Stag Bar - An ever-lasting treat?

rising_from_the_ashes

BonandDom wrote: »

Just a little warning - I have no personal experience of stag bars - howver having read about the dangers of feeding them (causing tooth damage) I have decided not to risk it

I got one for Maisie after seeing so many people say how good they are ..... but, since then, quite a few of them have come back saying that their dog's had a broken tooth from them ..... she wasn't that bothered about it so it's now been removed

They do softer ones (but obviously these are unlikely to be everlasting) - I guess these might be OK

mellymoo74

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

I got one for Maisie after seeing so many people say how good they are ..... but, since then, quite a few of them have come back saying that their dog's had a broken tooth from them ..... she wasn't that bothered about it so it's now been removed

They do softer ones (but obviously these are unlikely to be everlasting) - I guess these might be OK

Thank you I didn't realise that they did a softer version I will look at those. Jacks like to chew!

Raksha

I wonder how many of these dogs who suffered dental problems actually had an existing problem already.

aliasojo

Raksha wrote: »

I wonder how many of these dogs who suffered dental problems actually had an existing problem already.

There seems to be a specific issue with the damage caused stag bars though, it seems it's not just a wee chip or damage to an already compromised tooth.

Taken from another site:

In the last few weeks we have experienced an unprecedented surge of fractured teeth from STAGbars and other antler type chews sold for dogs as "natural tooth cleaning". The teeth damaged all have buccal slab fractures of the upper carnassials (see below). Many have fractured so severely that surgical extraction is the only treatment possible.

marlasinger

Our dog loves the stagbars but after reading stories about tooth damage I'm a bit hesitant to give them to him. Has anyone tried the soft antler chews? I haven't seen any in my local pet stores, only online. Has anyone had first hand experience of these?

Rev

I have two staffs. They demolished these in under an hour (two sittings. Would have been less but I took them off them). So everlasting they absolutely aren't.

I stick to bones. 50p a bag from the butchers.