Instead, I recommend buying chew toys that have some flexibility or ‘give’ to them, even for large, powerful dogs….It’s better to replace chew toys more frequently than it is to have to spend hundreds of dollars to have your veterinarian repair or remove a broken tooth.” Rule of paw: don’t buy any chew toy that you wouldn’t want to be whacked in the knee with. Becker, “I believe that hard plastic or nylon chews, sterilized bones, cow hooves and antlers are too hard to be safe for most dogs. A broken tooth is extremely painful and can sometimes become abscessed.” Adds Dr. Writes popular veterinary personality Marty Becker, DVM, “excessively hard chew toys are a common cause of broken teeth in dogs. What the ad doesn’t say is that like any treat made of bone (antlers are bone), they have the risk of breaking or wearing teeth, just like all other bones. A natural source of collagen, calcium, phosphorous, and other nutrients.” One ad on a very popular, well-respected site says that elk antlers are “ideal for puppies, aggressive chewers, and large dogs because they last extremely long and won’t splinter or chip….Bone-hard texture helps clean teeth, massage gums, and exercise jaws as your dog chews. It is more than reasonable for you to be concerned-and confused-about whether to feed your dog elk antlers. Q: Are elk antlers okay for dogs to chew on? I stopped giving them to my German shepherd because I thought they were wearing down his teeth.
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