Nylabone Nutridents

[Jessika]

Not only are rawhides not digestible they are often full of salmonella, also some rawhides are made containing dogs and cats in them.

Even American rawhide??I mean I know it still has risks BUT I'm talking about the salmonella and questionable ingredients in them. I've heard American Rawhide was MUCH safer to give than other rawhide.

[Jessika]

I feed Molli and Sammy both... but they don't eat Nylabones... they chew on them.

Nylabone Nutridents aren't "regular" Nylabones, though :P They are edible

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Even American rawhide??I mean I know it still has risks BUT I'm talking about the salmonella and questionable ingredients in them. I've heard American Rawhide was MUCH safer to give than other rawhide.

I don't know if rawhides that are made in the US have the same risk of salmonella. It's some of the foreign made rawhides that often made with questionable ingredients. I don't remember which countries use dog and cat hide in them.

[sammy101]

Wow,i didnt know rawhides could have that stuff in it. I always check the rawhides that i buy my 2 are made in the U.S.

[VTJess03]

You have to remember that dogs are more tolerant of bacteria, etc than people are; after all, consider their natural wild eating habits (not just hunting, but consuming partially spoiled carcasses, etc.) Now, I never feed my dogs anything like raw chicken, or spoiled hamburger, etc, but I don't think that letting them swallow bits of plastic chew toys can possibly be good for them (why are they called 'nyla' bones--they are made of nylon plastic, mostly, right? I have only had one of these for my first pup, and she didn't like it one bit, so have never bought another and don't really remember). In my opinion, which you guys are free to disagree with, just don't be too hard on me, lol , I would rather risk the bacteria (in rawhide) that they would be exposed to if they chose their own diet than feed them plastic that could get stuck in their GI tract and cause blockages, etc.

[bckrazy]

VTJess, you're definitely right about plastic Nylabones - I only let Gonzo play with those when I'm right there watching him, as swallowing plastic would be scary. But, Jessika is talking about Nylabone Nutridents.

[Jessika]

VTJess, you're definitely right about plastic Nylabones - I only let Gonzo play with those when I'm right there watching him, as swallowing plastic would be scary. But, Jessika is talking about Nylabone Nutridents.

Yes, I am talking about Nutridents, which are made BY Nylabone, and are 100% edible. They are NOT the plastic Nylabones you buy for your dogs to chew on, as those are NOT edible!

For clarification:


informatin : http://www.nylabone.com/default.aspx...111&prodID=121

hehe have many of you not heard of these before?

[VTJess03]

Ok, ok, I get it

After my one flop with the first nylabone product (which was in fact the soft plastic puppy bone), I have not invested any of my hard-earned resources into anything they make. I just assumed that they would be as undeserving of attention to my girls as the bone was.

[Giselle]

Personally, I skip the wheaty, chlorophyll toothbrush-like treats, and head straight for the meat - raw bones

Because the nature of the chew toy has to be so that it has a hard, abrasive edge to efficiently clean teeth, I would think that all such products must pose a choking hazard. Until they create a toy that is bone hard on contact but completely soft and digestible once consumed, you're always going to have a choking risk. So far, they have not created such a toy since it would take a greyt amount of research and testing and quite a bit of engineering. So, to answer your original question, yes, Nutridents should pose the same risks as Greenies.

[anna_66]

Guys this isn't a greenies debate, I know the risks of Greenies :P I just asked if you consider the Nylabone knock-offs to hold the same risk as the greenies?

I would say yes.
I think any kind of treat you feed your dog would be dangerous if they didn't fully chew it.

I know Huney used to get so excited to get them she wouldn't chew them up and then ended up throwing them up. So for a long time she didn't get any goodies like that. But now she's much better and takes her time.