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09-06-2006, 11:16 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto, Ont
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| Wire WOOL......HELP Ok, Please Help..... I'm Not Home Right Now I'm At Work But My Sister Just Told Me That SHE Found My Rylie Eating Away At A Bag Of Wire Wool. I Have No Idea How Much So Eat, But She Said That She Found It All Over The Kitchen, Her Bed, And Even In Her Hair. Will She Be Ok? What Should I Do? Lately She Has Been Veryyyyyyyyy Bad Destroying Everything. Yesturday It Was A Box The Other Day It Was A Plastic Neon Green Toy, And For The Past 2 Days Have Found Neon Green Spots In Her Poop. What Should I Do? Will She Be Ok?
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09-06-2006, 11:29 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | OH Wow - that would freak me out - you need to call the vet and tell them about this and KEEP that stuff up !!! They aren't being bad...they're just keeping themselves busy and if no one is making sure things aren't put up where they can't reach it - nothing is safe from their little teeth. Your yorkie is probably teething if he is the one in your avatar.... you need to puppy proof your house and any other place she stays. GOOD Luck ! I hope she'll be ok |
09-06-2006, 12:12 PM | #3 |
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| I don't think she's teething anymore ok well i was talking to my dad and he told me that he doesn't think she actually ate it, she just unrolled a piece of it so she may have had a little but not actually ate it. Rylie is the puppy in my avater except that i haven't updated it in oh....in almost 6 months. Right now she's gonna be 8 months So I don’t think she is really teething anymore… I’m not exactly sure what’s gotten into her, it’s just been these past 3 or 4 days that she’s being very bad. Other then that she’s always good when left alone. The thing about the wool is that apparently my dad said that it was been in the same spot for about 2 weeks and she has never gotten to it until today. And she has had every chance too. So I’m not so sure what’s going on with her. Do you still think I should take her to the vet or wait a day or so. The may poop it out.
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09-06-2006, 02:39 PM | #4 |
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| Poor Rylie. I'm pretty sure I would'nt want to poop it out. I know alot of times I think Roxy is eating something, but she is only licking or sniffing or playing with it. Hopefully, Rylie was just playing and didn't eat any. But maybe you should call the vet and see what they suggest. Good luck.
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09-08-2006, 01:48 PM | #5 |
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| With a dog that young, I'd still puppy proof my home. And I'd certainly call the vet, maybe they can xray and find out if any was ingetsted. Especially since she at the green thing, and you been finding it the poop.. When they are young, the go through stages, of being good, and chewing on anything they can. |
09-08-2006, 02:29 PM | #6 |
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| Sure hope she'll be okay. I would definitely crate her or put her in an x-pen when she can't be watched. These little ones just like to get into everything don't they? Just remember, they are not being bad.
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09-08-2006, 02:35 PM | #7 |
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| I too pray she didn't eat any.........praying for her!
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09-08-2006, 10:24 PM | #8 |
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| Oh goodness I hope she is going to be ok and didn't swallow any of it.
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09-09-2006, 02:07 AM | #9 |
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| Definitely need to keep that one in a puppy proof enviroment. I have heard of them eating socks (which don't show up on x-ray) and all kinds of things. My concern would be that the wire wool was made of lead and I think that would be a problem even in a small amount. I would call the vet and at least see what he says. I know if a human ingests glass and I would think bits of wire wool would be similar you're suppose to feed them a cotton that collects the glass, but don't know if a cotton ball is too large and may cause an intestinal blockage in dogs. |
09-09-2006, 02:09 AM | #10 |
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| Yes, I guess you do give cotton balls to dogs who ingest glass. Here's the information I found. Cotton Ball Recipe The following article was composed by Sandy Brock. What do you do if your puppy (or mischievous older dog) gets into your holiday decorations and eats some of the glass ornaments? This potentially lethal mishap can darken even the brightest holiday season. Before the holiday go to a pharmacy & buy a box of cotton balls. Be sure that you get COTTON balls...not the "cosmetic puffs" that are made from man-made fibers. Also, buy a quart of half-and-half coffee cream and put it in the freezer. Should your dog eat glass ornaments, defrost the half-and-half and pour some in a bowl. Dip cotton balls into the cream and feed them to your dog. Dogs under 10 lbs. should eat 2 balls which you have first torn into smaller pieces. Dogs 10-50 lbs. should eat 3-5 balls and larger dogs should eat 5-7. You may feed larger dogs an entire cotton ball at once. Dogs seem to really like these strange "treats" and eat them readily. As the cotton works its way through the digestive tract it will find all the glass pieces and wrap itself around them. Even the teeniest shards of glass will be caught and wrapped in the cotton fibers and the cotton will protect the intestines from damage by the glass. Your dog's stools will be really weird for a few days and you will have to be careful to check for fresh blood or a tarry appearance to the stool. If either of the latter symptoms appear you should rush your dog to the vet for a checkup but, in most cases, the dogs will be just fine. Copyright reserved to Sandy Brock. Permission is hereby granted for any non-profit reproduction by any person or group. And here's an alternative "cotton ball" recipe proposed by Ellen Morris: I make my cotton balls Italian style with olive oil and Peccorino Romano cheese. The theory is that the olive oil, only enough to saturate the cotton balls. The cheese gives them a great flavor so they go down easier and the olive oil is a good lubricant to make the thorny problem slip along better. I have only needed it once, and not for my dog, but it did work. My friend Paul (a vet) says to follow the cotton balls with a large serving of mashed potatoes to put bulk around the offending item. |
09-10-2006, 06:09 PM | #11 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| How is Rylie doing? Update please. |
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