I know, I know - could google, but I prefer the tried and testeds of COTH.
Dog just nicked a cooked and mostly eaten chicken thigh.
Safest way to get her to throw up?
She’s a middle-aged JRT (of course).
TIA!
I’d call your vet. Not sure if making her throw up would be safe.
K - thanks!
Oh! I just remembered. I think you should feed your dog some soft white bread. I think that’s supposed to coat the bones for safe passage, or something like that.
Waiting to talk to the vet.
It was the cat who dropped the bone into her mouth. Off the counter. Of course.
Cats are evil. (JK - I have 5.)
DO NOT MAKE HER VOMIT!!
Ok, assuming the dog is acting normally, not gagging and retching now, the bone is in her stomach. It’s much safer to let her pass it on her own than to risk the damage to the esophagus by vomiting it back up.
Dogs have been eating bones since the beginning of time and most of the time it passes through without issues. Just monitor for any vomiting or lethargy, signs she needs to be seen to check for obstruction/perforation.
Of course, now she’s REALLY got her JRT on, and desperately wants the rest of the bird. Cat very happy to oblige…:rolleyes:
Thanks for all the speedy responses, and I’m very glad I asked! Nutty answers on Yahoo if one googles “what do I do if my dog eats a chicken bone”…
Spoke to the vet, she said to monitor closely, any changes (vomiting, diarrhea, sore tummy, etc), get the little horror in right away.
The vet had a Great Dane who scoffed a whole huge turkey carcass and there were no changes whatsoever…
Dogs, eh.
Cat reigns supreme, and is laughing his head off!
OP- my dogs know anything on the table is off limits, while the floor is fair game. One day I stood in the kitchen watching my hubby set a full plate of chicken wings on the coffee table in front of the game. Comes back for ranch, as I watch his 16 year old cat jump up and steal a wing. He yells at the cat, who drops the wing on the floor. Dog grabs it and as DH chases the dog around trying to get the wing back I watch Culprit Cat jump up and grab another… :lol: :lol:
I swear they plan this crap to make our lives harder.
How to induce vomiting
I’ve recently read info that suggests the modern chickens we eat are butchered so young that cooked, splintering bones are less of a risk. I say this to ease your mind, not dismiss the danger.
To answer the original question on how to induce vomiting, because it is useful to know, you need to quickly grab the hydrogen peroxide. Oh, don’t do this in your carpeted living room! :disillusionment:
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To answer the original question on how to induce vomiting, because it is useful to know, you need to quickly grab the hydrogen peroxide. Oh, don’t do this in your carpeted living room! :disillusionment:[/QUOTE]
(Neglected to include this in our initial post: No, I have never gone willy-nilly and done something I read online to my animals without first calling our Veterinarian. I thought that information (you know…calling the Vet first) was assumed by any responsible pet owner. The information below was given to me by the ASPCA Poison Control line and the Veterinarian after speaking with them in regards to CERTAIN ingested items and a 48 lbs dog.)
I realize this doesn’t help in this situation; however, there is a technique to inducing vomiting…if it’s something you KNOW you should induce vomiting for (tomato leaves and raw dough happen to be two things…ask me how I know.) You administer two tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide, wait 15 minutes. Two tablespoons, wait 15 minutes. Two tablespoons, and wait. If your dog doesn’t vomit with the last dose of hydrogen peroxide (or, as we refer to it to our problem “child” - “tequila”) you should call the Vet.
Three “shots of tequila” is a charm for our problem child.
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You administer two tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide, wait 15 minutes. Two tablespoons, wait 15 minutes. Two tablespoons, and wait.[/QUOTE]
Hold your horses! The amount of hydrogen peroxide depends on weight. I intentionally excluded dosing info because I don’t want to give vet advice online. I did want to let people know what product they need.
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Hold your horses! The amount of hydrogen peroxide depends on weight. I intentionally excluded dosing info because I don’t want to give vet advice online. I did want to let people know what product they need.[/QUOTE]
This. The way peroxide works is by irritating the lining of the the esophagus and stomach. Too much can cause too much irritation and ulcers. So it’s always best to talk to your vet before inducing vomiting to make sure the risk is worth it, some ingestions aren’t worth the risk or can cause more problems from coming back up.
My dog gets into all sorts of things (really, he makes us look like bad dog parents) because of the trash can. He figured out how to open the dog proof can - we have since locked it away in the laundry room - and has eaten all sorts of things. Funnily enough, chicken bones are the least reactive to him. We have never had any issues with chicken bones. He will get fed soft foods to pad the passing and check his poop regularly for bones/problems.
From what i understand, you do not want your dog to throw up pieces of bone.
I didn’t post this here but Buck wolfed down a wing and a leg a few months ago. Good Lord, I had every vet in three counties on alert I was so freaked out. His vet said to wait to see if it passes, it did, a big nasty poop in about 20 ish hours later? I fed him pizza crust and biscuits poor little guy, he looked like a brown and white blimp.
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Hold your horses! The amount of hydrogen peroxide depends on weight. I intentionally excluded dosing info because I don’t want to give vet advice online. I did want to let people know what product they need.[/QUOTE]
I neglected to preface my original response with… “we call the Vet.”
I was merely going by what the ASPCA Poison Control line told me as well as our Vet (after they spoke to the ASPCA Poison Control line.)
I live near a college campus & it’s common to find wings discarded on the side of the road. I try to watch what my dog’s sniffing, but she’s consumed an embarrassingly high number of wings despite my best efforts. Thankfully she hasn’t had any issues digesting them, although I certainly watch her carefully for a few days.
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I neglected to preface my original response with… “we call the Vet.”
I was merely going by what the ASPCA Poison Control line told me as well as our Vet (after they spoke to the ASPCA Poison Control line.)[/QUOTE]
Right, but the problem with posting does is that there are going to be people who blindly follow your dose advice without any knowledge on how to adjust it for their own dog. You wrote it like it was a truth that would hold true for all dogs.
I’ve induced vomiting in my dog before when she consumed a whole bag of nuts, and the dose that ASPCA Poison Control gave me was completely different from what WorkingDrive posted.
@ arapaloosa - I doubt anyone here would follow any advice off the net “blindly,” as you say - no need to pick holes, I’d suggest.
I’m the OP, and I’m pleased to say that Miss Iron Guts is absolutely fine, as the vet anticipated.
Thanks to all for your speedy concern and informed - and informative - input.
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I live near a college campus & it’s common to find wings discarded on the side of the road.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, what is with the chicken bones? And I don’t live anywhere near a college campus.
With evidence right under my feet and my dog’s nose, I still can’t imagine someone driving down the road holding onto a piece of fried chicken -remember, they are driving!-, eating the meat off the bone, then tossing it out the window! Neanderthals. And how do they steer?
