Lets talk about greenies....

• Lets talk about greenies.... carl Posted : 3/6/2006 12:23:16 AM I loved greenies and my dogs loved greenies.. but they had HORRIFIC DIAHRAEA ON GREENIES.....So I stopped using those quite some time ago..... would love to hear some other experiences.... LIKE 12 REPLIES 1057 VIEWS LAST POST CHRISTINE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• glenmar Posted : 3/6/2006 6:43:50 AM I never did understand all the hoopla about something THAT costly.  And then I started seeing reports of all kinds of problems, like explosive diaherra, blockages, obstructions, choking, blah, blah, blah.  Not long ago someone posted a report of a number of deaths due to greenies.  So, no greenies in my house, now or ever.  But, I also don't use rawhides.  I use HARD rubber bones, real marrow bones or rmbs for my dogs chewing pleasure.  The bones keep their teeth clean and pretty and their breath fresh...well, except for the occassional poop snagging incident. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Anonymous Posted : 3/6/2006 7:41:30 AM [Deleted by Admins] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sillysally Posted : 3/6/2006 10:58:45 AM Sally just enjoys chewing them into large, foot piercing chunks that she then leaves lying about the house-therefore we do not give them. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• willowchow Posted : 3/6/2006 11:04:53 AM Willow really liked them but I was concerned after reading all the obstruction stories and problems others had had with them.    So, I started buying her the Greenie bits made for small dogs and puppies to sprinkle on her food.  I thought she'd be safe with those, she weighs almost 50 lbs.    Well, one night DH called and said she had vomited, not from the Greenies but get this one. . .she had eaten the Greenie bits three days before and there they were!  So, after that I stopped them completely.    Unfortunately, she doesn't like many things and those she did like but it's not worth the risk.  I feel so bad whenever I pass those new Greenie cookies but I know they aren't good for her.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sooner Posted : 3/6/2006 11:05:30 AM 1. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/202267.html]Health: Nutrition: Archive through November 17, 2005: Greenies[/link]      osts on this Page: 16      Last Activity: 14-Nov-2005 20:11, Relative Score 100% 2. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/49/244744.html]Anything & Everything: Archive through February 20, 2006: Greenies????[/link]      osts on this Page: 7      Last Activity: 18-Feb-2006 19:49, Relative Score 81% 3. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/233033.html]Health: Nutrition: Archive through January 10, 2006: Greenies Request[/link]      osts on this Page: 21      Last Activity: 10-Jan-2006 15:57, Relative Score 73% 4. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/49/226155.html]Anything & Everything: Archive through December 12, 2005: Greenies Lawsuit[/link]      osts on this Page: 7      Last Activity: 12-Dec-2005 20:46, Relative Score 73% 5. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/245318.html]Health: Nutrition: Archive through February 21, 2006: Greenies vs. Zukes[/link]      osts on this Page: 5      Last Activity: 27-Feb-2006 14:52, Relative Score 71% 6. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/244119.html]Health: Everything else & Miscellany: Greenies Article on CNN[/link]      osts on this Page: 4      Last Activity: 17-Feb-2006 23:54, Relative Score 67% 7. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/228353.html]Health: Everything else & Miscellany: Archive through January 13, 2006: Important Greenies Info[/link]      osts on this Page: 28      Last Activity: 02-Jan-2006 20:07, Relative Score 67% 8. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/244124.html]Health: Nutrition: Archive through February 18, 2006: WARNING; No more Greenies[/link]      osts on this Page: 9      Last Activity: 18-Feb-2006 11:42, Relative Score 66% 9. [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/204929.html]Health: Nutrition: Archive through November 20, 2005: Greenies News Story on KIRO TV[/link]      osts on this Page: 24      Last Activity: 16-Jan-2006 9:17, Relative Score 64% 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sooner Posted : 3/6/2006 11:09:49 AM I don't have any personal experience with Greenies, but, as those links show, there are a lot of dangers to them, diarrhea probably being the least of them.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jennie_c_d Posted : 3/6/2006 12:43:48 PM Emma, who weighs in at 16 pounds, could eat a large greenie (for dogs over 50 pounds) in less than 5 minutes, as a puppy. I quit using them a LONG time ago. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dogslyfe Posted : 3/6/2006 1:08:01 PM I've just never been willing to risk it. By the time I actually realized what they were and what their purpose was, I had already heard of the dangers. I have a few dogs that are not only aggressive chewers, but also scarfers/gulpers. Just not worth the chance for me and my crew. O/T but Lori, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your sig. with Willow. How did you do it?? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• pamzshihtzu Posted : 3/6/2006 1:37:54 PM So BEAUTIFUL to see everyone's furbabies here! That's one plus of this new site! The photos look bigger and clearer for some reason. []   Greenies: I used to give them to my Tzu, and she went WILD for them! lol But after all the reports of dogs dying, I stopped giving them to her. I threw away a brand new pack of about 6! But, they were just too risky. She, too, is a gulper. [sm=rolleyes.gif]  I think our house guests must think we NEVER ever feed her...with the way she carries on around food and treats. sheesh     0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• willowchow Posted : 3/6/2006 5:20:39 PM Laura, I think I used photo draw.  Thank you! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Wysteria Berkhoff Posted : 3/6/2006 5:21:53 PM After the most recent lawsuit going on the owner of the animal hospital I work at took them off the shelves.  They are now in the pharmacy and we make sure that if people ask for them we let them know the risks.  But where there are is kind-of hidden so it's the out of site out of mind thing I think because noone ever asks for them.  We still have the cat bits on hanging in our display though (odd...). 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• christine Posted : 3/6/2006 8:00:28 PM I give my girls the petite greenies sliced down the centre to make them even smaller.I would NEVER,EVER give any dogs those large or jumbo sizes,they are ridiculously huge and they would easily be able to get large chunks off. I've never seen dire rear,green poop,vomit with undigested greenies in it or anything negative in my dogs after eating greenies.However i have cut down on the amount  i give them since reading these stories,which have made me a bit paranoid. If i lived in the US i probably wouldnt bother giving them as you guys have so many better treats to choose from,however we have a choice of greenies,bully sticks and purina type crap.They wont eat bully sticks and i wont give them purina garbage,so it doesnt leave me with much choice [&:] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login