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Old January 5th, 2010, 09:12 AM
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Exclamation Eating too much bone causes diarreah

I bought my 2 year old one of those bones from Safeway. The ones that are huge! Because she goes through bones so fast. So she has had it for 4-5 days and has developed some pretty intense diarreah, so much so she yelps when she is pooping, like it burns which I know is the mucus just burning her bum. She's only around twenty lbs, so she's a little dog.

Are these bones bad for dogs?? It's been less than 12 hrs so I'm just waiting to see how she improves

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Old January 5th, 2010, 10:28 AM
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Are these rawhide bones or the large smoked real bones. One of our dogs used to eat the rawhide quickly and it caused him severe bloody diarrhea.. It expands when digested and can create blockage. I wouldn't feed the smoked bones either. They may be treated with chemicals and/or contain too much bacteria.

Is your dog vomiting, lethargic, drinking lots, etc? Anything out of the ordinary? If so, please take her to the vet (bring a stool sample) to rule out blockage and/or a bacterial infection.

In the future, you may want to consider safer alternatives for her chewing pleasure such as stuffed Kongs.

She's better soon.
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Old January 5th, 2010, 10:42 AM
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Thanks!

I'm not sure if it is smoked or not. She vomited yesterday, but that was largely because she over-ate, she throws up when she overeats. Otherwise she is completely normal, wants food, drinks tons of water and is her normal self. Perhaps you're right it did not look like a normal raw-hide, but it was dark and a big bone so maybe it was smoked.

I'm going to see how her poop is today and then go from there.

I'm going to feed her some pumpkin later and see if her poop solids up.

We give her kongs all the time, but it takes her a few minutes to get anything out of there (at tops) I was thinking of getting dog spray cheese or something so that it just gives her more time.

I'm at a loss with her though, because she rips apart any toy (ANY toy) the kong is the only thing that has lasted, she rips them in literally 5 minutes or less. She chews bones fast and until their done, so I am not sure what to give her.
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Old January 5th, 2010, 10:45 AM
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how about a good strong toy bone, like a Nylabone? These last our very hard chewers a long time and we don't have to worry about diarrhea (which ours get if they get large bones)
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Old January 5th, 2010, 10:48 AM
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We've tried the nylabone, but she gets through it within a day And then I worried because I know its basically plastic, so I didn't want to have plastic in her system.

I have no idea how either. Are there different strengths of the bone(s)? We tried one that was a pinkish hue.

It's so weird she's not even a big dog, but man that dog can chew. She is so determined, if she is given a toy she wants to destroy it asap. She doesn't luckily destroy anything else in the house though!

But thanks though! This was the first time she got the BIG bone from the store, otherwise we normally get small raw-hide bones and she never reacts to them. We have 2 dogs and the our older won't share the big bones with the little one, so at least he was safe from the diarreah, I guess that will teach her to not share.
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Old January 5th, 2010, 11:10 AM
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We've tried the nylabone, but she gets through it within a day And then I worried because I know its basically plastic, so I didn't want to have plastic in her system.

I have no idea how either. Are there different strengths of the bone(s)? We tried one that was a pinkish hue.

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There are definitely different strengths and sizes. Some are very soft a rubbery, others are extrememly thick and hard. I would recommend trying This one or this one or pretty much any of these. There's another one we love but I can't find it on the website, it's basically a 4-inch wide s-shape, super strong
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Old January 5th, 2010, 10:52 AM
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My golden had trouble all his life with bones. He ate them too fast, and the bones pieces sat in his stomach for about a week. Made him sick. It's like he could not digest them. Go with scented hard toy bones don't bother with real ones. I've known dogs to be sick on raw hide too.
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Old January 5th, 2010, 10:55 AM
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Thanks guys.

Throwing out the rest of the bone that's for sure! I knew it was too good to be true, finally a bone she didn't chew in an hour haha

I guess you shouldn't feed anything to your dog you would question yourself to eat. At least the ingredients.

My little one reacted badly to pigs ears when he was a pup. He's better now, but when he was a wee one he got BAD poop problems from it, very runny and wet. I guess I should have known better.

Is it bad if the bone sits in them for a few days while it is digesting?
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We give her kongs all the time, but it takes her a few minutes to get anything out of there (at tops) I was thinking of getting dog spray cheese or something so that it just gives her more time.
You can mix up some kibble with canned (our guys love green tripe), home cooked, unsalted cottage cheese, peanut butter, etc and freeze overnight. It'll be more of a challenge for her. If she really likes to chew so much, you can feed all her meals this way rather than out of a bowl.

I like the Nylabones too but our guys don't bother with them . Umm, I don't mean I like them as in I like to chew them , I just like the idea of them vs rawhide/smoked bones.
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You can mix up some kibble with canned (our guys love green tripe), home cooked, unsalted cottage cheese, peanut butter, etc and freeze overnight. It'll be more of a challenge for her. If she really likes to chew so much, you can feed all her meals this way rather than out of a bowl.

I like the Nylabones too but our guys don't bother with them . Umm, I don't mean I like them as in I like to chew them , I just like the idea of them vs rawhide/smoked bones.


hahaha - ya! I think I'll try that more. I think I'll get a few more kong's and just freeze a few at a time. SHE LOVES to chew! Luckily not my shoes or any furniture. I used to freeze peanut butter in her kong, so I think I'll start doing that some more.

Thanks for the idea!

I also freeze a lot of chicken or beef broth / pumpkin in ice trays and then give it to them as treats. They love it.
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Some more suggestions for food dispensing chew toys that are hits with our dogs: The Canine Genius that can be stuffed like a Kong (although it's a bit harder to wash), the Amaze A-Ball, the Buster Cube (not a chew toy but fun to get food out of nevertheless), the Busy Buddy, the Kong Dental Sticks (I smear peanut butter, cottage cheese, etc in the little crevices), the Kong Stuff-A-Ball, and the Zogoflex.
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Do you think its bad if the bone is still in her system for a few days??
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