[NAGDU] Nylabones

[Danielle Sykora]

I know many people who give their dogs NylaBones, and a few have had
dogs crack teeth. It is a valid concern to some extent. Here is how I
look at it though. If your dog is not a powerful chewer, I think it is
pretty unlikely she is chewing on the bone so hard it will damage her
teeth. For those with powerful chewers, there's really only two
options:
1. Continue to give hard bones and risk the dog cracking their teeth,
but have a safe option to keep your dog occupied/relieve stress and
provide a way for the dog to keep their teeth clean.
2. No longer offer hard bones to protect the dogs teeth, rely on tooth
brushing or food/water additives to keep teeth clean, but no longer
have anything durable for your dog to chew.

Personally, I continue to give my dogs NylaBones, marrow bones, and
antlers. In my opinion, the risk of teeth breaking is outwayed by the
teeth cleaning and opportunity for play. Soft bones like the rubber
NylaBones are not an option for powerful chewers because they will
tear them apart quicly. Limiting access to bones for short periods of
time also could probably reduce the risk if you have a dog that will
chew for very long periods of time very often.

Danielle and Thai

On 1/26/18, d m gina via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> You know if this has been working for your dogs for years, then I would
> keep doing what you are doing.
> I feel the tooth was ready to brake anyway.
> Yes I am told my dogs teeth are fine with chewing the bones.
> Original message:
>> Hello:
>
>> My sister just called me and told me that her vet said that Nylabones are
>> not good for our dogs.  Her pet dog, a Dalmatian mix, broke one of her
>> back
>> teeth.  The vet claims that the Nylabones are so hard that they can cause
>> dogs teeth to crack and break.  I have been a guide dog user for almost 43
>> years and my dogs have always chewed the natural bones or the Nylabones.
>> The guide dog schools I have attended always recommend the Nylabones as a
>> good chew bone and some schools even give them on class.  Eva has several
>> Nylabones that I would hate to throw away but I will if they are not good
>> for her.  She also has some of the soft Nylabone dental chews which are a
>> softer type of rubber which is what my sister’s vet is safe to give the
>> dogs.  Have any of you heard this from your vets?  I have always thought
>> chewing bones helped the dogs teeth and gums.  What do you think?
>
>> Sandra Johnson and Eva
>> SLJohnson25 at comcast.net
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