Rawhide-ish

[Shifty]

Curious if anyone is aware of or using anything for their Newfs that is similiar to a rawhide chew? I never feed P.J. rawhides after reading several articles about the digestive problems they can cause but was curious if anyone knows of something similiar.

I know Nylabone makes several products that are "completely edible & fully digestible" but have no experience with the product(s).

Thanks in advance,

Mike

------------------
90% Newf, 10% Who Cares.

[This message has been edited by Shifty (edited 03-21-2002).]

 

[Kodiak]

Kodi eats the edible and digestable bones from RCSteele. His favorite is the peanut butter one. He's only allowed the chew bones under supevision. I haven't had any problems with them. I wouldn't suggest the dried beef muscle strips. Kodi got a 1 inch square piece caught in this throat and couldn't breathe. It was a scarey moment!

Brenda

 

[Shifty]

Well we tried the Nylabone "Carrot" flavored today. I told my wife to help me remember what day we gave it to him so we would have a feel for how long it lasted. Went outside to transplant a small tree and when I came back I told my wife I marked the calander rather than trying to remember.

She informed me there was no need, it was already gone...21 minutes to be precise lol. And the search continues.

 

[AmyPC]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shifty:

I know Nylabone makes several products that are "completely edible & fully digestible" but have no experience with the product(s).

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I think they're great, but they're very pricey (over here at least - about $8/AU) and that is fine if it lasts a week - but for 21 minutes? Uh-uh.

We got Rory one when she was about 10 weeks old and it sat around for about a month. Then she worked out it was fully edible and worked and worked at it, it was gone in about a week. However her next one, when she was a little older, lasted about a day.

I'd forgotten about them actually, I might get her one next week as a treat.

I do give her rawhide occasionally actually - there is this knotted bone beef basted one I get occasionally when I'm planning a BIG grooming session because it keeps her lying still for at least an hour while she chews and I comb. I know they're a bit controversial though.

She gets big marrow bones at least once a week, and loves them to bits.

[This message has been edited by AmyPC (edited 03-28-2002).]