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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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The puppy nylabones are very soft. Baxter chewed through those pretty fast. In ONE sitting. He gets the ones now that are off-white and clear. He has an off-white opaque one that he can't get any pieces off of but he very rarely chews on it. So far we haven't had any trouble with the others. He doesn't like any of the Kong products to just chew on. I will pack a Kong toy with kibble and then seal the end with a soft treat but that lasts less than a minute. |
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please dont give him nylabones, greenies or dentichews; they can cause blockage and digestive problems. instead give baby carots, slices of apples, bananas... |
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I can only tell you from experience that Nylanones, the non-editable ones that look like plastic are very dangerous for your dog if they like to chew. Buddy was an aggresive chewer and would go through these bones in a couple of day's. I had the clear, chocolate and other colors. All for the hard chewer. The fragments cut up his intestines and it cost me $2,200.00 for 3nights on IV from vomiting and bloody stools. He had a complete lower GI series which showed grit fragments in his lower intestines. The only cause had to be the nylabones. My vet said never to give these types of things to small dogs. Rawhide neither. They are very dangerous. If your dog chews them and has no problem you lucky but you never know and it's just not worth the risk. The label does state TINY FRAGMENTS COME OFF AND SHOULD PASS THREW BUT THEY DON'T TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY DON'T. |
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I didn't realize you were talking about the non-edible ones; Joey hasn't even made a dent in these. In that case, I wouldn't recommend the edible or non-edible nylabones. Have you told the company about this? |
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Nancy, Buddy was about 10mos old when this happened. No, I did not write the co because of what their label stated. I could not prove 100 percent it was the bones but it was. He was such an aggressive chewer, still is but not as much. Who looks at fine print. I assumed that if something is manufactured for a dog to chew on it's safe. I no better now and buy nothing except natural beef bones. It was scary. I didn't know a puppy could vomit so much. His stool was like black tar and at 2:ooam it was so scary. There is a ER around the corner from me and I was hysterical. He was fine when we went to bed but woke me up throwing up. He couldn't stop. I thought he was going to die. They GI series showed grit in the intestine and until that passed he stayed there. He came home on day 4. The vet just said it could possibly be the nylabone. What can they say. He had nothing else at all to chew on or eat except his usuall. Remember these bones are plastic and the tiny slivers can be like cut glass and that's what caused his bleeding. Please find something else for you pup to chew on. Bullysticks are safe and natural beef bones is all I can think of. |
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I have give my girls several nylabone but this one is the only one I have keep for them http://www.petco.com/product/109379/...Supplies_Chews My girls get this products from this lady The Chewin' Dog - All Natural Dog Treats pig ears is the only thing I don't give them from her, she also have trachea wish is Phoebe favor one and they only thing that keep her interested, but for some reason she doesn't have it here on the web, I got her stuff from a aspca event. Note, I always supervise when they chew anything, and also I don't give them to them for to long either:rolleyes: |
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