trash because it was 2 weeks old, and only 1/4 of the way gone...but kinda gross looking so out it went. This one has no part of it gone, just very mushy. She's not really a chewer...more of a nibbler/mouther/gummer/gnawer? lol If that makes sense.

...they SMELL so bad. lol

Heeheee. Just be sure to supervise her closely when she has any chew. She could get a large part of the mushy stuff or a long string of it and choke.

[YorkOfTheShire]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Heeheee. Just be sure to supervise her closely when she has any chew. She could get a large part of the mushy stuff or a long string of it and choke.

She's not allowed to have it in her bed (crate), and she doesn't like that one bit, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. I let her have it whenever she wants other than when she's in there (which is seldom). She doesn't seem to be eating anything off of it though...just making it mushy. lol She's sleeping peacefully now. She was up for a very large part of the day, and I was happy to see that. She likes to play with me with her bully sticks, too...but I don't let her. I'm scared to death I'll toss it for her and she'll come running back to me and lose her footing and jam it in her mouth/throat area. For whatever reason I keep getting that image....so I never play with her with it. She gets upset and confused (because I play with her with everything else).


Anyway, thank you very much for the info and the advice!

[SWHouston]

I buy Bully's bulk, a bag of about 20 or so. and other treats by large bags. I have a small Refrigerator that all their Food stuffs are kept in.
I'd be very suspicious if I found a Bully that was soft (other than where they had chewed it at) or if it were stringy. That just doesn't sound right to me, I consider throwing either of those away.

Another thing, if I find a Bully that's less than about 1.5", it gets tossed too. I "think" that both of mine have on occasion swallowed short pieces like that, and though they will eventually digest, it interrupts the normal nutritional intake. That makes them just not eat for a day or so... I don't like that, so I pitch um.