The dog that eats grass--an update!

[StoneScratcher]

Firstly, thanks to all who responded on that thread I started about one of my dogs who likes to eat grass, throw it back up, and eat it. How gross is that? blech...

Anyway, today I took both dogs to the vet (I need help when I take both anywhere...(crazy dogs in car, lol)), and today I could arrange to schedule someone to come with me.

Both dogs are healthy, and the one that eats grass and throws up?

She had a partially digested/chewd NERF foam dart stuck sideways deep down her throat which the doctor pulled out. It was caught diagonally!!

OMG! The last time there was any NERF darts in the yard was last summer when my nephews were over!

I hope this "cures" the grass eating. Other than that, she looks so "violated" and won't look at me since we've been back. LOL! Poor thing.

She'll be fine, though, and I hope this cures her eating grass and vomiting (and eating that...).

Thanks again!

[Clamp]

So she was trying to make herself barf to expel the nerf that was there for almost a year!

I find that amazing... :)

Dogs...

[Samm]

I'm glad your dog turned out to be ok... I cannot imagine how uncomfortable that must have been for such a long time. They are such stoic animals... they just don't complain unless they are is real pain.

[sgdp]

Awww. Poor pup! Glad she's okay!

[Samm]

I'm glad your dog turned out to be ok... I cannot imagine how uncomfortable she must have been for all that time.

Dogs are such stoic animals... They just don't complain unless they are in extreme pain. I was at the vet with my dog whose stitches on a large incision on her hind leg had come out (leaving a huge gaping wound which did not seem to bother her at all) when a guy came in with a 6-month pup with a broken leg. His pup whimpered a little but tried desperately to socialize with us and our dog, tail wagging and a big smile on his face. Damn near made me cry just to look at his crooked leg and there he was just wanting to say high to everyone.

[Gabby]

Wow! Glad to hear that she's ok. It's amazing that she did not starve with such a blockage.

I know what you mean about that look a dog gives when they feel violated. My Newfoundlander age a mouthful of ritalin when he was about 6 months old. I had to take him to get his stomach pumped. They also gave him meds to make him throw up. After that he gave me that look you are talknig about... would not even look at me for a couple of days.

She'll get over it. And I'm sure that she will be feeling so much better now. Poor baby.

[StoneScratcher]

Thanks everyone!

I wanted to say, we don't think (the vet too) that the NERF foam was stuck in her throat the entire year. She probably ate it this spring. The thing I can't understand, is that it is orange, and I don't remember seeing darts in the yard since last year.

Anyway, this morning she's looking good.

Also, I was using a flea/tick collar on her, and the other dog as well. This dog (the dart-eating one) apparently had some kind of reaction to it. So I'm keeping an eye on her "rash". The vet said toss them both (from both dogs). I don't like that medication you put behind their shoulder blades, they groom each other at times.

I don't know if you have a dog like this, but this dog (who eats grass) also will eat toilet paper off the roll and paper towels. I swear she's a goat. I had to get one of the seat belts replaced in the backseat (a year 1/2 ago or so) because she chewed it to threads in one spot. Always in trouble! lol









sigh...

Cats are easier...

[StoneScratcher]

Wow! Glad to hear that she's ok. It's amazing that she did not starve with such a blockage.

I know what you mean about that look a dog gives when they feel violated. My Newfoundlander age a mouthful of ritalin when he was about 6 months old. I had to take him to get his stomach pumped. They also gave him meds to make him throw up. After that he gave me that look you are talknig about... would not even look at me for a couple of days.

She'll get over it. And I'm sure that she will be feeling so much better now. Poor baby.

Yes, I think she's already gotten over it. I can't wait to see if this fixes her grass eating...however, I tend to doubt it...

Can't wait for a nice dry day so I can keep them out longer than just to do poops and pees.

The stuck dart was chewed, not complete. It sort of looked more like a flattened U, and it had the velcro still attached, but folded down. The dart had more length than girth, as if she chewed and swallowed parts of it (which probably came out the other end). This piece, with the folded down velcro (I think it's velcro) was holding the U either upside or downside (upside down U) in her throat. Enough for food to get down, but not enough to throw up. It was wedged.

Spit and even some yucky gross stuff was on it, and even a tiny tinge of blood (very small streak).

Expensive though. Why do vets cost so much...

[Army Wife]

Expensive though. Why do vets cost so much...

Because they are SO good at what they do :) I have such a fantastic Vet that I don't even bast an eyelash when the bill comes across the counter because I know he is just a phone call away day or night if I need him. I know he has as much compassion for our herd as he would for his own and feels every death almost as much as we do. For me to have that level of knowledge and compassion wrapped up in a vet is priceless.


