Dissuading dog plastic is good to chew

hollydays

My 18 month old dog at times favours plastic to chew.im sure this isn't good for him, but he enjoys it.
What chews can I give him instead , please?
So far I've bought some kind of root that works as a chew occasionally.

Beckyy

Is he chewing toys made of plastic or items of plastic around the house?

If it's items around the house spraying the item with cheap perfume can sometimes help deter chewing.

Nylabones and kongs are good for encouraging chewing, both have tough versions available and can be bought online for reasonable prices.

richardhandsonn

I also have a dog and he also to chew many things but chewing is very important for your dogs to maintain their oral and mental health. It keeps there teeth clean, there body get exercised and also mind remains occupied. And if your dog is chewing a toy then you don't worry about it because it is also important to prevent there behavioral problems.
You can buy them rawhide bones as they will provide many benefits.

hollydays

Beckyy wrote: »

Is he chewing toys made of plastic or items of plastic around the house?

If it's items around the house spraying the item with cheap perfume can sometimes help deter chewing.

Nylabones and kongs are good for encouraging chewing, both have tough versions available and can be bought online for reasonable prices.

Thanks, No not household things- he's very good but anything else he might come across .
I'll try a nylabone , he's not overkeen on kongs.

hollydays

richardhandsonn wrote: »

I also have a dog and he also to chew many things but chewing is very important for your dogs to maintain their oral and mental health. It keeps there teeth clean, there body get exercised and also mind remains occupied. And if your dog is chewing a toy then you don't worry about it because it is also important to prevent there behavioral problems.
You can buy them rawhide bones as they will provide many benefits.

Thanks , He is into burying rawhide bones ( hiding them in the house) at the moment rather than chewing them

*zippy*

Please be careful of rawhide bones, they are full of chemicals and can be a choking hazard. My Daughter's partner was in work last week when the bosses dog choked on one and died as the bone was too far down its throat for anyone to reach, awful for everyone to witness. Pets at home do a smart bone alternative, they are from China though or my pup loves her antler, you can get split one's for pups and they last ages

GBNI

Get a raw bone from the butchers, much better than in store chews. And free! Pigs ears and trotters are good as well but always supervise when they have any of these items (I'm sure you already know but you can never be too careful )

calicocat

Is he just chewing them...or eating and swallowing them ?

If he's just chewing things, and it isn't household things you want to discourage I don't really see a problem.

I had a dog that would fly round the garden collecting plastic pegs. Initially I was worried about him eating them, but it turned out he just chewed them....and occasionally collected and hid them.

Actually swallowing plastic would be different though.

teddysmum

I used to give all my past dogs rawhide (the springers had huge 'cow legs') but I stopped only giving the occasional munch stick (British made only after being warned that those made abroad can have poisonous colouring due to lax animal food laws)after my big cavalier twice nearly choked on a piece of hide, which had gone floppy and stuck in his throat.


Until my present two lost most of their teeth to old age, I gave them Fish4Dogs fish skin treats, which were excellent for tooth cleaning. The twists are quite hard so last a while.


Beware of dogs swallowing plastic as a springer owner, whose story is in today's press found. He has a bill for £4000 after the removal op caused his dog to get an infection and I remember many years ago, being at the vets and seeing an owner collect a Yorkie who'd swallowed part of a squeaky toy. The vet's comment was that it was a very expensive toy.