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Nylabone??? Okay, I gave Ressie a Puppy Nylabone last week and he has already chewed the end off of it. He did not do it all at once, just a little at a time. He has only had it a week! I thought those things were suppose to last a little longer than that. This morning he had something sticking out of his butt after he pooped and it was part of the Nylabone. The package said that only small little pieces would come off, like the size of a piece of rice. The piece that I found this morning was about the size of a pea. Is there anything else that I can get for him to chew on? I've also given him the bully stick, but I want something for in between the bully stick. Any ideas? Something he can chew on to help his teething, but won't break off, that he won't ingest.:confused: |
I would like to know too. I am giving my guys rawhide sticks but they chew through them so fast and I'm afraid they will choke on the pieces. |
Someone who works with dogs told me never to give a dog Nylabone's she's known dogs to get pieces of them stuck. |
Nylabones are dangerous. Please don't give him another. Buddy was hospitalized for 4days because of them. He bleed from the rectum and mouth. The fragmented pieces, that are suppose to come threw, cut the intestines causing complications. Looks like you read the small print. They cover themselves but when the small granules the size of rice don't pass threw they cut the insides of your puppy like pieces of glass. Hope your baby is ok. |
Oh gosh! Sounds like Jax won't be getting a Nylabone again anytime soon. He loves those things! :( |
Man! I wish I would have known that!!! After I saw that big piece this morning, I threw the bone away. Is there any other product out there that is a safe non-eatable bone? :confused: |
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The only chew I stand behind is a natural beef bone. They can be bought at any pet store. Some times you find them filled with something, cheese, beef etc. I take the contents out and throw it away and give the bone to Buddy. At times you can find the bones in a basket unwrapped. Just pick one out that fits your babies mouth. They are all natural. Buddy chews on them daily. It's the only thing I will give him. |
I got George a nylabone from the pet shop as the girl said dogs love them well George will not even look at it and it's buried deep in his toy box, but good to hear feed back on them, it's going in the rubbish when I get home. |
Kong makes a sturdy chewing toy. There are a couple of other similar type toys on the market now and I don't know the names of them. I got mine at Petsmart. |
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Nylabones were recommended in three of the Yorkshire Terrier books I bought. Who Knew:eek:. I bought Sophie a "Hartz" solid bone that has a beef flavor in it and it doesn't shred or come apart anywhere no matter how hard she chews. |
You all might want to rethink giving them rawhides also. A vet friend of mine from years ago told me one time to never give dogs rawhides. He said he's had to do so many surgeries on dogs to remove globs of it out of dogs stomachs & intestinal tracts that wouldn't pass. It makes me angry that pet stores sell so much of this crap. Yes the dogs love them, but if it's not safe, why would they sell it? All the more reason to keep educating ourselves. |
I've heard that bully sticks are very safe for our little guys/gals. Just want something that is not eatable and safe. I've not heard too many good things about the Hartz brand, so I try and stay away from it. |
Nylabones use to be made of hard durable rubber, and they were non-edible, this was the type that many people recommended for Yorkies. They were too hard to chew and swallow, but they had a pleasing scent to dogs. Nalabones then came out with an editable product that is not 100% digestible, small pieces don't digest. Remember, being editable, and digestible, are different. Since yorkies have small diameter intestines, I would not recommend any chewing stick that wasn't 100% digestible. From what I understand, the non-edible Nylabones are still safe, Joey has had one since he was a puppy, but after he was through teething, he wasn't that interested in it. The only product I have found to be 100% digestible are bully sticks, unlike real bones, which also can cause problems, bully sticks are completely digestible. Raw hides, and Greenies also have small parts that are not digestible, and this probably wouldn't matter on a larger breed of dog with larger diameter intestines. |
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