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So here's the deal ....I have bought and advocated for Greenies for many years. I have small dogs . They LOVE them . One of my dogs (Pekingese , almost 4 yrs old) really loves her greenie treats and so I was breaking the teenie size (got both regular and weight maintenance bags) into smaller pieces and giving them to her as little bits throughout the day after going potty, after a walk, or as a treat otherwise . The equivalent to 1, sometimes up to 2 teenie size greenies per 24 hours or so . Not every day , but often and consistently throughout the week . For about 3 years . Noticed some green poop as a result often , didn't seem like a big deal , and healthy happy dogs otherwise . I give them to our other dog too, who is a senior . But I started noticing bloating in our one dog who eats the greenies nearly daily , and some other bowel issues, not really realizing the cause of the issue or how bad it was going to get . Then recently I noticed some bright blood with her poop, which was obviously alarming . But it seemed to be a one time deal . Fast forward one week later ....Shes restless at night , seemed to be wanting to whip around and bite her back legs suddenly , like some mysterious thing was going on that was bothering her. I realize now it was from stomach pings and pangs I guess . Then I noticed she was in obvious discomfort, she's got a lot of fur , so I didn't realize she was as bloated as she was . Vomited her dinner . Bloody poop again. Next morning she cried out when I touched her sides or tried to pick her up , and suddenly couldn't jump up on things , and by the time I got her to the vet that day , she was even having trouble walking like her back wa ms hurting her (this all being symptoms of pancreatitis) . Took her immediately to the vet ....Vet X-ray showed lots of painful gas in her intestines , and pancreatitis inflammation of her poor tissues (blood work still good, fortunately) It was very painful for her and I realize now that she probably was having a lot of those symptoms over a longer period of time from trying to process the greenies , but since it was not acute or obvious , I missed the signs and discomfort she was experiencing . She had to have meds for immediate relief and recovery of the stomach and bowel inflammation , bloating, bloody poop etc. As a result, I really scrutinized her total diet ....and I cut all the greenies out ....that's the only change I have made ... NO more greenie treats. The only other treat she got much less often was another garbage treat that's a "digestible" rawhide called Dreambones which I'm also very suspicious of , as it has similar ingredients to the greenies. No more of that garbage either . If I don't make the treat myself , then I don't give it to her . So I have a big worthless bag of leftover Greenie's now . I don't even in good conscience feel like I can donate it . What if thry harm some other poor dogs . My dog's bowels and little system are recovering, mercifully . A truly frightening and painful experience...and expensive vet too. And I always try to buy the very "best" for my dogs with all foods and products (Honest Kitchen , Taste of the Wild) and I thought for a long time that these greenies were a relatively healthy, harmless and safe treat to regularly give . So I will never give my animals these greenies again ...why take the risk??! Cruel kindness on my part . Read the other bad reviews and sad experiences .... maybe nothing will ever happen to your dog , but maybe something bad will . So why on earth would you take that risk. Interestingly , the person in front of me at the vet was also there with a dog (schnauzer) who was experiencing occasional blood with pooping , and I overheard them say his favorite treat was the Greenies and he often had the Greenie pill pockets (even saw them by more from the vet for meds he was going home with) People , like me , just don't know the potential harm they're giving. So beware . If you wouldn't eat it yourself , don't give it to your dog .