Greenies are Dangerous-i got this in a email.

**Flatcoatluver** · 11-21-2005, 01:12 PM

I received the following message from a member of my club.

I have a warning to pass on with a story to tell of my own.....

On the way back from the Dobe National this year, I was walking one of
the
dogs at the airport waiting for the owner to return our rental car when
the
dog
decided to throw up.....I was shocked to see a mass of green rubber-like
material and immediately called the owner. The mass looked like
something
you would
see in the pad under a carpet. I was assured the dog did not shred
anything...and that the only thing the dog had been given to eat
recently
was a
"Greenie"...one of those formed green dog treats that look like a
toothbrush.....I
couldn't believe one of those pressed dog treats would reconstitute into
what
looked like a mass of foam rubber pieces!

Well, after getting home my friend did an experiment....cut up one of
those
things and soaked it in water overnight....low and behold a mass of foam
rubber
crap! Certainly NOT digestible! We both made a note to never feed those
things again...and then last night in the Seattle area the newscast did
a
piece
on...you guessed it GREENIES! A whole story about how dogs are DYING
from
blockages after eating those stupid things! Here is a link to the
article....turns
out they are NOT 100% digestible....DUH!

http://www.kirotv.com/investigations...21/detail.html

SO PLEASE pass this info on....permission to cross post!!

**elizabethann** · 11-21-2005, 01:15 PM

I heard about this before. Luckily, Fenway doesn't like Greenies. Kind of scarey though. Thanks for sharing this.

**gemini9961** · 11-21-2005, 01:21 PM

Oh no, my 3 really like Greenies. My vet even recommended them for my 3.

**JenBKR** · 11-21-2005, 01:24 PM

No to worry! Those usually aren't true. www.snopes.com claims it is undetermined.

Edit: sorry lost the link - I'll try to find it again

**beeniesmom** · 11-21-2005, 01:31 PM

I read the article too but do believe that anything can be dangerous for a dog if not eaten properly. I give my dogs greenies all the time and they chew little bits off at a time. They don't gulp it down. Frankie has calmed down with his eating (he doesn't gulp anymore), he eats slowly and can be trusted with a treat but only in my presence.
I will still give my dogs greenies.

**Glacier** · 11-21-2005, 01:39 PM

If you run an internet search on any dog treat, toy, food, medication ect you will find some report somewhere saying it's dangerous. My opinion is to just use some common sense. Watch your dog while they are using their toys or eating a treat. If they have a negative reaction, take it away and find a new kind to use for them.

My dogs get greenies occasionally. I give them when the dogs are in the truck or right after a vet app't. Never had a problem and the dogs love 'em.