intestinal obstruction

Couldn't hold food/water down for a day so went and got x-rays done. They wasn't able to tell at the time but a piece of raw shank bone that I used to give them every night got stuck in the intestine. Up close it looks like a big triangle and the vet said it was not going to pass naturally. Few hours and 2K later..

..there goes the cost of the body armor for the truck fuck!

 

so what happened were they able to do surgery and remove it i am assuming they were which is why you paid so much and if so you are very lucky it did not perforate and you have to put the dog down

 

Yes, the bone was removed. Part of the tract where the bone got stuck was inflamed and in part discolored where lack of blood to the intestine and the vet ended up putting good tissue over it. She said it would have perforated if I waited much longer as the object was very sharp. Snap shot of the X-rays.

 

it's hard to make decisions like that. You did the right thing though, we had a dog that chased cars and she got her ass end ran over. Broke her hip and it cost 1500 to get it fixed. She got better, got into a fight with something bigger and meaner than she was out back in the woods. Found her body a few days later. Waste of 1,500 but she was worth it.

 

I feel for you those are really serious had one swallow part of her blanket it didn't take long before she couldn't keep anything down her vomit smelled of feces she was drinking but not eating and everything she ate came right back up I immediately gave her some mineral oil because I believed she had a blockage got her to the vet early the next morning they did the xrays didn't see anything .. ran an IV and sent her home when she got home she pooped and this came out. She was able to pass this on her own. Blockages can turn deadly quickly if you don't recognize the symptoms and get immediate care you can loose a dog fast. Lucky for me my dog passed this on her own. Glad your dog is doing well and I agree you did the right thing!

 

I just pictured your face holding that stick. I am switching all three to Costco brand next month and decided to buy insurance for all three instead. I was just really surprised to see that a raw beef bone would not digest but then again didn't see how big of a piece he swallowed.

 

That's rough. Tbh, you're real lucky. I just lost a good pal to a bone last year.

 

Same thing here, my dog ate a toy rope.

 

I had the same thing happen to my dog. A knotted rope to was the cause. The vet didn't see it, but all of the symptoms were there. I got him home & he eventually passed it. I went onto administer metronidazole & a flouroquinolone regimine. He got better, but continues to try to swallow everything in his vicinity.

 

LOL Mma it amazes me I swear I have one that will inhale anything I am like really? Damn dog doesn't care what it is if it will fit in his mouth he will eat it .... Ursaminor it was crazy watching her pass all that but I am so glad she passed it because the vet didn't see it but she was really sick and I knew she had all the symptoms of a blockage. It's really scary how quickly they can go downhill.

 

friend lost a dog to a BLOCKAGE OF TENNIS BALL BIT'S....WAS FINE ,THEN SAME SMELLY CRAP/SICK/ETC;ETC;GOT THE OP,BUT INFECTION HAD SET AN DIED 2 DAY AFTER OP...SHOWED NO SIGN OFF BEEN ILL UNTIL DAY BEFORE....HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT THEY PLAY AROUND WITH AS-WELL....