Himilayan Dog Chews

[gumbysuz]

My Dori loves them! I give her a medium size and ALWAYS supervise her chewing. After about 40 minutes, I remove it and put the chew in a baggie until next time.

[MY OSCAR]

ok, so a lot of different responses on this one..
thanks everyone.
maybe i will get a small one and see how oscar reacts to it..

[Maxwell2405]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

My vet dentist said antlers are bad and those are just about the same hardness so I would think they are a good candidate to brake your dogs teeth.

Wondering why the vet said antlers are bad?? Just because of their hardness? We get the split antlers, where the marrow is easily accessible, and our pups love them.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by Maxwell2405

Wondering why the vet said antlers are bad?? Just because of their hardness? We get the split antlers, where the marrow is easily accessible, and our pups love them.

Yes, they're bad for teeth. Not necessarily bad "for" them. Just the teeth, lol.

We have some Himalayans... he goes thru phases. Most of the time, he won't chew them. But when he does, there's never been an issue. I definitely don't think their on the same hardness level as antlers. But they definitely last a LOT longer than bully's.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Maxwell2405

Wondering why the vet said antlers are bad?? Just because of their hardness? We get the split antlers, where the marrow is easily accessible, and our pups love them.

They are bad for there teeth and can end up with broken teeth. They are very very hard and dogs teeth are not as strong as everyone seems to think they are. Callie broke a very important tooth and in order to save it and let her keep it, it cost $1,500 and broken teeth are not always savable. Seems risky to me.

[chachi]

I havent ever bought them but I wouldnt either because of the hardness. However raw feeders give bones all the time and they are hard so I dont know how that works out because I dont do it. The hardest thing I give mine is a dentastick or a bully stick

[rubymoon2072]

mine love them also and they last a good amount of time. they dont collect yuk either like bully hanging around. i have to throw bullys out all the time. i think though after this round of bullys i will no longer get them and stick with these. i hope we dont ever have a cracked tooth but my kids needs something to chew on and they do not like the teething/pet toys made for chewing on.

[lovespandp]

Just me- I stay clear away from ANY chew- Bully sticks, Himalayan chews, antlers, Texas toothpicks- My vet told me bacteria can live on them and make your dog have tummy issues!! Not worth it to me- I honestly don’t see a need for them anymore- not worth the risk. Peanut is a lot healthier too!

[mimimomo]

Every hard chew has a risk of being a choking hazard &/or damaging their teeth. I only let mine have their Himalayan chew for 30 min max & it's only once in a long while, always under supervision.
How Himalayan chews work is they have to lick it, soften it & grind it off w/their teeth. They leave scraping marks on it, kinda like if a mouse ate it lolll.

Himalayan Dog Chew

[Britster]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

Just me- I stay clear away from ANY chew- Bully sticks, Himalayan chews, antlers, Texas toothpicks- My vet told me bacteria can live on them and make your dog have tummy issues!! Not worth it to me- I honestly don’t see a need for them anymore- not worth the risk. Peanut is a lot healthier too!

How is he healthier?

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Britster

How is he healthier?

Well.. He doesnt have tummy issues, doesnt throw up pieces of Bully stick- or texas toothpicks- no trips to the vet either.

Why do you ask? Do you think I wouldn't know the difference?

IMO- I don't think they are healthy. I am able to tell a difference in him when he had them and now that he doesn't.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

Well.. He doesnt have tummy issues, doesnt throw up pieces of Bully stick- or texas toothpicks- no trips to the vet either.

Why do you ask? Do you think I wouldn't know the difference?

IMO- I don't think they are healthy. I am able to tell a difference in him when he had them and now that he doesn't.

No, I just hadn't heard you speak of any issues before when he used to get them so i was wondering what made you realize he was healthier. I did not know he threw up pieces of chews and had to go to the vet because of them.... Wasn't being snarky at all, was genuinely curious

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Britster

No, I just hadn't heard you speak of any issues before when he used to get them so i was wondering what made you realize he was healthier. I did not know he threw up pieces of chews and had to go to the vet because of them.... Wasn't being snarky at all, was genuinely curious

Lol my bad- Its so hard to tell the tone of someone in text- I dont know why, but you just sounded snarky.. ( never heard that word before!LOL) Kinda threw me off bc you have never been snarky to me- Sorry!!

I never really put two and two together- honestly. Anytime he chewed he would have poo problems, and he would just act sick- I would take him in and they would give him Pepto ( for dogs) and send me on my way.. He would be better in a day or so.. It would be a cycle right after he chewed on one. Then he thew up little pieces.. He would act sick- go to the vet and repeat from our last visit- Then he had that Texas Toothpick and got pancreantitis- after that it all made since- my vet said bacteria can grow on them and that was probably the issues before- also maybe Pnut just cant handle them..?? I dunno, but the day I stopped is the day the tummy issues stopped.

[Lovetodream88]

I think some dogs tummys can handle some chews and some can't just like with different foods. Dogs can tolerate bacteria's that we can not tolerate because there systems are different then ours.

[mimimomo]

I think in Peanut's case, he can't tolerate high fat foods like my Princess. Last time Mimi had a bully stick, it made her throw up & she never throws up! So no more bully sticks here.