I left for the office at 9, returned about noon, only to find that i had left my strand of pearls on the bed. They hD definately been chewed on, and i figured there had to be about 24 of them completely gone. My babies are gated in only to have access to my bedroom, bathroom and hallway. i cant find them ANYWHERE, and i am Sure one of the 3 (if not all of them) swallowed them! I called the vet, and was told that they woudl probably pass through the stools, and that they were not toxic, (thank God!).
my biggest concern is my little one, he's just under 2 lbs (full grown) and i really DONT know if those little pea size pearls will pass through his stools??? I havent noticed that he has had a bowel movement yet this evening. BUT, oh my, I'm wondering if he may have been the one who swallowed the majority of them and he's "Plugged up"???
The vet says to give it a day, and if i dont see anything, they can get xrayed. However, she even said, they cant gurantee that the xray would show them, as sometimes it doesnt. HAS ANYONE ever had this problem???
I dont THINK my little Maltese whos just 4 lbs, would even bother with the pearls, (shes too fussy!). my 7 lb. Yorkie, MIGHT, but the LITTLE one, is a brave and curious one!
Im wondering, if they could actually break and chew them up, and then i would NOT see them in the stool?? Oh Boy!!
Thank you for your time.