chewing on sticks/branches

megdav

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is it ok for bulldogs to do this? i've seen pics of bulldogs doing it, but i would worry it would splinter off or something. I tend to worry :X
 

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I try not to let mine do it. He could easily ingest splinters that could lead to blockage or tears in the gastrointestinal tract.

I would suggest elk antlers. Deer are too soft. I do not personally give mine antlers because he likes to chew hard.
 
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yah, that's what i would be worried about also. thanks for the elk antler suggestion :)
 

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I would also advise against it, I'm pretty sure Murray ate a leaf a couple of weeks ago and I had to feed him bland for a week after. He's better now but I'm definitely keeping a closer eye on what he's chewing and sniffing around at when we're outside
 
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I would also advise against it, I'm pretty sure Murray ate a leaf a couple of weeks ago and I had to feed him bland for a week after. He's better now but I'm definitely keeping a closer eye on what he's chewing and sniffing around at when we're outside

Oh wow just a leaf [emoji261]? Yah I guess we really need to watch them [emoji15]


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Mine eats leaves, acorns, or sticks if I am not careful. I have had him barf up stick fragments when we hadn't seen him chewing on any in a week. Mine is an idiot and we need to be ever vigilant.

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yah, that's what i would be worried about also. thanks for the elk antler suggestion :)

Actually I think moose is supposed to be better. Just no deer as it is softer and will fragment.
 

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I agree, not good for them, can cause major digestive problems.
 

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Some dogs like to chew on sticks, Castor being one of them. He's actually more interested in sticks and grass than in bones or antlers. I normally don't let him chem on sticks like this one but he looked so proud having found this big stick and having hopped up on the fountain ledge.

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And to answer your question, no, it's probably not ok. Castor doesn't digest sticks very well and will sometimes throw up afterwards.
 
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Unfortunately mine are like little vacuum cleaners when we go for walks.... acorns, sticks, dirt, rocks.. ect.. it is a royal pain in the @#$@!
Vader has got ahold of something that I missed :detective2:and his poo has been off. :bad: ... recent storms and I am pretty sure he got a pecan husk and maybe a whole pecan. They have plenty of chew things, but prefer the crate mats. :tapfoot:
 

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Its is rare that I take Chunky out for a walk that I don't have to take something from his mouth. Without breaking his stride he will grab limbs off bushes, pieces of mulch and grass and keep walking.
 

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Some dogs like to chew on sticks, Castor being one of them. He's actually more interested in sticks and grass than in bones or antlers. I normally don't let him chem on sticks like this one but he looked so proud having found this big stick and having hopped up on the fountain ledge.

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And to answer your question, no, it's probably not ok. Castor doesn't digest sticks very well and will sometimes throw up afterwards.

There's not much sticks here kinda like Texas. But my GS ate branch like in you photo and nothing has ever happened.

BTW do you know Castor in french means beaver? Well there is your answer for your photos :lmaogirl:
 

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oh boy I love reading here... Yes, Hank has his face in the brush and pulls sticks constantly.. It seems the only time he'll sit and chew anything (except cardboard boxes) for any length of time is if I am sitting with him. He has free range of house and outside and when I'm out with him, he's searching for sticks, but when I watch from the window, he acts board with the whole stick thing luckily.
 

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I never leave Tank unattended, as he always tries to eat sticks, stones etc. When he was a baby, he chewed wooden step, while silly mom left him unattended vacuuming around and hearing nothing. And "luckily" 3-4 days after this accident he got sick with parvovirus. I say luckily, because when he vomited many times, I found in one pile of vomit an egg size bunch of super sharp splinters!!! They were from that chewed step! It was hard to believe, that someone so small could swallow that sharp big object! How it could pass through his esophagus, I wonder. But dogs cannot spit, if they started swallowing something, they cannot stop. If not parvovirus which helped him to vomit it out, those splinters would cause blockage and tears, that's for sure.

So, now I always keep eye on him. And I had even to stop giving him treats long before he developed allergy, because this little crocodile already tried to choke several times. He just tries to swallow everything.
 

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BTW do you know Castor in french means beaver? Well there is your answer for your photos :lmaogirl:

Oh, yes - we actually named him after one :D! One of our children's book favourite characters is called Castor. Castor the book character (who is called Harvey in English translations...) is a very nice guy so that is why we thought it a good name. And with our Castor's paddle tail and love for chewing sticks too the name turned out to be perfect!
 

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Lambeau has to be watched as well.. he will eat anything he is able to chew. Cheli is just into eating grass no sticks

We but moose antlers as the boys are more interested in those than the deer... the split antlers are the soft messy ones which I would not recommend. Raw marrow are their all time favorite


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