Greenies dental

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by emykay

Louie gets Z Bones. It's a natural treat made by Zukes. The vet recommended them and I haven't needed to brush his teeth since we started using them. They stink, but they make his breath smell great (go figure ). They can be a little pricey, though. The small size is about right for Louie, but I would imagine if your furbaby is a "normal" size yorkie they may be a little big. Louie weighs 10.6 lbs.

Z Bones looked good. Made of Veggies but it says not for dogs under 6 weeks or 5 lbs right on the package. On there website it says "Your dog's safety is the most important thing to us. Because of how small the digestive system is in a five pound dog, the small Z-Bone is more volume than we feel a dog of that size can safely eat."... So that is off my chew list. Maybe good for bigger dogs. Turns into a meal that isn't nutritious. Maybe supervised chewing is okay. But after comparing the ingredients to Greenies .The filler is pretty close to the same?? JMO

[mcclaina]

Does anybody use NutriDent Minichews?

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by emykay

Bully sticks are too much for Louie, and he gets a little too territorial if I just let him chew on one for a while and take it away. So we started giving him dehydrated duck feet instead. They are kind of creepy looking, but they are breakable and fully digestable, so we just break one in half and that gives him about 15-20 minutes of chew time. He loves them!

Callie always wants me to hold her bone for her but I taught her sense she was a pup not to be food or bone aggressive. I would pet her when she was eating and I would take her bone a few times when she was chewing and she has never had a problem but it can be over come.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by ironmike86

Yes I got some. They can cause choking if swallowed. But all chew toys can be dangerous. I will just watch it. When it's to small I will give him a new one. They need to chew. He love it.

Yeah because Callie is 16 pounds I buy the 12" ones and can then take it away when it gets 3" or 4".

[ajprez73]

Bailey never liked them. She loves antlers though.

[emykay]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Callie always wants me to hold her bone for her but I taught her sense she was a pup not to be food or bone aggressive. I would pet her when she was eating and I would take her bone a few times when she was chewing and she has never had a problem but it can be over come.

Since Louie was a rescue, we didn't get to train him the way we wanted to early on. We know he didn't always get enough food befor we it him, so that's probably why he gets aggressive about his chew bones. He isn't aggressive with his normal food though. Go figure.

[emykay]

Originally Posted by ironmike86

Z Bones looked good. Made of Veggies but it says not for dogs under 6 weeks or 5 lbs right on the package. On there website it says "Your dog's safety is the most important thing to us. Because of how small the digestive system is in a five pound dog, the small Z-Bone is more volume than we feel a dog of that size can safely eat."... So that is off my chew list. Maybe good for bigger dogs. Turns into a meal that isn't nutritious. Maybe supervised chewing is okay. But after comparing the ingredients to Greenies .The filler is pretty close to the same?? JMO

Louie's kind of a big yorkie (almost 11 pounds) so the Z bones aren't too big for him. We thought they seemed like a little much at first, but the vet said that they are so good for his teeth that it's worth it. Plus, Louie's weight hasn't been a problem. The vet says he's about right for his frame size. I can see how they'd be too much for the smaller dogs, though!

[DBlain]

Trish if I was you I would not give the girls greenies, I gave Lola a few when she was younger and like you say I could not believe how quick they were completely gone. I had a really bad incident shortly after I got her, she was about 6 months of age and when I would go outside to garden I would put her in a large cage. I wheeled the cage around on on dolly keeping her near me but in the shade and safe from chewing on mulch, stones, grass, etc. I gave her a pretty decent size greenie that I thought would last for a long time, so I could not believe in one hour it was gone, and I mean 100% gone. Well she wound up with a really bad case of diarrhea that took days, vet visits, and meds to clear up. Ironically I had her in the cage to keep her from harms way, yet the greenie I gave her created havoc in her system. That was the last time she had a greenie and the last time she had bad diarrhea. Now it is a large bully stick under supervision and no more than an hour and a once a day med. size milk bone. Lucky for me she will eat milk bones because I think that is what keeps her teeth in great condition. But unfortunately most yorkies don't like milk bones, hopefully Nali and Barbi will chew one.

