Maybe you think that spaying or neutering your dog are the most common reasons for surgery…and maybe they are. But dogs need surgery for some of the strangest things as well.
Some dogs eat just about anything, and sometimes the things they eat cannot be passed through the digestive system, and cause intestinal blockages, and need removal.
I am a small dog, and admit that I do eat some very strange things…I like licking the bottom of my owners shoes, or eating small things while out on the deck…a good reason to make sure all our dogs immunizations are up to date and making sure we’re getting our heartworm pills.
Anyway, strange things removed from a dogs intestines are usually in larger dogs who have bigger mouths than mine, and can include:
Socks – This is a big one, and if you are missing a sock and have a dog that likes playing with your socks, and your dog is vomiting, you may need to consider this possibility….you should keep dirty socks in the laundry and out of reach.
Stones – yes, we are known to eat rocks and even sticks when we’re outside, for some odd reason. Keep an eye on us, if you can, when we’re outdoors, and if you keep us penned outside, make sure there isn’t anything around that we could eat when your not looking. (And make sure we have shade and water in the summer and a warm place to go in the winter!)
Undies – Sounds disgusting, doesn’t it? Some dogs are kind of disgusting to humans because we find smelly socks and smelly underwear is appealing. Sorry if you have a sensitive stomach, this is just something you should know if you own a dog. Don’t leave those things lying around on the floor…they belong where you put your dirty laundry.
Dog Toys – including balls that we like to play with
There are many other things surgically removed from dogs, you can do your homework searching online….we just write this to make you aware that even though we’re cute, we don’t think like you, and dogs can eat strangest and sometimes the most disgusting things!
Since a dog vomiting is sometimes a symptom of blockage, we thought we’d include this video about reasons why dogs vomit.
A few weeks ago it was time to check the cars to see if they had enough antifreeze in them. This is something that people put in cars so that the liquid that circulates around the engine doesn’t freeze.
It’s great for cars, but terrible for dogs like me. I heard that about 3 Tablespoons could be enough to kill a 20 lb. dog, imagine what it could do to a little 7 lb. dog like me! It has a sweet taste, so we are tempted to lick it….that includes licking it off our paws if our owners don’t keep us from stepping in it. Then we get very very sick and if it’s too much, may become so sick that we die.
It attacks our nervous systems and kidneys, and we act like we’re drunk within 1/2 hours to up to 12 hours depending upon how much we get into our systems. If we don’t get treated in 3-8 hours, it may be fatal.
We just wanted to share that today since it’s the time of the year, especially around here, when everyone is making sure that they have enough antifreeze in their cars, and if they put it into their cars themselves, there’s just a chance of it spilling on the ground, and a dog finding it or walking in it and then licking either the puddle of it or licking it off their feet.
Humans aren’t the only ones affected by the peanut butter recall that is going on right now because Salmonella has been found in peanut butter products who use peanut butter supplied by a particular peanut butter manufacturer, the Peanut Corporation of America. If you want to find out whether your pet food is safe, there is a searchable list (more…)
This is kind of a yucky post, but maybe it will help you if you have a Yorkie, or other small dog, that gets diarrhea, or bloody diarrhea. It might help you if you have a big dog, too, but it’s more of an emergency with small dogs like Yorkshire Terriers because we lose our fluids quickly and can become dehydrated and go into shock…now don’t get scared if you’re reading this and your dog is sick right now, read on, most of the time things will be okay. First I’ll tell my story, (more…)
My owner visits a network of other humans that like to talk about all kinds of things. The other day a woman named Kimberlee Leonard started a discussion with a story about her dog, Chewie, and from the story you can learn a valuable lesson about what dogs should and should not eat. Here is some of what she shared:
Being a dog owner my entire life and having Chewie for nearly 14 years, I thought I had been through most anything regarding dogs….
Over the years I have learned onions can cause issues with their white blood cell count, grapes and raisins in small quantities can cause renal failure, and chocolate is fine for my PMS but (more…)
