It was a BAD night! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

mminichan · 11-07-2007, 02:21 PM

So, it was a BAD BAD BAD night last night.....here is the story....

So, around 5am last night..I heard Chloe making some painful noise...so, I woke up and saw her in pain.....She was breathing so hard..heart rate was fast..and burping constantly.....I thought she was having a heart attack! I WAS FREAKING OUT!!! Anyhow...long story shorts...she was fine at the end. I found out she threw up in our bed (She was so smart, she got out her bed and threw up in our bed instead!! She has her own doggie bed on our bed next to our pillows) I found out she was "choked" by Merrick Flossies!

The odd thing was.......she has been eating Merrick Flossies for few months now..never had problem with it.....not sure what happened last night.....esp she had it around 10pm? I don't understand why she was choking by it around 5am??

MIZBROWN · 11-07-2007, 02:25 PM

How scary!!! Im sooo happy that shes okay... Thank goodness you were alert and heard her suffering....

erino77 · 11-07-2007, 02:25 PM

OMG, I'm so glad she is alright. I would have freaked! I have never heard of Merrick Flossies? Are they for dental?
Again I'm so glad she is ok.

mminichan · 11-07-2007, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by erino77

OMG, I'm so glad she is alright. I would have freaked! I have never heard of Merrick Flossies? Are they for dental?
Again I'm so glad she is ok.

Yes, they are for dental....made of beef tendon...similar to bully stick.....
They are good...Chloe loves it and never had problem with it until last night...!

http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/...p?c=21&s=15055

JuicyGirl · 11-07-2007, 03:19 PM

omg how scary! I'm glad she is ok!

GinosMommy · 11-07-2007, 03:24 PM

scary is right! glad she is ok! I am now not giving my dogs greenies anymore either.

AlJo · 11-07-2007, 03:39 PM

I'm glad she's ok, she is very lucky she brought it up... others haven't had the same happy ending.

One of the reasons for the time delay in bringing it up is that her system couldn't break it down for digestion... so to get it out, it's gotta come up.

I remember years ago we pulled a bunch of animal based products off the shelves and were handing out info sheets about this very topic.

Since that time I stay away from products that can be "chewed" into pieces and only feed cooked beef bones and keep an eye on the bone during the first few chewings... some bones break down but some last forever.

My kids love the full size beef rib bones... except I have to eat the meat off the bone first. The sacrafices we do for them!

Alana

Amy81 · 11-07-2007, 03:40 PM

I'm glad she is ok !! That's scary.

kalina82 · 11-07-2007, 03:43 PM

oh wow how scary! Those are big pieces that she got off. Is she usually able to get pieces off? When morgan eats them she just gnaws on one end until it gets gooie but she is never able to rip a whole piece off. those pieces do not look like hte chewed pieces i have here at home. Are they perhaps the ends that she was able to swallow?

*side note on bones* if you are going to give real bones please give raw ones as these do not splinter.

KathyinCali · 11-07-2007, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kalina82

oh wow how scary! Those are big pieces that she got off. Is she usually able to get pieces off? When morgan eats them she just gnaws on one end until it gets gooie but she is never able to rip a whole piece off. those pieces do not look like hte chewed pieces i have here at home. Are they perhaps the ends that she was able to swallow?

*side note on bones* if you are going to give real bones please give raw ones as these do not splinter.

I was thinking the same thing. I've never had a problem. Once she chews it down to a certain length I get rid of it...

I'm so glad she is okay!

mminichan · 11-07-2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kalina82

oh wow how scary! Those are big pieces that she got off. Is she usually able to get pieces off? When morgan eats them she just gnaws on one end until it gets gooie but she is never able to rip a whole piece off. those pieces do not look like hte chewed pieces i have here at home. Are they perhaps the ends that she was able to swallow?

*side note on bones* if you are going to give real bones please give raw ones as these do not splinter.

I think she just swallow the last part of that piece...

mminichan · 11-07-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KathyinCali

I was thinking the same thing. I've never had a problem. Once she chews it down to a certain length I get rid of it...

I'm so glad she is okay!

I think that is what I am going to do now....once get down to certain length, I will just get rid of it..so, she won't just swallow them!!

I really think she is (or I am lucky) that she survived this!!

SANDYSAND · 11-07-2007, 05:03 PM

OMG!!! How scary? I am happy to hear that she is on and you were able to realize the situation on time

mminichan · 11-07-2007, 05:18 PM

OMG! Chloe just bite me!! Because I was trying to pull out the last piece of Merrick Flossies from her mouth!!!!!!

