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 The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | Ruger (220 lb English Mastiff) swallowed one of those stuffing-less toys. He and the Boston terrier were playing tug of war with it and the next thing I know, Ruger was chewing the last swallow of the toy. The toy was about 12- 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. The vet said to take a wait and see attitude. Online they say to feed a dog in this situation canned pumpkin (not pumkin pie filling) which I doubt they have in the 2 grocery stores in our town.
Any suggestions on what to do? I'm not good at wait and see and I'm not very lucky on things working out okay., |
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | so he ate a 12 inch long toy .. intact? and vet said to wait. Id be freaking out |
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 Reaching for the stars....
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| I know nothing of dogs, but I've seen cats eat long stringy stuff (think tinsel or yarn). I know it can hurt them and even kill them, and yet some just pass it thru. I'd be feeing something to encourge a barf before it could get to digesting. And if I missed that window would definitely keep a lot of poo softening feeds going thru until I know it was passed. |
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 Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Is this what he ate?
I think I might make another call. |
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The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | 3canstorun - 2014-01-23 1:32 PM Is this what he ate?
I think I might make another call.
I have never caught or seen him eat anything like this before. He's 4 years old and we have had these kinds of things around him forever and he never acted interested in consuming it.
Edited by rollingrfarm 2014-01-23 1:41 PM
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Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | So the squeeker was gone already too? That is good. I have no advice, but hopefully, it will come out the easy way :)  |
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The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | No squeaker. I'm off to search for canned pumpkin. I wonder if canned sweet potatos or fresh sweet potatoes cooked will work? |
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 Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I would definitely stay away from dry dog food. Keep it very moist so it passes through his intestines easier.
How long ago did he eat it? Did the vet do xrays at all? I do agree to a point on the waiting game. There are no sharp edges or toxic materials, so if he can pass it without surgery then it's best. However, depending on how long it has been you do have to worry about impaction, which is where xrays will help. |
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The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | I asked if he wanted us to come in and he said no, so no xrays.      |
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The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR |
I called the vet 15 minutes after it happened and he was on the phone and supposed to call me back. - this was at 11;30. He didn't call me back before noon and then closed his office for lunch and didn't call me until 1pm (I called him about 30 times from noon til 1. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | I had a dog eat the thigh bone of a chicken whole. My plan was for him to eat the meat off but he managed to gulp the whole thing down before I could stop him. No problem whatsoever. He was a huge dog too. Hope everything is okay with yours.
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Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | So this happened this morning? As long as he isn't in distress and pain, I would think it may be ok to wait a day. If he doesn't pass it by tomorrow I would demand a vet examine him, find a different vet if you must. Other people may disagree but I've seen dogs eat really strange things. Even if you go in right now for xrays, the vet will probably tell you the same thing, wait it out a bit, and may be trying to save you the money |
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Sideways Riding Expert
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | X-rays won't show alot due to the softness of the cloth. Just keep watch and he should pass it okay. When our black lab was a pup she ate a sock, we did the xray thing and the vet couldn't find anything so he gave her a little oil to help things move through the system smoothly. On the way back from the vet I had to scout an alfalfa field so I let Paige out and she pooped out the sock in the field...her verison of fertilizing I guess. Just keep watch but I wouldn't get too excited yet...dogs eat the strangest things..... |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | This is the vet in Dumas? My uncle's dog ate a wad of plastic wrap. They did the wait and see approach and he started puking, so Dr P did surgery to remove the blockage. It didn't hurt him any to wait and he recovered just fine. I had a dog eat and pass a PINE CONE eons ago. Dogs are weird. |
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Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | rollingrfarm - 2014-01-23 2:49 PM No squeaker. I'm off to search for canned pumpkin. I wonder if canned sweet potatos or fresh sweet potatoes cooked will work?
How baby food sweet potatoes, they are soft. The pureed kind. |
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 Experienced Mouse Trapper
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Location: North Dakota | I think the wait and see approach is the best, for now, he will let you know when he's in distress.
Funny story, my coworker has a french bulldog that ate a sock, vet said the same thing, wait and see (after oodles of tests and $$) coworker watched dogs poop like a hawk, every day, nothing, about 2 weeks after the incident, dog threw up the sock! (not sure I believe it, but coworker doesn't tend to lie or stretch things) sometimes you just never know. |
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 Hawty & Nawty
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| It will probably pass. However, if it comes out stuffed again, be careful. |
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Sideways Riding Expert
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | Three 4 Luck - 2014-01-23 2:24 PM This is the vet in Dumas? My uncle's dog ate a wad of plastic wrap. They did the wait and see approach and he started puking, so Dr P did surgery to remove the blockage. It didn't hurt him any to wait and he recovered just fine. I had a dog eat and pass a PINE CONE eons ago. Dogs are weird.
OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | docschic - 2014-01-23 2:55 PM Three 4 Luck - 2014-01-23 2:24 PM This is the vet in Dumas? My uncle's dog ate a wad of plastic wrap. They did the wait and see approach and he started puking, so Dr P did surgery to remove the blockage. It didn't hurt him any to wait and he recovered just fine. I had a dog eat and pass a PINE CONE eons ago. Dogs are weird. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For real. That was my half airdale half german shepherd. She was a tough cookie. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| Watch for vomiting! If he vomits this could mean he has a blockage, which is the main concern in swallowing a toy. The toy will not show up on radiographs, however if he does get blocked.. you can see the pattern in the stomach and it will not appear normal. A vet should be able to tell in the next day or so on a radiograph is the intestines are blocked. If so, emergency surgery will be required to remove the toy. |
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