Nylabones?

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Nylabones? Feb 15, 2006 21:48:31 GMT -5

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Post by sibergrey on Feb 15, 2006 21:48:31 GMT -5

Some of you may have read my saga in "Other Pets" but I'm curious if anyone has any opinions. Loki LOVES to chew so we keep him well supplied with bones at all times so he doesn't chew anything else. So far, so good. We give him giant cowbones as well as <gasp> rawhide bones (supervised).

However, I heard that Nylabones are good for him so I bought one and he LOVED it. But, that evening we found that he had a gross open sore on his lip just hours after starting in on the Nylabone! We took the Nylabone away and within 24 hours the sore dried up and started to scab over...

So evidently the Nylabone had a bad effect on Loki and caused him, somehow, to get a raw sore on his lip. Anyone else experience this with Nylabones? They are supposed to be so safe and indestructable and good for the teeth, etc. Just curious.

texthegreyt Guest	Nylabones? Feb 15, 2006 22:08:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by texthegreyt on Feb 15, 2006 22:08:26 GMT -5 We were told by someone (I cannot remember who) that nylabones tend to splinter. I bought some anyways, because no matter what ya buy someone tells ya it is dangerous, but none of my greys ever liked them...

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Nylabones? Feb 16, 2006 0:09:16 GMT -5

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Post by fastdogsforme on Feb 16, 2006 0:09:16 GMT -5

My dogs won't touch them, even in the worst of boredom- but they're not chewers anyway. I have not heard of this before. I'd guess if he liked the toy he probably chewed it until it had the rough surface they tend to get on the ends, and then may have scraped himself with it?

greyperson Guest	Nylabones? Feb 16, 2006 13:31:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by greyperson on Feb 16, 2006 13:31:17 GMT -5 My guys love nylabones. I've never seen them get a sore from them though. Perhaps firing off an email to Nylabone and posing the question to them, they might be able to alert you to a potential allergen to Loki.

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Nylabones? Feb 20, 2006 6:02:18 GMT -5

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Post by Sighthound Fan on Feb 20, 2006 6:02:18 GMT -5

I always find marrow bones are fantastic for keeping them occupied, but be carefull about the edges getting sharp, saw them off when they do, my friends border terrier managed to slice his whole bottom lip off on one that was not sawed down

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dad2paisley Administrator Pro Greyhounds Posts: 3,822	Nylabones? Feb 20, 2006 20:23:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dad2paisley on Feb 20, 2006 20:23:27 GMT -5 I don't think our guys like them. Trish is the bone buyer.

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Nylabones? Feb 21, 2006 20:49:40 GMT -5

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Post by sibergrey on Feb 21, 2006 20:49:40 GMT -5

patricia said:

How is Loki's lip?

Thanks for the input, all!

Loki's lip sore, which looked extremely raw and painful at first, cleared up right away when we took away the Nylabone -- within 48 hours! Now he gets supervised rawhides and big bovine bones...no more Nylabones for him! Not sure what the problem was as he had only chewed it for a little while
so it didn't have time to splinter yet -- sensitive skin?