does any one give Greenies or Bright Bites?

[krisknr]

Thank you for all your responses!
DENISE517 I am so sorry to hear that happened to your baby. I will not give my dogs Greenies!!!
For those of you who give greenies you might want to try Bright Bites. I went to both greenies and bright bites web sites and bright bites are made from better ingredients and they say they are %100 soluble so if your dog swallows a chunk it will dissolve. So I am going to the store tonight to look at Bullys again and pick up some bright bites and see if the critters like them.
Thanks again!

[ARCHIE]

I have a feeling I am talking about a different kind of Brite Bite!
The ones I'm looking for are a cookie with parsely in them and
are a holistic treat. They are for whiter teeth and fresh breath.

[krisknr]

This is what is in the Bright bites I am talking about:

Potato flour, rice flour, glycerine, potato starch, natural flavor, gelatin, water, canola oil, lecithin, titanium dioxide, monoglycerides of edible fatty acids, flaxseed oil, citric acid, magnesium stearate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, blue #2 lake, natural peppermint

[phfgkl]

I have been using greenies for a couple years, they love them..Never had any problems with the old ones, the only problem with the new ones, is they've changed the formula, and they eat them too fast. I will continue giving them as they really do help

[Emmsmom]

I have never bought them. I remember when so many dogs died from them. I refused to buy them then and I won't buy them now. They say the formula has changed but I am not taking that chance.

[Izzy Princess]

Originally Posted by DENISE517

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.....NO GREENIES!!!!

I lost a 10 month old Lhasa Apso to greenies. She had always eaten them since she was a puppy, but one day she became very sick and took her to the vet and she was bleeding internal. The greenies has swelled and bursted her intestines. She was beyond surgery and has to be put to sleep to keep her out of pain. It was soooo terrible. Please I know they may seem fine, but don't risk it. I know first hand the damage those things can do. They don't always digest right. They should never be on the market. Not worth the risk

I feel its my place to spread the word so no one else loosing there babies to these things.

That's exactly what I heard too Denise. It's like giving bubble gum to your doggie. So I only get the bullies that don't smell and then only when we are around and not every day. Some Yorkie get the runs with the bullies.

[CupofDog]

I have heard really bad things about Greenies - I worked for a holistic pet store that refused to carry them.

Has anyone on this thread tried Antlerz? That was what my store reccomended instead. My dogs LOVE Antlerz and they last for a really long time. The chewing helps those teeth!!

Once they get really chewed, you can boil them and it gets the pups interested all over again!

[TatumsMom]

Greenies used to be like crack for Tatum! Seriously, she was obsessed. Sadly I had to stop giving them to her when the whole hooplah happened with them and just don't trust them enough to go back to giving them to her even though they claim to be safer now. I've never heard of Bright Bites.... will look into that. Haven't heard of Antlerz either.... will check them out too. Tatum gets bully sticks now.

[TatumsMom]

Originally Posted by krisknr

This is what is in the Bright bites I am talking about:

Potato flour, rice flour, glycerine, potato starch, natural flavor, gelatin, water, canola oil, lecithin, titanium dioxide, monoglycerides of edible fatty acids, flaxseed oil, citric acid, magnesium stearate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, blue #2 lake, natural peppermint

Is this the "star shaped treats"? Wanted to make sure you were talking about the ones I found when googling for it.

[Ellie May]

No, I would not give Greenies.
Bully sticks should be safer if your dog can have high protein.

[krisknr]

Yep those are the ones.

[Mom2One]

Originally Posted by CupofDog

I have heard really bad things about Greenies - I worked for a holistic pet store that refused to carry them.

Has anyone on this thread tried Antlerz? That was what my store reccomended instead. My dogs LOVE Antlerz and they last for a really long time. The chewing helps those teeth!!

Once they get really chewed, you can boil them and it gets the pups interested all over again!

I just order one of the Antlerz for Annie and she likes it pretty well. Her favorite is short rib bones. I used to give her the old formula Greenies, but she didn't like the new formula at all. Then when I read all the horror stories about dogs dying from eating them, I was glad she didn't like them any more. They are definitely not soluble, just try soaking one in water.

[MyYorkieDaisy]

Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

That's exactly what I heard too Denise. It's like giving bubble gum to your doggie. So I only get the bullies that don't smell and then only when we are around and not every day. Some Yorkie get the runs with the bullies.

Which Bully stick did you get that didn't smell?? I remember the first time I bought it, boy, it STANK!! (And, yes I know what it really is )