Purchased one of these to give to my friend’s dog, but it kinda came out of the store with these black hairs(?) and some muddy(?) parts. Didn’t find anything on the internet on which products should I use and how do I clean one of these, so…

  • flamiera@kbin.melroy.org
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    4 天前

    Yup. The fuzz can ruin their teeth and could give them chances to choke on the thin hairs from build up.

    There are far better balls out there to throw for them.

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      2 天前

      I mean honestly I don’t know how much I believe this. My stupid dog chews on rocks and sticks. I’m positive that a little fuzz from a tennis ball isn’t going to hurt her. Maybe if that was literally the only thing I ever allowed her to chew on and all she did was consume the entire tennis ball and multiple times I’m on multiple times yeah I could probably hurt. But dogs have been chewing on tennis balls as long as tennis and dogs have been around.

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          No I’m pretty sure that’s not it. My dog is happy healthy she’s nearly 10 years old at this time. My previous dog that sadly passed away at the beginning of the year was nearly 12 and he was one of the happiest most wonderful dogs ever. Fucking cancer sucks.

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      If this is specifically made for dog use then they presumably used a dog-tooth-friendly material for the fibrous cover.