Bowel obstruction, surgery this morning

[Budgiesareloud]

Yesterday evening my Belgian Malinois pup was fed a corn cob by dd2
Dd2 has sen we were all sat at the table and it happened in the blink of an eye, no way to stop it he swallowed it whole!

Vets were called immediately and hes going in today to have an x-ray and surgery to remove it

Hes 5 months old, ridiculously active and the risks involved with the surgery scare me

Has anyone been through similar with their dog? We're you given different advice or told to see if he can pass it?

I have no idea how much this is going to cost either and typically his insurance renewal didn't go through properly so I cant claim

Mine had to have part of a rag removed after it lodged itself in the intestine. We hadn't realised it had happened (long story) but when he started vomiting and showing pain he was x-rayed and underwent emergency surgery.

We were lucky because although he had bruising the intestine hadn't ruptured and he made a full recovery.

I think corn cobs are very bad for blockages so I really would not wait to see if it passes and take advice from your vet.

Just seen your comment about costs. I think vets costs vary a lot by practice but this 'incident' I think from memory was around £1700 for all investigations, surgery and recovery.

Corn cobs are notorious for causing significant blockages so yes prompt surgery is a very good idea, less risk of major damage being done to the bowel.

Costs vary a lot. Here in London you’d be looking probably £2-2.5k easily depending on how much post op care is needed. You should be given an estimate (not a quote - estimate!) before proceeding though.

Ohh bless you. This was us with our spaniel, a whole corn on the cob at around 6/7 months old. A couple of surgeries and around £5k later he’s still here and perfectly healthy 6 years on. Bloody scary time, good you’ve got him seen quickly! The vet tried to make him sick it up first but it was too lodged he had to have surgery and we had to be very careful with how we moved him and played for around a year, he’s currently running round like a crazy pup with my daughter. Keep us updated!!

The bowel can go necrotic very quickly so it's important to go for surgery ASAP... cost for my pet (albeit feline not canine!) was 2.5k. Hope he makes a full recovery

I doubt you will have any surgical issues in a young healthy dog . Do you mean you missed a payment on the insurance as at 5 months you wouldn’t be renewing , if it’s a late/ missed payment they may be a bit tolerant if you pay it today .( hopefully)

Hi We have had a couple of corn cob experiences. Our old boy ate one as a pup but thankfully threw it up by morning. A few years later our other dog got hold of one and thankfully she threw up bits of it over the course of a couple of days. Neither needed surgery our vets advised we could either booked them in or see if it passed naturally. Neither of ours had a complete blockage so we were very lucky. We don't have corn on the cob anymore. I also ban wooden skewers from bbq too for the same reason. Both our dogs are terrible thieves around food. Hope your boy is okay bless him.

Hes in for x-ray now and going straight to surgery
I've just got home the house feels wrong without him. We lost our Gsd in November and I'm struggaling without my boy
I was suggested 1.5k by the vet so either there is likley more costs down the line or we may get lucky
Fingers crossed

He came with insurance from the breeder I thought we renewed it as that only lasted for a few weeks.
For some reason it didn't go through. Our cat was in the vets 2 months back very poorly and I just assumed the payment had gone through with the cats

My dog got a sock (DH's) twisted round her intestine when she was about 7 months old
We hadn't noticed her eating it , I took her to the vet because she was refusing food and seemed lethargic. The vet thought she had the start of peritonitis - as she could feel a gurgling in her stomach. She had to undergo emergency surgery and had part of her intestine cut out- I think it cost about £1,500 (thankfully covered by insurance)
She bounced back very quickly , with a full recovery
Despite repeated lectures to my family she has managed to swallow two socks in front of me since, and has been to vet for an induced vomit- I have threatened to ban socks from the house if they cannot be more careful , as she loves them- the smellier the better
I felt dreadful when she was having her surgery too , fingers crossed for your boy

That’s a shame about the insurance as anything stomach will probably get excluded from now on . I hope he gets well soon 🐾

Our luckiest day was when dhusky ate a flip flop...
Passed it in a thousand pieces....
Phew...
Hope your gorgeous ddog is OK op...

Hes home!
Feeling very sorry for himself, he's always been a whinger but he's ramped it up between naps no more pain meds till later on

He's had a tiny tea as he hadn't eaten since yesterday, boiled rice only, he can have some cooked chicken later but bland diet for two days

He hates the vest, can get the blow up cone of shame off why oh why did I get a smart breed

Awww bless him. We used an inflatable cone most of the time in the day and just put the vest on him at night.

I'm a vet nurse. They never come out ever. An awful lot of things will go through a dog. I've even seen fish hooks come out the blunt end after a few days but the shape and scouring action of these things just get jammed and can cause die off of the intestine in a really short space of time.

Our dpuppy grabbed a corn last year... Nearly lost my arm diving my hand in to retrieve it!! Slobber!!