Bella loves her rawhide and I do too - it keeps her occupied for hours and ideal when she needs something to chew on.
However, how many should I allow her to have? Are they bad for her in any way? I give her a big rawhide 'shoe' a few times a week and it will keep her occipied for around 2 hours and then there isn't a bit left! She loves them but I am worried they mbe difficult for her to digest as sometimes she swallows quite big bits!

they can be a choking hazard also i believe the imported ones carry salmonella.

__________________
"If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes."
L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

I never let her have them unsupervised, but the salmonella is a bit concerning...

I will not allow my dogs to have them as quite a few dogs have died by choking on them

juliec

__________________

salmonella?so is that just a myth or a proven fact yeah i was abit worried about the whole digesting thing but my dog loves them too

I used to give them to Arran but had a few scares when I had to put my hand down his throat to pull it out, one of my sister's friends lost a dog to one of these things, the dog didn't choke but somehow the hide had moulded itself around the dogs throat and rotted.

Terri

Pet Safety: How Rawhide Bones Can Harm Your Dog - Associated Content
read and acknowledged imma stop giving them to my dog im sure theirs an alternative option

I think pet shops should be stopped selling them, as they are horrible

juliex

__________________

no its true im afraid. ive just copied this but theres lots more info on the internet....

Raw Hide is bad for your Dogs

If there is one product I'm contacted about more than anything else it has to be this killer.
Small pieces can get stuck in your Dog's throat, and if they manage to swallow it, they cannot digest them. Rawhide comes from the beef industry and is made from the inner layer of the animal's hide. The hide is cleaned by tumbling in huge drums in most cases with hydrogen peroxide.


Apart from the risk of getting stuck in the dogs throat, or undigested in the tummy, they may also be contaminated with insect eggs and salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in North America recently issued a public health warning following reports of human illness following the handling of these dog chew products, they even warn they should not be handled by children

When the rawhide gets wet from the stomach juices, it swells to twice its normal size causing serious stomach blockage. Soft and slick rawhide can also become a choking hazard.

__________________
"If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes."
L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

aw dont tell me that i gave him not too long ago he pretty much ate most of it infact he may have eaten all of it i'd have to check and his poo's been a little funny looking today hopefully nothing serious!will have to see what happens

__________________