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Mazza and I went to the vet today for his 2nd vacc and they were selling greenies at the counter...so I thought I'd get one for Maz to try, coz he was such a good boy at the vets.

I gave it to him at 10.00 when we got home and he has been chewing at it religiously for almost 2 hours! Occaisionally he "buries" it in another location of the study for 2 mins and then runs around manically searching for it again so he can have a good old chew...I dont think I've ever seen him so quiet.

If you haven't tried them, get some!! I only bought one in case he didn't like it but I'm definitely going to get some more. :thumbsup:

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I've given them to one of my dogs in the past and he liked them, too.

Sorry to be a party pooper, but I know I've read they can cause major problems for dogs, too.

Sorry, can't remember the details but do remember thinking, "Thank God he was OK. Won't buy those again". Rawhide chews can also cause problems.

Some vets will say even raw bones can cause problems, but then it gets in to seriously no fun for dogs territory. Right sort of bones, raw cause minimal problems.

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Ooops :rofl: Had no idea! My pup gets real bones too, I just thought I'd try them because they were there. There was no swallowing in chunks...it took him a couple of hours to eat the smallest version, I guess I won't buy anymore in that case...anyone got a link to the threads so I can have a look?

That's scary...

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I believe there was stories coming out of the States a couple of years ago about Greenies being alleged to have caused the death of dogs - yes due to chunks not being digested and causing bowel obstruction. I'm not on the list anymore where I saw that though so I have no idea of the current thinking. I think there might have been a court case?

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Interesting, I bought a bag of rawhide chews the other day (which admittedly only last about 5 minutes with Scud), but they don't seem to stay very hard for long, they soften up with his saliva. I don't actually know what Greenies are.

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  schnauzer_luv said:
I feel like a bad mummy now :rofl: , and I'm really worried pup is going to get sick....in fact I feel sick :rofl: He is currently sleeping, hope he is ok when he wakes up

The reliability of the claims about the harmful effects of Greenies is unclear from what I can gather. See link below:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/greenies.asp

There certainly is truth to the claim that even raw bones can be harmful. My chi x had a tiny splinter of raw chicken wing wedged in his oesophagus which fortunately the specialist vets managed to remove. Up to that point he'd had chicken wings almost daily without incident. As is the case for our (human) kids, we can't protect our dogs from everything. Rather, we balance the risk of poor dental health against the dangers of bones, greenies, rawhide, toys etc...

Di

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;) I have had a scare with the rawhide chews too.....My dog loved it and sat quietly chewing on it - Lucky I was there because she started choking :D but I could still see the rawhide chew with half still sticking out of her mouth = as Rainey said the saliva had softened it and it finished up about 6" long all soft and streched, when I pulled it out = my girls now only get chicken necks for chewing but they do love me brushing their teeth too...

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  Rainey said:
Interesting, I bought a bag of rawhide chews the other day (which admittedly only last about 5 minutes with Scud), but they don't seem to stay very hard for long, they soften up with his saliva. I don't actually know what Greenies are.

I dont know what Greenies are either....cept the human variety. Never seen them in Qld, nor at vets etc...but thank you ...cause my eyes are seeing the words....Greenie not good for dogs, makes them sick...etc etc lol lol lol ;) :D ;)

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Just thought i'd let you all know, Greenies have changed hands (now owned by masterfoods I think) and they have made them with a new formula after the problems that happened in the US. They are now incredibly digestible and have a different texture, much more like rubber - really flexible. Can't remember what the difference is, but we have it all at work so I'll type it out tomorrow if anyones interested!

Still really expensive though, and considering you need to use them every day to see benefits, much more economical (and probably better for the dog!) to just gives bones!!

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