Had to have Marley operated on yesterday as he had a blockage in his intestines/bowel. He vanished for about 5 minutes on Friday when we were out and came back smelling of dead salmon so didn't react too much when he was sick on Saturday.
When he was no better yesterday I took him to Vet who operated straight away and removed a mass of wool like material.
His lower intestines/bowel has had some damage caused but not enough to remove it and he is still in hospital.
Vet is pleased enough with his progress and is going to try him on some food shortly.
Has anyone experienced this before? When youngster had a similar op last year no damage was done as I knew he had swallowed a sock and he was at Vet as soon as he was sick. His recovery was standard.

Yes, ours swallowed a sock but it had settled in the bottom of the bowel, i.e. did not cause a complete obstruction, only a partial obtruction to begin with, but had caused some damage to the bowel, although they did not have to remove any of it, after the operation dog went on to make a full recovery very quickly.  Hope that Marley has a quick recovery also.

That's really awful for you. Hope he recovers well. Did the vet give you any information as to what he'd swallowed? It could help you stop it happening in the future.

Good news.......he is ready to come home. He has pulled his drip out, tried to escape and tried to eat his 'lampshade' so he is back to his usual self.
Now the hard bit keeping a Flattie still, should be easier with a five year old as it was with the pup but it will still be a challenge!!

My cocker had to have his stomach opened last year as he swallowed a washing-up sponge whole.  While he was on the table, the vet discovered various other obstructions (he's one of those dogs that has to eat everything) including twigs in the intestine, so he had to make an incision in the intestine to remove them.  He was absolutely fine a month later, though he was in the vets for five days and then there was a period of about a week after that when his temperature was raised and the vet was monitoring him carefully for signs of peritonitis, and he seemed very sore.  But £1500 and several grey hairs (mine, not his) later, he's as good as new. I hope Marley gets well soon. 

Sounds like he has had enough of the vets!!!   So typical of a Flatcoat.   As to keeping him still, not a chance unaided.   Ours came out of the vets, supposedly with us trying to keep him quiet and calm, took off and leapt into the back of the car, like he was beiong chased by a thousand demons (or vets) - stitches held okay, but we did wonder.

Hope that Marley goes on to make a full recovery.

Do watch that it isn't the filling from his dog bed.    Our dear and so missed old boy Noof (also a flatcoat) and his daughter Tilda both very sadly died with inoperable peritonitis after they ate the long synthetic filling of their 'Kudos' dog beds.     It looked a bit like sheeps' wool .    It acted like cheese wire on their intestines, and was a horrible way to lose our very best friends.

Jo

or vet bed looks like wool to when pass in in the dog poo

wispa/teyha and blue were lovers of this eating vet bed.

i have know of a fcr that had a blockage due to vet bed was op on but sadly to late.

i still see blue vet bed up the track where the girls left their mark and that over 5 to 3 years ago

this is a typical fcr chewing and eating things they shouldnt.
but what makes me laugh is how quick they can make a sock disapper magic trick

He's back home and Vets are delighted with him. He isn't so delighted at the small amounts of food he is allowed at the moment!!
Biggest problem is the youngster, he is going crazy trying to lick him in intimate places and wants to have his usual rough and tumble with him. We are having to keep them seperate until his stitches come out next week which means I am sleeping on the sofa with Marley and the others are in their bedroom.
It isn't any bedding they have had, it was probably a sheep carcass of which there are plenty around here or stuffing from a toy.
Cannot believe it really, I've had Flatties for 14 years and no problems now two of them have had the same op six months apart!!

Our 14 month flatcoat Alfie managed to eat a washing up sponge last week! Cheeky boy! The vet was not too worried after she x-rayed she said he had chewed it into pieces so it would pass, but she gave him some ant-acid and and some other meds to help the process!  What are flatties like?  Hope Marley is fully recovered now x

Hope your boy continues to recover well, I must have the fussiest Flatcoat around, she looks on in disdain as the lab scoffs anything not nailed down ! 

Marley is fully recovered now.........not only from this op but from the one he had at the begining of June for the same thing(posted on here somewhere)!!!! So make that 3 removals from them in the last year!
Toys are now banished as they are too big a temptation for swallowing if they are ripped in a tussle.
Don't you just love them!

Oh I'm so glad Marley is recovered x2!  I felt so guilty when we discovered the sponge gone (it had been left wedged down the side of the washing up bowl as he has ripped sponges apart in the past - but never swallowed the whole lot!!!) but reading other flatcoat owners experiences makes me feel a lot more normal!  I would not be without Alfie - he is amazing!  Poor boy had his baby teeth removed yesterday so is not a happy cookie at the mo! Love him! Big flattie licks to Marley!