She is in LOVE with it...

kalina82 · 11-07-2007, 07:35 PM

oh so it is the last piece of the flossie that she is swallowing? i'd pick them up when they are two inches long and toss them. if she won't give them up then offer something better like a piece of cheese to get her away from it

11-07-2007, 02:21 PM	#1
mminichan Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,258	It was a BAD night! So, it was a BAD BAD BAD night last night.....here is the story.... So, around 5am last night..I heard Chloe making some painful noise...so, I woke up and saw her in pain.....She was breathing so hard..heart rate was fast..and burping constantly.....I thought she was having a heart attack! I WAS FREAKING OUT!!! Anyhow...long story shorts...she was fine at the end. I found out she threw up in our bed (She was so smart, she got out her bed and threw up in our bed instead!! She has her own doggie bed on our bed next to our pillows) I found out she was "choked" by Merrick Flossies! The odd thing was.......she has been eating Merrick Flossies for few months now..never had problem with it.....not sure what happened last night.....esp she had it around 10pm? I don't understand why she was choking by it around 5am?? Attached Thumbnails

11-07-2007, 02:25 PM	#2
MIZBROWN Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,293	How scary!!! Im sooo happy that shes okay... Thank goodness you were alert and heard her suffering.... __________________ Mommy to Meka "MeMe" Brown aka Meka the Diva Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club & CA Yorkies www.dogster.com/dogs/567943

11-07-2007, 03:19 PM	#5
JuicyGirl YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 571	omg how scary! I'm glad she is ok! __________________ Shannon & Lola High Fashion Advisor of the Spoiled Rotten Club

11-07-2007, 03:24 PM	#6
GinosMommy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 2,161	scary is right! glad she is ok! I am now not giving my dogs greenies anymore either. __________________ Stacy, Mommy to: Bianca the Bichon 3-6-06, Gino the yorkie 3-15-07

11-07-2007, 03:39 PM	#7
AlJo Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: British Columbia Posts: 47	I'm glad she's ok, she is very lucky she brought it up... others haven't had the same happy ending. One of the reasons for the time delay in bringing it up is that her system couldn't break it down for digestion... so to get it out, it's gotta come up. I remember years ago we pulled a bunch of animal based products off the shelves and were handing out info sheets about this very topic. Since that time I stay away from products that can be "chewed" into pieces and only feed cooked beef bones and keep an eye on the bone during the first few chewings... some bones break down but some last forever. My kids love the full size beef rib bones... except I have to eat the meat off the bone first. The sacrafices we do for them! Alana __________________ Alana aljopaws.com Last edited by AlJo; 11-07-2007 at 03:40 PM.

11-07-2007, 02:25 PM	#3
erino77 Currently Suspended! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,503	OMG, I'm so glad she is alright. I would have freaked! I have never heard of Merrick Flossies? Are they for dental? Again I'm so glad she is ok.

11-07-2007, 03:40 PM	#8
Amy81 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida Posts: 6,523	I'm glad she is ok !! That's scary.

11-07-2007, 03:43 PM	#9
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	oh wow how scary! Those are big pieces that she got off. Is she usually able to get pieces off? When morgan eats them she just gnaws on one end until it gets gooie but she is never able to rip a whole piece off. those pieces do not look like hte chewed pieces i have here at home. Are they perhaps the ends that she was able to swallow? side note on bones if you are going to give real bones please give raw ones as these do not splinter. __________________ Kellie and Morgan

11-07-2007, 05:03 PM	#13
SANDYSAND Mommy Loves Koda & Kacy! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Home of the NY Yankees Posts: 6,500	OMG!!! How scary? I am happy to hear that she is on and you were able to realize the situation on time __________________ http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=3a2e8eedc3dc6290fbd72e&skin_id=1603&utm_s ource=otm&utm_medium=text_url Mommy Loves:Koda & Kacy. Smile Life is a GIFT First Lady of the SRC~ Koda Benji

11-07-2007, 05:18 PM	#14
mminichan Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,258	OMG! Chloe just bite me!! Because I was trying to pull out the last piece of Merrick Flossies from her mouth!!!!!! She is in LOVE with it...

11-07-2007, 07:35 PM	#15
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	oh so it is the last piece of the flossie that she is swallowing? i'd pick them up when they are two inches long and toss them. if she won't give them up then offer something better like a piece of cheese to get her away from it __________________ Kellie and Morgan