Has this happened to you?

[Denise L.]

Yesterday I gave Cyrus a corn starch bone for the first time and he loved it.

But this morning he pooped twice (very unusual, sometimes he doesn't poop twice in a day) and it was very light and a lot softer than usual.

He loved it so much I was going to get him more but now I think I will stick to marrow bones and kongs.

Just out of curiosity...has this happened to your dogs?

[Patty1231]

I've found this with both of mine with a few different types of chews. Those dentabones were a big offender. I have to give them smaller pressed rawhide chews because Perle will eat the whole thing at one sitting and it gives her the runny poos.

[flyballmom]

Yes. My guys get runny poop from any kind of "velvet" chew. Plus, IMO, they do nothing for teeth or breath. They like raw meaty bones much better, and they're cheaper.

[Rott-Wiley]

I've never tried a corn starch bone. Over the years I've had great results giving marrow bones that I don't see any reason to change. The marow bones do everything I want them to do and all the dogs really enjoy them.

[Brooke&Ryan]

A friend of mine gave Jules one of those edible Nylabones awhile ago. I think it was the spearmint one & his poop was all funky. Really loose & just not normal for him. He's never gotten another one of those bones since. They're like $8 & he devours them in minutes.

Like RW said, Jules is just as thrilled, if not more, with a raw, marrow bone.


Brooke

[HerculesMomma]

Originally Posted by Brooke&Ryan

A friend of mine gave Jules one of those edible Nylabones awhile ago. I think it was the spearmint one & his poop was all funky. Really loose & just not normal for him. He's never gotten another one of those bones since. They're like $8 & he devours them in minutes.

Like RW said, Jules is just as thrilled, if not more, with a raw, marrow bone.


Brooke

Yea, those edible nylabones at 8 bucks a pop are a waste! Hercules eats about half of it then won't touch it anymore. Not to mention the one time he did eat an entire one, it was gone in 10 minutes. Pressed rawhides last a lot longer. Greenies he loves, but are gone in 10 minutes too, not to mention his poop comes out green . All the above affect him to have a runny poop too.

The much touted marrow bones Hercules doesn't seem to care for unless he can sneak it outside and bury it in the yard Of course, these are store bought marrow bones. I'm not experienced enough in grocery shopping to figure out where to buy real marrow bones.

[Brooke&Ryan]

Originally Posted by HerculesMomma

I'm not experienced enough in grocery shopping to figure out where to buy real marrow bones.

They're in the meat section of my grocery store. Usually in the place where they have the chicken livers, beef heart, etc. Just ask your butcher or the people at the service desk the next time that you go.


Brooke

[Denise L.]

I gave Cyrus an edible Nylabone (kind of like a Greenie) and it lasted two days!!! The Greenies last about 10 minutes with him. No issues with either of those. Just the corn starch bone, which was a present from a friend who has a Lab that loves 'em.

Nothing, but nothing is as wonderful as a marrow bone! I have a freezer full at all times.

[Rott-Wiley]

Often times they are referred to as "soup bones."

[HerculesMomma]

I'll have to ask the butcher next time I'm there. I've never seen any out at the grocery store where I shop (which is a block away from my house). I'll keep the "soup bones" terminology in my back pocket too. I didn't know what else a marrow bone was called

Also, I didn't realize the corn starch bone was different then the edible nylabones. Are those the ones that look just like the plastic nylabones, but are edible? Those I haven't tried yet so I'd have to take back my comments as I might have had the two confused

[Patty1231]

Originally Posted by HerculesMomma

Also, I didn't realize the corn starch bone was different then the edible nylabones. Are those the ones that look just like the plastic nylabones, but are edible? Those I haven't tried yet so I'd have to take back my comments as I might have had the two confused

I've seen the so-called starch bones but have never tried them. Nylabone makes a couple different kinds. A really hard one for powerful chewers (which mine don't like because they can't sink their teeth into them), the softer ones for average chewers (my dogs like these cause they can chew into them and they last a long time - throw out when get small), and the edibles which come in a lot of different flavors and last about 5 minutes, regardless of the size (I don't bother with these 'cause they're too expensive - have tried in the past and they never gave my dogs the poos). I want to try raw marrow bones with Perle but Rocco couldn't tolerate them (threw up little pieces of bone all night).

[Brooke&Ryan]

Originally Posted by HerculesMomma

Also, I didn't realize the corn starch bone was different then the edible nylabones. Are those the ones that look just like the plastic nylabones, but are edible? Those I haven't tried yet so I'd have to take back my comments as I might have had the two confused

I don't think they are different. The corn starch bones are edible. I saw them at PetCo. yesterday & they were all on sale. Not sure what they were trying to tell us....