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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  They are old. I can't even remember what they are called. He has a white flat rawhide rectangle that has occasionally been chewed on the edge for a few moments from time to time over his 4 years here & the same for a twisted rawhide chew stick - about the same age I guess. He might chew it some, too. What he really does with them is hide them, find them, carry them around in his mouth a lot. |
Any possibility he swallowed a piece? Even a smallish piece can cause a problem if they get stuck going through their systems. Lots of twists and turns in the gut, they'll get stuck for a bit then move a bit and get stuck again. Also, once they're chewed on, they can harbor bacterias.
His symptoms match up to that happening. When the piece moves on, the dog can eat, but when it gets stuck in a turn, the dog may vomit on and off for a day or two until the piece moves on a bit further.... and on and on until it finally comes out or disolves completely, which can take days or weeks. Even a small piece will absorb any fluid in the surrounding intestines, a can swell to many times it's original size which again influences how quickly it can move (if at all) through his gut. If it absorbs too much fluid, it can dry out a potion of the intestine and adhere to the sides.
Then gas pockets form bc the food they do eat doesn't digest properly, and the dog will belch often, and they can become very uncomfortable, even painful till the gas is released.
I would toss them, if you don't remember where you got them or what brand they are, they may be made in China and be of the toxic kind.