That must have been very scary!! Is is possible that something might have been wrong with the pigs ears since both of them threw up?

Please don't chance it and give them these again. Definitely a new snack is in order.

I would have freaked out not knowing what was happening. The best thing I can say is that it seems like you handled it pretty well. He needed you and you were there. You tried to help and that's what was needed. It might take him some time to get back to his old self, but i would surely keep watching over him. Good luck and hope everything turns out ok.

So glad he seems okay now...bless his little heart. These babies can sure scare the liver out of us. When Ziggy hit his head I felt like I was going to collapse from being scared and worried.:confused:

[How frightening! I would have panicked! I'm glad he's ok......I think it was the Pig ears...maybe he choked on a piece...or it got temporarily stuck in the airway. HUGS!


Francie

How did you ever hold it together like that? You probably did save his little life. I'm sure he is still shaken over the ordeal, too. I hope he gets back to his old self soon. Bless his heart. Hugs to all.

Pigs ears and rawhide chews are not good for dogs. My Mom had given her (adult) dog a rawhide chew once and it got stuck in her throat..her tongue was hanging out! My Dad had to stick his finger down her throat and get it out...Thank GOD! he could reach it or their Little Abbey would have died right there! Also check the fat content in these things....WAY to much fat! Do you think maybe it could have been that he got hypoglycemic? I have karo on hand. (I just got a new puppy) Sadie (2 1/2 yrs) and Lillie play and run around alot sometimes (Sadies still getting used to her new fursister) after playing hard I give a very small dab of Karo...just incase...better to be safe than sorry..I hope your little guy is going to be ok

I know this is late, but I watch both of them every minute and can't even get to the computer room because I am afraid of all the wires and things the baby can get into.

Anyway, they threw up 2 days apart and I took the pigs ears away 3 days before Dennis got sick.

It sounds like something I went through about a month ago.Cookie my 2.5 yr old was barely able to stand ,shaking a bit. His eyes looked dazed. He lost his bowel functions and made diarreah all over mydaughter's arms when she picked him up. They put him on the floor to see what he would do and he just fell over. He collapsed in my hands and was barely breathing his eyes were half closed. We did rush him to the ER and found out it was a sezure.
The vet assured us that even though his breathing and heartrate may have slowed down that dogs rarely every die from a seizure.

It might have been the pig ear also. I stopped giving my yorkie and maltese any pig ears,rawhide or greenies. His treat is cheerios and my maltese gets liver treats. I know exactly what you must of been feeling. I thought my baby was going to die and I kept telling him that he was NOT leaving me yet!

How old is your furbaby?


Gennel

I'm very sorry to hear about your baby! I sure hope everything is fine now. Please take a moment to read the dangers of rawhides.

http://www.boxerrescue.com/rawhide_warning.htm

Dennis is 1.5 years old. If it happens again I will believe it was a seizure but I really want to believe that when I picked him up he was already in the process of vomiting and not all got expelled which caused him to have a blocked airway. The Vet seemed to also think this very plausible. It makes sense also because a seizure just comes on suddenly and he was feeling sick for a couple of hours before this episode. Plus, he did not shake and did not loose bowel movement, just could not stand and he did not seem to be able to breathe. It really felt like he was dying! It could not have been the pigs ears either because he had not had any for 3 days, I took them away when Sahara got sick.

God I am sorry to hear your story and yes we both know how scary it is. I am still having anxiety attacks and have lost 10 pounds from all the worry. I am taking Sahara back to the Vet today because she has a little cough….. Does it ever end! She is eating, drinking, and playing but I am not taking any chances. Sahara is only a puppy, 14 weeks Saturday and though she checked out fine on Tuesday’s, (first visit) she has to go back.

Will talk to the Vet again about Dennis even though he is just fine now!

Thanks, I will do that after my anxiety attacks subside! I am nervous enough without reading what could have happened. Well rest assured neither will have any….Ever again!



:)

I did not want to confuse the story, but it did go through my mind that perhaps my X-husband put something in the food or perhaps on the pig’s ear. That is a little paranoid, however if you understood why we divorced you would have an understanding. He was here 2 weeks before ( left very angry) and he was the one that gave me the pig’s ears. I have many times in the past told him “ Bob, I can live without you and everyone else, but my babies…. NEVER!” However, I think I am just being paranoid, but I did change all their food and the pig’s ears are gone.

I should not even write this... but it has gone through my mind.

OMG that is so scary!! I have also heard that pigs ears are not good for them i would throw them out. I hope everything gets back to normal for you guys.

geez thats terrible!!!