Cut his gum on it?
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IMO, (though you didn't ask) smoked bone is more dangerous than rawhide. I don't allow my kids either.
My vet and I have discussed this. He thinks that rawhide strips are ok. You have to watch the dog chew them, because there is a risk of choking when the piece gets too small (and he recommends to most owners, since he knows they won't actually supervise their dogs, that they toss the strip once it gets gets small enough to be swallowed). He never recommends the rawhide chews that are spiral rawhide. That can really mess up the dog's intestines. Rawhide that has been crushed and reprocessed into sticks or chews is ok.
Now, what that bloody drool seems to me to be is a bit of gum disease, kind of like some people get if they don't floss regularly, then they use dental floss. It's possible that the rawhide cut his gum. But it's just as likely that Wilson has some gingivitis, especially if he hasn't had a cleaning in a while.
With regard to the smoked bones you're giving, especially if they're beef bones, they are likely too hard for your dog's teeth and you are risking fracturing his teeth. Femur bones -- the leg bones -- are the worst. These bones hold up approx 1000-1200 lbs of animal. So those leg bones are a lot stronger than we might assume they are.
Entirely too much information?
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My vet and I have discussed this. He thinks that rawhide strips are ok. You have to watch the dog chew them, because there is a risk of choking when the piece gets too small (and he recommends to most owners, since he knows they won't actually supervise their dogs, that they toss the strip once it gets gets small enough to be swallowed). He never recommends the rawhide chews that are spiral rawhide. That can really mess up the dog's intestines. Rawhide that has been crushed and reprocessed into sticks or chews is ok.
Now, what that bloody drool seems to me to be is a bit of gum disease, kind of like some people get if they don't floss regularly, then they use dental floss. It's possible that the rawhide cut his gum. But it's just as likely that Wilson has some gingivitis, especially if he hasn't had a cleaning in a while.
With regard to the smoked bones you're giving, especially if they're beef bones, they are likely too hard for your dog's teeth and you are risking fracturing his teeth. Femur bones -- the leg bones -- are the worst. These bones hold up approx 1000-1200 lbs of animal. So those leg bones are a lot stronger than we might assume they are.
Entirely too much information?
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