Red and Rover by Brian Basset for January 27, 2024

Next time become a doc instead of a dog and find out by checking the X-rays of a rabbi…

I’ve been told not to give my dog rawhide.

For the same reason there is no mouse flavoured cat food.

My dog loved the rawhide chews, the flat ones that came in a red box. He chewed them his whole life without any problems. All our other dogs over the years had chew bones or Nylabones. Again, never had a problem. I did hear that the problems seem to come with dogs swallowing large pieces of the bones and having them swell up in the stomach or intestines. Maybe we were just lucky.

Rugby’s jaw was so strong that he would crack a cow femur bone that we gave. I thought the marrow would be good for him. Again, I thought wrong. Off to the Vet! Poor Rugby, in lots on pain with a bunch of bone fragments in his belly. Darn owners never learn, ha!

They do make rabbit dog food, treats and chews.

Good thing, too!

I don’t think Rover knows what a squirrel tastes like! They are always too fast for him. Besides, if he caught one, I’d remember cause I would protest loudly!

How about a chew bone shaped like a squirrel?

Rover actually eats his squirrel catches??

not a terrible idea

Sorry ….. Rover …… “NO” Squirrel flavor …… probably ……… taste like chicken anyways ….. :)

Rover…you are the cutest ever !!!

A friend’s Chow Chow fancies himself an intrepid lizard hunter. Never seen a squirrel that caught his attention.

I have a mammoth-flavored bone. It’s pretty old and probably a bit stale by now

Beef or chicken. That’s about it.