whats up with eating q-tips? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

donnie · 06-20-2011, 02:06 PM

my lil yorkie will grab a q-tip and eat it soo fast.... they pass through i know it dangerous but shes fast, who do they do this?

Maximo · 06-20-2011, 02:16 PM

Some dogs will eat whatever they find. The simple solution is to keep these things out of reach.

Nancy1999 · 06-20-2011, 02:19 PM

Dogs are attracted to smells, and q-tips often have smells from human body parts such as ears. Hasn’t your yorkie ever gone for your ears? Some q-tips are safer than others, for example, those with a cardboard base are safer than a plastic body, and of course, make sure there is no substance on the q-tip like nail polish remover, which could prove deadly. Best choice is to place in a covered trash can as soon as you are finished with them.

Maximo · 06-20-2011, 02:27 PM

Nancy's answer.

MaddiesMommie · 06-20-2011, 05:17 PM

One of my girls would dig these out of the bathroom garbage, eeeww. I had to get elevate the trashcan so she couldn't get to them.

Maximo · 06-20-2011, 05:25 PM

I put my trash can in the bathtub because Max is attracted to the scent of dental floss. Otherwise, I keep the bathroom door shut.

MaddiesMommie · 06-20-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Maximo

I put my trash can in the bathtub because Max is attracted to the scent of dental floss. Otherwise, I keep the bathroom door shut.

I don't know which is more gross, ear wax or plaque, LOL. Keeping the bathroom door shut is a good idea.

(I was able to do this until I was forced to move their water in their b/c Cooper used it as a face-wash session with each drink and it was killing my wood floors.

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Princess10 · 06-20-2011, 09:26 PM

Princess loves Q-tips & cotton balls alike. She did ingest a couple cotton balls as a pup in a panic when I tried to get them but she'll drop them now. She just likes to shred them.

My bathroom trashcan is on the back of the toilet & my teen daughter has to keep her bdrm door shut 24/7 since she uses them for make up & nails. This has cut down on her "discoveries" a lot.

Ringo1 · 06-22-2011, 07:15 AM

Lucy like to sniff out q-tips too. She basically likes to chew on them - but doesn't appear to like, eat the whole thing.

She has slowed down on this a bit now that she is nearing two years old.

Yay!

Mrs Swiss · 06-23-2011, 06:35 AM

My Leroy does the same thing! He loves them!

06-20-2011, 02:06 PM	#1
donnie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: drippin springs texas Posts: 47	whats up with eating q-tips? my lil yorkie will grab a q-tip and eat it soo fast.... they pass through i know it dangerous but shes fast, who do they do this?

06-20-2011, 02:16 PM	#2
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,047	Some dogs will eat whatever they find. The simple solution is to keep these things out of reach. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

06-20-2011, 02:19 PM	#3
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	Dogs are attracted to smells, and q-tips often have smells from human body parts such as ears. Hasn’t your yorkie ever gone for your ears? Some q-tips are safer than others, for example, those with a cardboard base are safer than a plastic body, and of course, make sure there is no substance on the q-tip like nail polish remover, which could prove deadly. Best choice is to place in a covered trash can as soon as you are finished with them. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

06-20-2011, 02:27 PM	#4
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,047	Nancy's answer. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

06-20-2011, 05:25 PM	#6
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,047	I put my trash can in the bathtub because Max is attracted to the scent of dental floss. Otherwise, I keep the bathroom door shut. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

06-20-2011, 05:17 PM	#5
MaddiesMommie LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 4,060	One of my girls would dig these out of the bathroom garbage, eeeww. I had to get elevate the trashcan so she couldn't get to them.

06-20-2011, 09:26 PM	#8
Princess10 Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI. Posts: 3,122	Princess loves Q-tips & cotton balls alike. She did ingest a couple cotton balls as a pup in a panic when I tried to get them but she'll drop them now. She just likes to shred them. My bathroom trashcan is on the back of the toilet & my teen daughter has to keep her bdrm door shut 24/7 since she uses them for make up & nails. This has cut down on her "discoveries" a lot. __________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers

06-22-2011, 07:15 AM	#9
Ringo1 Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory Posts: 3,447	Lucy like to sniff out q-tips too. She basically likes to chew on them - but doesn't appear to like, eat the whole thing. She has slowed down on this a bit now that she is nearing two years old. Yay! __________________ Mommy to Lucy, Ringo, and Matthew

06-23-2011, 06:35 AM	#10
Mrs Swiss Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 11	My Leroy does the same thing! He loves them!