Well, the new dog managed to eat a sharp chicken bone that Davin accidentally spilled onto the floor during dinner last night. We couldn’t get it out of her before it went down her gullet!! I had my forearm pretty much halfway down her throat and I just couldn’t catch it – it slipped away on me. We called the animal hospital right away and they said to feed her ALOT of food, so we did: bacon-fat-soaked kibble, yogurt, and cookies. She got about 6 cups of food, and now we wait. The vet said the food should help encase the bone and may prevent it from getting stuck so it can pass right through. I hope this is the case.
It was a chicken leg that she had bitten in half so it had a sharp point on it. The point went in last so it may have a good chance of sliding through. They said it could take 2 days for the bone to pass if it is going to, and if she shows any signs of distress to bring her in for an xray. The problem is that if the bone gets caught and rips things up inside, there’s not much the vet will be able to do for her except put her down. We are praying we come home to one poo-filled crate and a dirty-but-safely-relieved doggie, not a dead one.
So what was a good weekend on the farm went completely the wrong direction on us last night. We did get half the compost bin built and the first bin (of 3)is now in use. I can say though, that I’m glad it wasn’t Lexie who ate the bone. She’s been around 3 years and we are really attached to her, whereas the new dog is still new yet we’ve started getting attached to her too. Wish us luck in the recovery! I hope it doesn’t see us bereft of 1 dog.
Oh – I hope your dog is okay! We have a 120 pound Great Pryanese and she tries to sneak ckicken bones when no one is looking – she’s tall enough to be head level with the table.