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Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod  I don't think he swallowed a piece of bully stick...he chews on them but usually will stop after a few moments and it only looks likes it's been gnawed, not broken off--I usually look at them after Maggie swallowed a piece one time. I did give them Nature's Logic kibble as treats while doing tricks with them the night before and this was the only different thing that was given. I know that this may sound silly, but they get Stella and Chewy's freeze dried patties, can the kibble have been hard on his system and caused this? That particular day I know they didn't get treats as I was not home; they just got their regular meals.
Just thinking, two days before, I also gave them a new brand of sweet potato treats. My neighbor gave them to me. They are round shaped and hard as a rock. I cut them into smaller pieces and gave them these. The pieces are in at least 1/4 size or smaller. I wonder if this could have caused some kind of blockage. I did see a bit of orange in the mucousy pooped. These treats were given on Wednesday as I worked on Thursday so I wasn't home. |
Yes, anything that is unusually hard and dry can possibly cause a blockage. My Sapphire had issues with 1/4-1/2 inch long but very thin coconut chips. I gave them to her one at a time, and she appeared to chew them... haha... they came out two days later, clumped together all in one piece. And she did go through two days of being a bit bloated, and not acting right. She had been having a few BMs a day, so I wasn't too worried... but I did watch her like a hawk! I was about to run her in to my vet when she finally pooped the chips out, and seeing them all stuck together, it all made sense. None of my other pups had this problem though. Also, she always ate most of her meals, so I never noticed any other changes with her.