Rawhide dog bones?

[Abzeez]

I was picking up the dogs some pressed rawhide bones today and wondering if they would be safe for the parrots??

 

[merlinsmom13]

I know that Dawg has stold some of the rawhide pieces on Merlins toys. I have several toys that have them. Probably not the real juicy ones, could they be contaminated?

 

[darkling]

One of Pi's toys has rawhide slices on it. Does that help?

 

[Abzeez]

I used to see toys all the time with rawhide, but I haven't in a long time... So I thought I would ask, as you never know what has changed when it comes to safe in the parrot world...

 

[darkling]

Yeah I was kind of surprised when I saw it. I never would have considered rawhide as a bird toy.

 

[mygirl]

i have seen the toys with it and asked my vet and he said he has dealt with a bird that had an obstruction from it

 

[darkling]

When I was a vet tech we had a puppy that had a rawhide obstruction. You have to make your pet isn't actually swallowing pieces of rawhide because it will glue itself together in their gut and sometimes cannot be passed.

 

[Abzeez]

Rawhide is known to swell, pressed rawhide doesn't swell and is safe to consume... for dogs anyway.