Do you dampen kibble?

Dan McK · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject:

Nylabones are good. They have a flavour baked into them so the dogs like to chew them. They are softer than natural bone so less abrasive on the teeth. Our dogs have always loved them.
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Lorna · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Dan, Basil bit a huge nylabone in two and swallowed the 2 halves! Rough passage afterward ...
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Suzanne H · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

Otto won't touch damp kibble - never did. He prefers it dry.

I clean his teeth with a doggie brush and doggie toothpaste - he doesn't seem to mind. Tho he also chews a lot, kongs, pigs lugs, hide sticks, etc.

Dan McK · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

Gaelle · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject:

I have heard of one dog nearly choking when it bit the top off a Kong but biting a Nylabone in two is a new one on me.
Rosie once got her jaws stuck together whilst eating a Pedigree Jumbone (Okay I know better now than to give anything like that). Luckily I managed somehow to get most of it out! It gave me a nasty fright and I had visions of her choking to death. Needless to say that was the end of that treat!

Arlene · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject:

Never tried Rusty's kibble damp Confused

Give that a shot tomorrow.
I clean Rusty's teeth too with doggy toothpaste and he doesn't mind one bit, he actually loves it and sits still for ages Shocked

Lynn Scott · Forum Regular Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 115

Susan

If you can get a 'huge' big knuckle bone you shouldn't have any problems - it'll be too big for your dog to do much damage to it:-)

Re pigs ears and those other things that are like pieces of leather wrapped around themselves (can't think what they're called), I don't give them to Oscar any more - on 2 different occasions he managed to get the whole thing stuck down his throat. He unraveled the wrapped thing, and the pigs ear went soft with chewing/sucking so he was easily able to swallow them both whole.

The first time it happened was with the pigs ear and I couldn't understand where it had gone - surely he hadn't eaten it already??? He wasn't showing any signs of discomfort, but I decided to check out his mouth/throat - sure enough there it was! There was just enough showing for me to get hold of it and tug it out! Yuk!

The second time I just knew where it had gone, but couldn't believe he'd unwound the thing!! Same story, managed to pull it out - therefore, no more stuff like that:-))

Not being a scaremonger, just relating my own experience with these! I'm happier giving him bones than pigs ears:-)) And, so is he! Smile

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Lynn

Emma* · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject:

I tend to give my girls the pigs ear strip less of a hazard Smile

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kendal · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject:

we use the strips more often, our girls are really good with chews
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Susan · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject:

Thanks so much for all the input guys - really great to get the opinions of so many doggy people!
I have decided to mainly feed dry, but to pour over a little gravy as the odd treat.

And am going to stay clear of bones, at least for a wee while longer, as I don't think he could handle them just now! (tummy wise!)



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