Rawhide versus cowhide....pighide???

LoveLilly · 11-15-2006, 12:09 PM

So I know that all the white rawhide chew bones and sticks, etc are bad to give your dog b/c they are not digestible and can get stuck in their intestinal tract. Well, I buy my papillon bully sticks which you may know just turn to mush and melt since they are 100% cow so are safe, but she gets bored with them. I also found dehydrated 100% chicken breast which she LOVES to chew on (once its a little piece, much to her shagrin it gets taken away) and then found what looks like rawhide sticks but they are light brown & I think say pighide or something pig but definitely do not say rawhide. I got them at PetSmart. Are these safe? Or is it just advertising trying to fool me by saying pighide instead of rawhide.

workingdog · 11-16-2006, 08:17 AM

pighide should be much safer than rawhide.

MomOf7 · 11-17-2006, 04:09 AM

Why not get your dog a raw soup bone. The marrow inside the bone is very healthy. Dont cook the bone as it can cause the bone itself to splinter when chewed on.
I dont usually get my dogs rawhides because they can be very dangerous.
I also take the bones away before they get too small.