My puppy swallowed an earplug????

[musk03]

This afternoon, in the blink of an eye, my new puppy, a maltese-poodle (8 weeks), swallowed an orange foam earplug that was dropped on the floor! We live out of town, so I phoned the nearest vet, and he said to feed her lots of bread and water and to keep her active at it will probably pass within 24 hours. I'm still worried......

[Karin]

Originally Posted by musk03

This afternoon, in the blink of an eye, my new puppy, a maltese-poodle (8 weeks), swallowed an orange foam earplug that was dropped on the floor! We live out of town, so I phoned the nearest vet, and he said to feed her lots of bread and water and to keep her active at it will probably pass within 24 hours. I'm still worried......

A teaspoon full of canned pumpkin will help move things through too.

Umm, you need to check the end results if you can, to make sure it has passed...usually within 2 days.


Have fun...

[twodogsandacat]

I'm sure it will pass. Somebody in another post mentioned getting down on all fours and taking a walk around your house in order to see things from your puppies point of view. It actually works.

Oh look over there, I found an M&M.
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[chico2]

What is it with animals and ear-plugs???My Vinnie will even open a drawer to get to them We now keep them in a safe spot!
Hope the puppy poops it out

[Shaykeija]

When Missy was about 3 months old, my Dad who is in his 70's came to visit.
He said he wanted to watch the hockey game and stretched out on the couch. Now we all know that means power nap. So I asked him to baby sit Missie while I went out shopping with my sister. When I came home he was in a real pissy mood so I kept bugging him to find out what was up. Finially he told me. While baby sitting Missy he had all 3 pounds of her up on him. While he was snoozing, she was licking his ear. So Cute...what she was actually doing was sucking his $5000 hearing aids out. She totally destroyed them. We found plastic pieces , wires and 2 mico chips under the couch. we did the puzzle thing and put what we found back together to see what was missing. Missy didn't eat anything, just crunched it all up. I guess she heard the squeals form the aids and just went for it. My dad said he heard her crunching on something and put his finger in his ear and then the chase was on. My Dad said he couldn't catch her. I laugh every time I picture that. Any way Missy was fine, we did the poop check thingy for a few days and it was just fine.

[musk03]

Thank you for your replies. You've made me feel a lot better. Moka is full of "piss and vinegar" this morning, which I assume is a good sign. Still no plug though, but I'll keep checking........ Thanks again for your concern. :love:

[musk03]

Thanks for the info. How big was the piece of foam that was taken out of your friends dog after the operation?

[musk03]

Well, in infamous orange earplug has made it's first appearance ( ) this morning... about half of it anyway. Hopefully the rest is not far behind

[Carina]

Originally Posted by musk03

Thanks for the info. How big was the piece of foam that was taken out of your friends dog after the operation?

First, WOO HOO the ear plug is comin' out! That's excellent.

The foam peice was about the size of...oh, a smallish plum, maybe. It was in the shape of a little foam tennis ball & still quite recognizable! My friend had it in a ziplock baggie and I swear it's one of the worst things I've ever smelled in my life....

[Bugsy]

LOL Tune in tomorrow for the continuing saga of....

Whenever my dogs get into something they shouldn't, I just give them 2 tablespoons of Vaseline. Yup, you read that right. I got this little trick from my Vet. Smaller dogs would just need 1.

[Karin]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

LOL Tune in tomorrow for the continuing saga of....

Whenever my dogs get into something they shouldn't, I just give them 2 tablespoons of Vaseline. Yup, you read that right. I got this little trick from my Vet. Smaller dogs would just need 1.

I would never give an animal petroleum...just not right. I know "Pet Lax" is petroleum based and I will not use that either.

Pumpkin is still the safest laxitive for critters...other than psyillium. (sp?) Metamucial..

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Karin

I would never give an animal petroleum...just not right. I know "Pet Lax" is petroleum based and I will not use that either.

Pumpkin is still the safest laxitive for critters...other than psyillium. (sp?) Metamucial..

The body does not digest Vaseline it is the equivalent of Mineral oil (without the runs). The body will just simply clear it...

The DMV here in montreal and my own vet suggested this.

Karin.. why is it not safe? What have you heard?

[musk03]

Thank you to all who reponded to our little family crisis! This is the first time I have ever joined a chat room, a great experience I must say!
I think we've seen the "final showing" of the orange earplug!
All of your support and kind thoughts have been very much appreciated! :love:

Until our next pet crisis..........