Dog Owners Be Aware

[Jdarg]

this is sad! what about a real steak bone, or a toy to chew on? I give my big girl a steak bone now and then, and she loves her stuffed toys that she gnaws on but never tears up, and a big chew bone now and then (the rawhide stuff that may not be good for some).

I adore all of your dog avatars and plan to copy you and take a picture of Lulu for my 'tar!

I wish I had dogs that would carry around "babies' (stuffed animals and such)- I think it is so cute when I see dogs doing that . Mine must not be maternal in any way- they shred stuffed animals.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Molly ate two leather tassels off Mr. Kitty's shoe yesterday! I have told him over and over again to not leave shoes on the floor....should have listened! I have been worried that this shall not PASS! They were about 1 1/2 long. She is eating fine and had poo poo this morning...but, no tassels yet. Should I worry?

 

[Jdarg]

Molly ate two leather tassels off Mr. Kitty's shoe yesterday! I have told him over and over again to not leave shoes on the floor....should have listened! I have been worried that this shall not PASS! They were about 1 1/2 long. She is eating fine and had poo poo this morning...but, no tassels yet. Should I worry?

Not yet. But I bet your neighbors are wondering why you are out in your yard looking so carefully at doogie poop!:rofl:

 

[Miss Kitty]

Not yet. But I bet your neighbors are wondering why you are out in your yard looking so carefully at doogie poop!:rofl:

...luckily she poops in the privacy of our backyard. I am a poop inspector today.

 

[seagrovelover]

Thanks Darlene.......I have always passed these up , they seem to be everywhere!!! This is good info

 

[Teresa]

If the topic of the day is dog poop, Miss Kitty, well I have a doozy for you. And I do not want to start a new thread to tell this one. This morning, I was driving along Hwy 98 talking to Allifunn on the cell. Well, my 90 lb Lulu (lab)was riding in the back, but she suddenly started trying to get in the front - but can't quite fit. I didn't know why she was doing that. She goes back to the back and I see in my rearview mirror what she is doing, but then I smell it at the same time. Uncontrolled diahhrea right in the car!!!!!!! !!!!!!! I hung up on Alli and pulled over as fast as I could. Thankfully she did it on the dog blanket I keep on her spot in the car. I let her out and she went several more times before I could let her back in. Bless her heart - she really did not want to do that but it couldn't be helped. and she tried telling me the best she could.

She had this stomach problem a few days ago, and I don't know of anything she's eaten that would have caused it, unless she got into something rotten outside.

I thought about calling the vet. anyone have any good suggestions for dog stomach problems?

 

[DBOldford]

Our dog had this problem right before we took him down to the beach for the first time at Christmas. It occurred in the middle of the night, right on top of our new white/white down comforter Poor guy, he had this miserable look on his face. Afterwards, he had frequent unfirm stools, a first and not good for making a good first impression with the family! Not to mention, "What if it kicks in on the plane?!?" as the commercials say. After a couple of days of this down in FL, we decided it was not food related and took him to the vet. They gave us a med called Metronidazole (250 Mg) and that cleared the problem up immediately. We took Butter to Dr. Jami Swift at the Barry Vet Hospital in Destin (850)837-7072. We were very impressed with them. Have had no further problems, so our local vet said it was probably some intestinal bacterial thing, which requires meds to resolve. Good luck. No one is happy with a Hershey's pup, especially the pup.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Oh Toots...I was laughing and crying at the same time! Poor Lulu! You know they hate that happening to them.

 

[kathydwells]

this is sad! what about a real steak bone, or a toy to chew on? I give my big girl a steak bone now and then, and she loves her stuffed toys that she gnaws on but never tears up, and a big chew bone now and then (the rawhide stuff that may not be good for some).

I adore all of your dog avatars and plan to copy you and take a picture of Lulu for my 'tar!

Tootsie, I would be careful with steak bones also. I used to give one my dog's that I had a few years ago, bones also (steak, porkchop) and one day I saw him out in the yard going poo. I heard him cry out and went to look at him. I noticed blood coming from his behind. I immediately took him to the vet. The vet told me that part of a steak bone that he had eaten the night before caused a tear in his rectum. He had to stitch it up. It was very painful for my little guy. He was terrified of pooing for a long time after that. That could just see the look in his eyes. The vet said never, ever give a dog bones from the table not matter what kind they were. I never gave another dog a bone again. Just tought you might want to know this.

 

[Teresa]

Tootsie, I would be careful with steak bones also. I used to give one my dog's that I had a few years ago, bones also (steak, porkchop) and one day I saw him out in the yard going poo. I heard him cry out and went to look at him. I noticed blood coming from his behind. I immediately took him to the vet. The vet told me that part of a steak bone that he had eaten the night before caused a tear in his rectum. He had to stitch it up. It was very painful for my little guy. He was terrified of pooing for a long time after that. That could just see the look in his eyes. The vet said never, ever give a dog bones from the table not matter what kind they were. I never gave another dog a bone again. Just tought you might want to know this.

thanks Kathy. I've never heard this before, but it does make sense! Believe it or not, Lulu will take a steak bone and gnaw on it for weeks but never quite eats it, unless she is eating just the outside or something. I know chicken and pork bones are a no-no for sure, but will be careful in the future of all bones!!!