I know most people have probably seen this, but I had missed it so I thought I would post it here.

There have been an estimated several hundred dog deaths from the Nyla bone products The GummaBone and Plaque Attacker. The problem is the bones will break off and then obstruct the intestines. To make the matter worse these products often don't show up on X-rays. Dogs have been dting as a result of the bowel obstruction and peritonitis.

There is a class action lawsuit being started by an attorny in Washington. I am not sure if these products are still being sold or not. If they are, or if you have one, don't let your dog have it.

Richard, I am going to the pet store today anyway and I may check it out just to see. I give the regular Nylabones to my dogs along with regular bones (raw) just because I have such strong chewers..one Mastiff and one 4 month old GSD. Even my Cavalier can give them a good run for their money!!! If I hear anything crack though they are picked up and thrown away...I am not going to take any chances. It is certainly not worth it.

Thanks for the heads up.

Someone told me they saw something on the news about it too, but I never saw it myself. I don't doubt the claim though. I've recently had to take my dogs off the Gummabones and threw them all away because like you said, instead of chewing, they would break off big chunks and end up swallowing them. I didn't realize this until we noticed the dogs vomiting and found the chunks mixed in with a very large amount of bile. (In retrospect, I'm thankful that that happened!) I now only give my dogs the 8" Souper Nylabone and they haven't vomited or had any problems since. These bones don't break, at least I've never had them break in the years I've used them, and they only wear down over repeated chewings instead of chunking off.

nylabone has a edible snack bone that is endorsed by tufts vet school.it contains rawhide, caseun ,pork products. My dog still prefers raw beef shank bones.

Richard:

How is the edible ones like rawhide?

From what I understand about it the smaller pieces that come off during "routine" chewing..i.e. slivers....are not really a problem. It is when the bigger hunks break off that it IS a problem. Some dogs do not have any problem at all and if a chunk breaks off they would rather go back to the "Mother Load" anyway. You just have to see what your dog does. I am not a fan of rawhide either (my dogs hate me for this!!!).
I thought one time several years ago I would be nice and give my GSD a piece of RawHide to chew on...I KNEW BETTER !!! Three days later he was on the surgery table getting pieces of it removed. They say that you can let them chew on Rahide until it gets real mushy (you know, the consistency you don't want to step on it the midde of the night!!) and then take it away. I just would rather not give rawhide at all !!! Stop any hassle and aggrevation before it even starts. I know a lot of people here feed rawhide and pig ears as treats but I have just never found a safe way to do it so I too stick with the Souper Nyla Bones or something like that...some big raw bones with a little bit of meat on them are great as well!!! For my teething puppy I will let him chew for awhile and then put it back it the freezer to get real cold again (no meat on it at this stage...he has already chewed it off!!!) and then give it back to him. A frozen pacifier for a teething baby!!! Works great!!