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my dog got hold of a cooked chicken thigh bone, about half the length of a chicken drumstick. i saw him and tried to get it from him but in his haste to not have it stolen by me he literally swallowed it whole. Should i be concerned?
The time our lab ate almost a WHOLE small cooked turkey (my FIL left it outside in a roasting pan on a table, on his balcony to keep cool) our vet said to give her two TBSP of Vaseline. I put a tiny bit of meat in the Vaseline so it would be more appetizing, she licked it up and everything came out in the wash. Not pretty LOL The worst thing was her turkey farts. Stinky enough to bring tears to your eyes. LOL
My dog once swallowed a ball sized cooked pork bone. She also ate porkchop bones. This was before I knew anything about the dangers of bones. She pooped everything out. My other dog ate rope, tennis balls, rags, etc and it all came out just fine (we stopped giving her rope toys, tennis balls and bedding since).
You can call the vet if you want for some advice. It's more of a wait and see. Add a little Miralax if you have it in her food, mixed with some wet food to help things get moving. If she strains to poop, or you see blood and other signs showing she isn't feeling good, take her to the vet.
grampatom: i see the wisdom in your advice as im sure dogs in the wild ate tons of terrible things before they were domesticated. However, those bones weren't typically cooked and they probably lived much shorter lives as well when those horrible things they ate killed them whatever small percentage of the time.
This dog is 3 and would probably have died 5x by now without vet treatment. I'm not that worried because he didnt chew it up so its not gonna break apart and cut him up hopefully.
grampatom: i see the wisdom in your advice as im sure dogs in the wild ate tons of terrible things before they were domesticated. However, those bones weren't typically cooked and they probably lived much shorter lives as well when those horrible things they ate killed them whatever small percentage of the time.
This dog is 3 and would probably have died 5x by now without vet treatment. I'm not that worried because he didnt chew it up so its not gonna break apart and cut him up hopefully.
Cooked bones are dangerous because they can splinter; whereas raw bones are pliable. I'd just watch him, but get him to a vet if you see any vomiting, diarrhea, lack of bowel movement, loss of appetite, or lethargy.
You can also consider "bulk feeding" him to provide a soft "buffer" as the bone travels through his system. Lots of bread and more meals throughout the day.
Watch him, it may pass through fine or it may cause serious problems. If he's not eating or behaving normally take him to the vet.
Just because the ancestors of the domestic dog probably ate bones 30,000 years ago doesn't mean that eating a bone can't cause a problem in a dog today. Dogs' physiology has evolved.
My wise old vet told me -- If you find your dog has a chicken bone....just let him/her eat it. Don't go grabbing it. At that point, they will most likely swallow it whole, and the "swallowing whole" is what you want to avoid.
My little dachshund ate about 5-6 chicken bones in her life. I just let her have it and calmly looked on or completely walked away. She took her time, chewed it slowly and never had a problem. I always watched her stools afterwards.
Others may disagree, and I welcome all comments. This always worked with me.
my dog got hold of a cooked chicken thigh bone, about half the length of a chicken drumstick. i saw him and tried to get it from him but in his haste to not have it stolen by me he literally swallowed it whole. Should i be concerned?
Yes 100% is take him down the vets.
I know it's expensive but better to be safe than sorry
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