Review on Get Your Dog'S Tail Wagging With Smoked Jumbo HDP Beef Cow Ear Chews - Pack Of 20! by Rudolph Mceachern

This is the second time (Fall, 2011) I ordered these. My first review is below, for which I gave three stars. This time the cow ears are SMELLY. In addition, they are softer, and "tear" apart very easily and my dogs then swallow the torn shred which sticks in the back of the throat. I am very disappointed and will not use them, hence a total waste of money. I will pay more (these were $42 for 100) but buy from a different distributor.I really was pleased with these cows ears, at first. My dogs love them and I was surprised that a small miniature dachshund was able to go through one in about 20 minutes as they are thin. I started cutting them into two, giving half each day to each dog. THEN after a month, I discovered that their gums were really red and swollen, especially the part closest to the teeth. The vet suggested that maybe these ears, because they are thin, scrape against the gums and irritate them. I stopped using them and five days later, their gums are more normal now and less red and swollen. The problem is now they expect one each morning after their morning walk. I think maybe a thicker ear or a rawhide bone would not have the same effect. Too bad as these cows ears were very reasonable, don't smell bad and the dogs certainly like them.