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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s Our (regular) vet said that there are alot of things she could have eaten that could have caused it. (After talking with the emergency vet, they both agreed whatever it was had caused intestinal inflaming and upset.) She said that one of the most common causes is beetles and particularly stink bugs!  She said most hard-shell beetles (even ssmall ones) have an enzyme in their stomachs for digestive purposes that is toxic (toxic, not deadly) to dogs and will cause this problem. Of course, there could very easily have been something else, but I would have never thought twice about Trixie attacking a beetle if she saw one.  |
Whoa - I didn't know this about beetles and we have a ton of them in AZ and the gang loves to chase and eat them. I will have to be more careful in the future. Lordy nothing is safe anymore