You're right about the rawhide- I would definitely not give that to them.
There are many other, safer alternatives for gnawing- wood, dog biscuits,
thick cardboard (like the kind from inside a roll of carpet- very hard!) I
have heard several vets discourage even giving rawhide to dogs.
Jill
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> From: Leenknegt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Gnawing problem
> Date: Saturday, April 14, 2001 5:35 AM
>
> Hi!
> Thanks for answering, but I thought that rawhide, like leather, if
ingestid,
> could form an internal blockage.
> If that is not so, I'd like to try it.
> Sarah
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I have discovered that putting doggie rawhide chews in the cages with
my
> > gerbils tends to keep them from gnawing on much of anything else. I
> > recommend using the chips or flat pieces that not basted. This helps
keep
> > their teeth worn down also and I've seen no ill effects from the usage
of
> > them.
> > Tina
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