Tommy Coyote Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 One of the dogs I am taking care of got into a box at the owners home today. She found a little brown bag of dental samples. One of the things I found on the floor was a chewed up case to a sample of dental floss. She also chewed up some plastic cases with tooth brushes in them. There were just little needle like shards of plastic all over the rug. I called the ER and they told me that all we could really do was monitor her for the next 3 days. Any kind of stomach upset at all and she is off to the vet. I am just praying that the dental floss will stayed kind of balled up and just go on thru. Dogs! They will eat absolutely anything. The owner has just moved into the house and she had the boxes sitting on the floor. I'm sure she had no idea that stuff was even in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falon's Mom Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Sending lots of good mojo your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetlander Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Yes, mojo coming your way! How nerve wracking to watch and wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlwzgd Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'm sending mojo! Al ate a 6 foot leather leash around 6mo, I'm the idiot that left it in the crate with him. A week later, we were still missing part of it... Xrays showed it was, uh, at the back door. Good luck! Dogs make great garbage disposals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I had a foster once who ate a great big (I mean big) wad of stuffing from a plush toy. Vet told me to take 2 fingersful of petroleum jelly and stick it on the roof of his mouth and that it would help him pass it. Everything came out OK. Good luck and lots of mojo coming your way . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I had a cat once who ate a length of dental floss. The vet said to 'pork that kitty.' Upon further questioning, I discovered it meant to feed the cat as much as it wanted, and then entice it to eat more. The large volume of food would hopefully move the floss out quickly and uneventfully. Buster lived several more years, quite happily. Ruth and Agent Gibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdoggie Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 oh dear, heres hoping its an uneventful, er, elimination of the dental floss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Thanks guys. I'm on my way over there right now. This dog is mostly pit. I'm hoping that the stuff will just go right on thru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Thanks guys. Mojo worked. I found the dental floss tonite all chewed up on the floor. She didn't eat it. Yes! I'm hoping she didn't eat anything. Just chewed it up. She is an older dog and not so likely to just eat stuff. I am so relieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falon's Mom Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 That is awesome news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I removed a bouncy ball from a 12 yr old dog that had never eaten anything stupid in her previous 12 yrs of life. You never know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon's girl Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 A friend of mine has a 14 year old mini dachshund that ate a mans sock. That one had to be removed, but she lived to fight another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlwzgd Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Great to hear! -- not about the sock or bouncy ball, but about the floss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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