In recent months there has been a dramatic increase in reports from Vets of serious tooth fractures from the use of VERY hard chews such as Deer Antlers. Sadly this actually now ties into one of our customers and one of our own team members personal experience too. Scotlands most reputable Dental Vet, Norman Johnston, is calling for these products to be removed from shop shelves due to the amount of damage they can inflict if a dog does have a tooth injury (the dentalvet.co.uk website has much more information). We have thought long and hard about whether to stock these going forward as we know many people feel (as we have felt in the past) these are a good, safe and long lasting chew option for their dogs and we are aware that there is now much debate in the doggy community about their pros and cons. Following these new reports we feel that overall the risks outweigh the benefits of these products and so we will no longer have these (or Roots or sterilised marrow bones) out on the shop floor for sale. We had previously updated our labelling and provided a blog post to highlight the risks and benefits but dont feel that this is proactive enough in light of the new reports. We know we will have some initially disappointed customers but we really hope you understand that we have not taken this decision lightly. We want to make sure that we are being an informed and responsible retailer who want to minimise any risks to our customers dogs. We do appreciate that many dogs will have used these super hard chews without any problems and that it will be individual judgement as to whether to continue using these but we hate the idea that some dogs could suffer an injury as a result of a product we are stocking. If you would like other safe, long lasting chew alternatives we strongly recommend the likes of a stuffed Kong. We know some people comment that they cant get their dog interested in them but it is usually just a case of introducing them appropriately and choosing the right size and stuffing. Check out our Kong Blog or pop into the shop for a flyer, more info or more details on other chew alternatives.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:57:05 +0000
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