I started a thread on Saturday and no one wanted to talk to me! But the issue is still going on so I thought I'd expand a bit. (link to original: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_doghouse/3721482-Dog-eaten-a-piece-of-a-plastic-yoghurt-pot-decisions)
So the dog - 3 year old cockerpoo ate a bit of hard sharp plastic, he has a lot of form for eating crap. At the weekend the vet took X-ray (using weights to hold him still!!) said she thought she saw something but not enough evidence to either repeat x-ray or do ultrasound (both of which would need to be done under anaethestic). She said if he gets worse they can do the ultrasound, but at the moment he is simply not quite right, and was sick again this morning (first time since Saturday).
I've been thinking of all the other times he's eaten stuff like this, which I never see coming out in his poo and its making me think what IS in his stomach? You see those terrible pictures of sea birds and whales with stomachs full of plastic - I can remember a dozen times when we think he's had something like part of a plastic bottle top etc., over the 3 years. I also remembered last week before the plastic he chewed a hole in his blanket and ate the resulting circle of fabric.
Our last dog died aged 5 after exploratory surgery (not due to eating rubbish) so we are on hyper alert thinking could it happen again. I've booked him in with the vet I like for Friday but the way its going I reckon we might have to take him in earlier. (poo is normal just the occasional vomiting since we saw him eat the plastic)
What experiences have other dog owners had?
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DishingOutDone · 22/10/2019 09:41
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