Oh and the nerf dart cracked me up as Winston seems to LOVE eating my bamboo knitting needles every chance he gets GRRRR.

[StoneScratcher]

Because they are SO good at what they do :) I have such a fantastic Vet that I don't even bast an eyelash when the bill comes across the counter because I know he is just a phone call away day or night if I need him. I know he has as much compassion for our herd as he would for his own and feels every death almost as much as we do. For me to have that level of knowledge and compassion wrapped up in a vet is priceless.


Oh and the nerf dart cracked me up as Winston seems to LOVE eating my bamboo knitting needles every chance he gets GRRRR.

I've never heard of bamboo needles, sounds interesting! I used to crochet, but can't knit...I never learned how to.

Bamboo sounds more pokey than foam rubber. I hope she/he doesn't get sick from them!

This dog that eats all (and loves grass), she, apparently, ate a kitchen towel and three of us were chasing her in the yard to try to yank it out from her back end. How gross is that?

I'd like to see the Sham Wow guy do a commercial about that!

Yes, I love my vet too. Too bad he isn't my husband, because I'm sure he's got alot of doo...I mean dough!

[gwhughes]

Good to hear your pooch is okay. My dog eats grass, but she eats everything. 100lb yellow lab. She's a beast.

[mgifford]

Firstly, thanks to all who responded on that thread I started about one of my dogs who likes to eat grass, throw it back up, and eat it. How gross is that? blech...

Anyway, today I took both dogs to the vet (I need help when I take both anywhere...(crazy dogs in car, lol)), and today I could arrange to schedule someone to come with me.

Both dogs are healthy, and the one that eats grass and throws up?

She had a partially digested/chewd NERF foam dart stuck sideways deep down her throat which the doctor pulled out. It was caught diagonally!!

OMG! The last time there was any NERF darts in the yard was last summer when my nephews were over!

I hope this "cures" the grass eating. Other than that, she looks so "violated" and won't look at me since we've been back. LOL! Poor thing.

She'll be fine, though, and I hope this cures her eating grass and vomiting (and eating that...).

Thanks again!

Our Poodle of late has been eating grass, then throwing it up. Our vet said when dogs are "stopped up" they eat grass so they will throw up and allow them to get better. Strange huh?

[mgifford]

Yes, I think she's already gotten over it. I can't wait to see if this fixes her grass eating...however, I tend to doubt it...

Can't wait for a nice dry day so I can keep them out longer than just to do poops and pees.

The stuck dart was chewed, not complete. It sort of looked more like a flattened U, and it had the velcro still attached, but folded down. The dart had more length than girth, as if she chewed and swallowed parts of it (which probably came out the other end). This piece, with the folded down velcro (I think it's velcro) was holding the U either upside or downside (upside down U) in her throat. Enough for food to get down, but not enough to throw up. It was wedged.

Spit and even some yucky gross stuff was on it, and even a tiny tinge of blood (very small streak).

Expensive though. Why do vets cost so much...

Because they can (cost so much).

[mgifford]

Because they are SO good at what they do :) I have such a fantastic Vet that I don't even bast an eyelash when the bill comes across the counter because I know he is just a phone call away day or night if I need him. I know he has as much compassion for our herd as he would for his own and feels every death almost as much as we do. For me to have that level of knowledge and compassion wrapped up in a vet is priceless.


Oh and the nerf dart cracked me up as Winston seems to LOVE eating my bamboo knitting needles every chance he gets GRRRR.

Mine loves to eat "eye glasses" and "radio ear plugs" when she teethes.

[LouC]

Glad your dog got that removed.

That makes my throat hurt just thinking about it... :eek:

[Gabby]

I don't know if you have a dog like this, but this dog (who eats grass) also will eat toilet paper off the roll and paper towels. I swear she's a goat. I had to get one of the seat belts replaced in the backseat (a year 1/2 ago or so) because she chewed it to threads in one spot. Always in trouble! lol
sigh...
Cats are easier...
I don’t know what it is about a roll of toilet paper and dogs (especially puppies). When my Newfie was younger he used to open bathroom doors to get the rolls of toilet paper he coveted. My border collie also had a thing for them when she was younger. Thank goodness both of them grew out of it.

I had a dog once that ate every sock in the house. He would search through the laundry for socks. He knew which dresser drawers stored socks and would open them. We’d hide them and he’d find them. It was an obsession. What amazed me is that they would just pass through him.

Yes cats are a lot easier.. but dogs are more fun.

[pattyk]

one of my dogs last weekend killed 2 of my friends laying hens. I barely saw her slip out of the car and zoom over to chickens I didn't even know they had. It's caused a little rift in our relationship, both my friend and my dog.