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Don't give a dog a bone.Many people are unaware of the dangers of giving dogs cooked bones. Your dog will probably crunch and swallow the bones but they can be extremely dangerous. Splinters of bone can become lodged anywhere in the dogs digestive system causing swelling and vomiting. If a piece of bone becomes lodged, your dog will become very ill very quickly. It is true that dogs in the wild eat bones which provide roughage and minerals such as calcium. However, in a wild situation only raw bones would be consumed which are softer and less brittle than cooked ones. But we will never know how many died from swallowing a bone ? Your Westie is not a wild dog, The best advice is to avoid bones altogether. Dogs do need to chew, make sure your Westie has a box of assorted biscuits much safer than bones ! Don't give rawhide products !, these cannot be digested by Westie's, they will kill !
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