[MommytoMiles]

Originally Posted by TxVicki

Be very careful as these have caused Intestine blockage and have made some dog's very sick.

Miles gets a greenie every day or so and he is fine. His greenie is gone in 5 mins. Is it supposed to last a while day. He gets the teenie greenie for pups 5-15 lbs.

[gracielove]

While I am a big fan of bully sticks because they solved a huge problem we had with Gracie you do need to be careful what brand and what size of bully stick you use. Gracie is a very small dog but I buy her the 12" regular thickness Best Bully Stick brand. You never want to give your dog a chew product that they can bite pieces off of and you don't want a product that is too soft. The idea is to give them something that they can chew on for long periods of time without being able to swallow parts of it. If your dog is larger then you may need a thicker larger bully stick or Himalayan chew. I have purchased other brands of bully sticks that were much softer that were easier for her to chew that actually made her sick. A larger uncooked real bone is also an option but they should be given outside and all chew toys should be given under supervision.

Gracie was a destructive chewer. I was actually afraid she was going to harm herself because she would find so many harmful things to chew up and destroy. The bully sticks have stopped her from seeking out things to chew. At first I bought her the 7" sticks but since I throw them away when they are about 4" long I started buying her longer ones so they will last longer.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by MommytoMiles

Miles gets a greenie every day or so and he is fine. His greenie is gone in 5 mins. Is it supposed to last a while day. He gets the teenie greenie for pups 5-15 lbs.

Because he is eating it so fast he could be swallowing to big of pieces that could cause and blockage.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by DBlain

Trish if I was you I would not give the girls greenies, I gave Lola a few when she was younger and like you say I could not believe how quick they were completely gone. I had a really bad incident shortly after I got her, she was about 6 months of age and when I would go outside to garden I would put her in a large cage. I wheeled the cage around on on dolly keeping her near me but in the shade and safe from chewing on mulch, stones, grass, etc. I gave her a pretty decent size greenie that I thought would last for a long time, so I could not believe in one hour it was gone, and I mean 100% gone. Well she wound up with a really bad case of diarrhea that took days, vet visits, and meds to clear up. Ironically I had her in the cage to keep her from harms way, yet the greenie I gave her created havoc in her system. That was the last time she had a greenie and the last time she had bad diarrhea. Now it is a large bully stick under supervision and no more than an hour and a once a day med. size milk bone. Lucky for me she will eat milk bones because I think that is what keeps her teeth in great condition. But unfortunately most yorkies don't like milk bones, hopefully Nali and Barbi will chew one.

Callie loves milk bones but her favorite are the new chewy ones. We went to Chickfila one day to take the food home and were going through the drive thru and they gave us a huge milk bone so I let her have it when we got home and she toted it around forever and someone accidentally stepped on it so some of it broke and cracked and she seemed so upset until she tasted it and was like hey this is good and finally chewed on it.

[Stigica]

Correct me if i'm wrong:

They have a new formula. As far as i know the old ones were removed from the market because of choking and intestinal blockages. Now they have new formula - they are more chewy so little ones don't choke on them ... and they digest them better, no blockages.

I give little Jackie these babies (Greenies) and it works out just fine! She does not have diarrhea, she eats it quick but never chokes. Of course i always have an eye on her, but i never had problem bit Greenies.

Here's the link to the research. If it helps. http://writerspad.greenies.com/wp-co...brf_client.pdf
I know it writes "advertisement", but they can't publish some fake research.

[DvlshAngel985]

I've heard that as well. I was giving them to kaji nightly for over a year and never had issues with intestinal problems. But it also didnt help his teeth. I did stop giving them though. They never helped cleaned my boys teeth, and they were just a treat at the end of the day. I switched to a 9 calorie cookie that he gets every night, and I brush his teeth. It's working better for us.

[gracielove]

Since the dogs are eating them so fast they are not getting any real benefit as far as dental cleaning goes. I would call it a treat and not something for teeth or chewing exercise. Dog's really need something longer lasting to satisfy their chewing urges.