~ DANGEROUS DOG TREATS ~

All dogs love treats but do you know which ones are truly safe and which ones could be fatal?

  • There have been recent reports that "Greenies" are dangerous and sometimes fatal.  A CNN investigation uncovered 40 cases since 2003 where a veterinarian had to extract a Greenie from a dog after the treat became stuck in the dogs esophagus or intestine and in 13 of those cases the dog died. If your dog eats a Greenie and displays the following symptoms: vomiting, bloody stool, difficult breathing; seek medical treatment immediately.    Buyer Beware

  • Rawhide Chews – Dogs Love Them  – but they are dangerous and should be avoided.  Many rawhides are brought in from outside of the United States and can actually be preserved with arsenic based chemicals and some that cause cancer .  In addition rawhides pose a potential choking danger because as your dog chews off pieces some of those pieces could become lodged in your dogs throat. Up to 40% of dogs are allergic to rawhide chews

  • Animal Bones – Especially chicken and turkey bones are brittle and can easily splinter and cause choking.  Some pork and beef bones can also have this potential.  If you decided to give your dog an animal bone; use a shin bone but make sure you supervise

  • Never give Cow Hooves – they can splinter into sharp pieces that have killed many dogs.

  • Smoked Pig Ears – the smoked pig ears are coated with a carcinogenic coating

  • Do Not Use Any Dog Treats that contain the following:  BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin, propylene glycol, menadione – also known as dimethylprimidinol sulfateand corn syrups/sugar that cause cancer.

  • Non-Edible Nylabones have the potential of being dangerous because if your dog bites off a small piece that gets into their system, it could cause problems and cannot be detected on an X-Ray.

ALWAYS SUPERVISE YOUR DOG WHEN FEEDING THEM DOG TREATS AS ANY TREAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A DANGEROUS DOG TREAT IF YOUR PET SWALLOWS IT WHOLE OR HAS A HABIT OF GULPING THEIR FOOD

 

 ~ TREATS THAT ARE SAFE FOR YOUR DOG ~

  • Natural pig ears (not smoked)

  • Edible Nylabones

  • American made Bully Sticks

  • Unbleached natural lamb ears

  • Kong Goodie Ships

  • Stuffable hard rubber toys

  • Frozen carrots – naturally clean teeth

One last thing I wanted to mention; I feel very passionate about educating everyone about the dangers of commercial dog foods.  You must do your dog food comparisons very carefully.  Please click here to read  the shocking truth about the dangers of commercial dog foods.  You must read this before you feed your dog another meal!

CLICK HERE NOW

www.realdogfoodcomparisons.com/recommends/dogsecrets.php

 

 

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