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Old 03-16-2010, 02:17 PM   #114 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kshort View Post
"Bully Sticks are an all-natural, highly digestible chew made from bull penises"
lol. Thanks for sharing that information. Ew.

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Originally Posted by TMarie
Just wanted to add that I buy Bully sticks by the case, and normally don't have problems with them. But, as with anything else, a dog should not be allowed to chew them unsupervised. Although they are digestible, Jake would often swallow the last 2-3 inches of one, and even though he never ended up with a blockage, he did vomit them back up within 24 hours. (Thank goodness). We learned quickly to take them away from him, when they got that small.

I do know 2 dogs personally that did end up with blockages and had to have surgery due to the bully sticks.

Just a few words of caution.
Eh... maybe I shouldn't leave him alone with those, either. He didn't want it anyway, so I should probably just leave well enough alone.

Kongs scare me too, though. I worry about him getting his tongue stuck in there. I know it's not supposed to happen with the brand name Kongs, but I see how it could. (Wouldn't know what to stuff it with, anyway, that would entice him. He doesn't like peanut butter and he's allergic to that goose liver stuff.)
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