Hey there, Charlie.
We here ya! There are scads of cheap (potentially dangerous) dog toys on the market. As for the “why?” it just comes down to companies trying to make a buck. It’s really no different than any other kind of cheap product on the market.

All that aside, we have the perfect article for you: Indestructible Dog Toys.

Now, no dog toy is truly “indestructible,” (as we say several times in that article), but there are some that may as well be.

Check it out when you have a sec!

Hey there, Gary.
Sorry to hear about the expensive vet bills for Flynn and Molly! We hope they recovered fully.

Thanks for sharing their stories. Hopefully, it’ll help other readers better understand the potential dangers of bones.

In the backcountry, where dogs can be off leash, Flynn and Molly often sniff out bones. I have a small canister of freshly cooked liver as an incentive for attempting a bone trade in.
Flynn, an Australian shepherd, will drop upon request; Molly, a bermedoodle, will make the relinquishing an arduous game, sometimes ending in completely devoured deer bone…skin, bone, and knuckles. Some parts are then defecated, others regurgitated.

For allowing stones and bones; the owner will atone.

Flynn suffered through 7k of intestinal surgery…and a canine root canal and molar extraction. An additional 8k experience related to little boys throwing rocks into the water.

Molly’s last trip to the vet was a result of ingesting THC in a campground.

Hey, Zach.
It’s really impossible for us to say if the bone is still in his digestive tract of not. It would probably be a good idea to give your vet a call, just to be on the safe side.
Let us know how it goes!