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01-31-2010, 07:19 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: british columbia, canada
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| nylabone - advice please! my 6 year old is having her first (that I know of!) bacon flavoured nylabone - and she is loving it!! i gave it to her an hour ago. my questions: - how long should i let her have it for? - how many times per week should I let her have it for? - is it okay to leave her with a new one in the morning when I leave for work? - anything I should be worried about? thanks, all!!
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01-31-2010, 07:28 PM | #2 |
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| We are sort new to the nylabones too. We are on our third. This is the ONLY thing I can find Cooper won't eat/tear into pieces. I give one to her when she is in her crate so she has something to keep her occupied. She gets it everyday and it will last about a month. I was afraid to leave her with it when I wasn't home because I wasn't sure what she would do with it. She has destoyed so many toys I never imagined she would be able to. After a few days of supervision, I don't worry about it anymore. |
01-31-2010, 07:42 PM | #3 |
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| I used to have a nylabone for Sophie until I read where they weren't good for them. I had the rubber kind flavored like chicken, but I don't let her have it anymore. Bully sticks are a much better choice for chews! you can get them from a member here at westbrookdog.com or you can get them at some pet places. I have a local store that sells Merrick's ones and that's what Sophie gets now. |
01-31-2010, 07:51 PM | #4 | |
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01-31-2010, 07:54 PM | #5 |
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| I have heard that they can sliver and cause problems, but I still use them. As soon as my pups start to wear one down, I get rid of it. I have used them for many years. I only use the hard ones that are not edible. It takes a lot of chewing to wear one of those down. I really believe that it was larger dogs that had problems with them. Just my opinion...there are many here who will disagree. Oh...and I asked my vet and she has never seen an issue with one of them. Not saying it never happens. I just do not believe it is common. I am not convinced that bully sticks are without issues.
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01-31-2010, 08:00 PM | #6 |
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| I can't find anything for Cooper that lasts. She must be part beaver!! I use the ones that are not edible too and in about a month they are looking rough. Anything she could eat, like bully sticks, would never last. |
01-31-2010, 08:00 PM | #7 |
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| I had read several things on here and other places where dogs had swallowed pieces of them and gotten sick. I would have kept using them even with that except that Sophie got sick one time from chewing on one and biting off some of it. She threw it up thank goodness. You're right, ladyjane, about bully sticks having problems too, but the way they "dissolve" is safer IMO than the other things. I try to throw them away once they are small enough where Sophie could potentially swallow one. We have to be careful with anything these little Hoovers can pick up! |
01-31-2010, 08:04 PM | #8 | |
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I am steering away bully sticks and only giving them sparingly. My Molly can demolish one in just a few minutes and she has been known to get diarrhea from them whereas Nylabones, himalayan chews, antlers last a LOT longer and we havent had any problems with those.
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01-31-2010, 08:05 PM | #9 |
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| I agree. We do have to be careful with anything we let them have. Until I find something tougher, I will stick to the Nylabones. |
01-31-2010, 08:10 PM | #10 |
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| If you want something that is tough but edible, I highly recommend deer antlers and himalayan chews.
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01-31-2010, 08:14 PM | #11 |
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| I have never used either...guess I should get some. I have some pups here who love to chew.
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01-31-2010, 08:16 PM | #12 | |
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Hahaha that is the truth! Hoover is a great nickname. I have a 10 month old that finds things that I had no idea had hit the floor.
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02-01-2010, 06:18 AM | #13 |
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02-01-2010, 07:36 AM | #14 |
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02-01-2010, 07:52 AM | #15 |
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| Nylabones are dangerous to a dog. If you read the tiny print on the back of the package you will see it states: Small grains can come off, the size of rice and SHOULD pass threw. When they don't they cut the insides of your pup's intestines, cause them to bleed and send them to the ER to be hooked up on IV for three days not knowing if they will live or die. I know this for a fact because it happend to Buddy. I feel better telling all of you this but you do what you want. You never had a problem with one you say neither did I until Buddy woke up throwing up blood and had a stool the color of tar at 2:00am. I rushed him to the ER and they couldn't keep him from vomiting. They found, after extensive tests, grit in his lower intestines which is where the bleeding was coming from. They found this doing an uppper and lower GI series. The grit was from the Nylabones he had been chewing on his first year of life. $2,220.00 later he was fine and came home on the forth day. They should be taken off the market. Your dog is chewing plastic and when these tiny slivers of glass, that should pass threw and don't they cut your dog up inside. I would never ever buy another product that Nylabone makes even the digestable ones. A beef bone is all natural and safe to chew on and provides the chewing needed for you puppy or dog. Don;t take a chance and let this happen to your beloved pet. Last edited by ARCHIE; 02-01-2010 at 07:54 AM. |
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