What Do You All Think Bout Raw-Hides?

[RiggoD]

I never give Riggo rawhide. He's had a lot of problems with minor throw up in the past when he's overly excited and has drank too much water. I did give him rawhide once and he was hacking away like he was going to choke.

 

[marciafinn]

Mason doesn't get rawhide but he has had it at the grandparents. He did okay with it there though. I usually give him kongs, bully sticks, or the white natural bones - sometimes I fill this like a kong and freeze them too. He doesn't get anything unsupervised except for his kong though.

 

[Littlepaddin]

Be very very wary of rawhide chews and pigs ears. Twice I had to remove a sodden slimy pigs ear from my Boxers throat. First time when she attempted to swallow it whole I thought it was a fluke and gave her another a few months later, second time she couldnt even breathe. There was no time to lose or think about help, I just had to get it out of her throat.

Rawhide is the same, chews down to slimy slippery mess, they try to swallow great lumps of it and it gets stuck. Some of them cant digest it properly either and can cause blockages etc.

Dont risk it, give the hard crunchy biscuits and chews recommended for their teeth, much better for them and your piece of mind.

 

[brocky101]

We have gotten rid of the xmas rawhide. And he like those bloody, meaty raw bones from the meat market. we give them to him ALot! The only reason i dont really like kongs, is i like to keep him busy, and if i fill up a kong, (he has learned to roll his tongue very well) And gets it all out in nearly a minute. :-D
Thanx for the posts, again.
:l:a:u:r:e:n:

 

[Maniago]

he has learned to roll his tongue very well

Wait till he figures out it is easier to suck the peanut butter out. It is hilarious to see a full grown boxer trying to suck the last bit of peanut butter out.