Advanced Dental Chews - Oval

I purchased these dental chews from my Vet for years and he highly recommended them. He retired and I could not find them anywhere until KV PET through Amazon. The chews I purchased from my Vet looked the same on the outside but inside were a hard brown almost granular substance and my dogs really liked them and I felt they did a good job helping keep their teeth clean. However, the Advanced Dental Chews from KV PET looked black on the inside like burned charcoal and my dogs will not take them. Don't know what the problem is but these are now on a storage shelf and I guess I'll end up throwing them out. Bad batch maybe?

When the chews arrived, many of them were broken. There was no padding or bubble wrap between the chews and the box. Therefore, many of themwere broken. Sally still loves them, but I wanted to tell you this.

we use these after brushing the teeth--a good treat

I am returning the Advanced Dental Chews that I recently received because of the highly toxic ingredient of the artificial sweetener Xylitol. I am glad that I looked before I fed. You may not even be aware of this. Although I have giant dogs and perhaps it would not be as deadly, the current research has been showing that it can be very deadly to smaller canines. The research came from the American Veterinary Medical Association and the poison unit of the AMerican Society for the Prevention of Cruely to Animals in Urbana, Illinois.....all indicating that Xylitol...even a small amount can cause illness, liver failure, and death. There was a Press release from New York (Reuters) on Friday September 29.....since then there has been more incididence. I have heard considerable more on this since this initial press release. Xlitol should not be included in any canine ingredients. Please pass this on. In light of the recent poisoning, I think consumers are going to become a lot more aware of what they are buying and from whom.