My beautiful 5 month old puppy has just had his first emergency visit to the vets. I let him out this morning at 6:30 then put him back in his cage so I could go to work. OH got up at 8:30 and found puppy had been sick in cage and there were pieces of plastic in it. There was a rucksack on top of the cage and one of the straps was hanging into the cage and puppy has eaten the plastic clip (the bit that goes around the waist and another bit clips into it - like on bum bags). Anyway, we checked his sick and pulled out the plastic bits (sorry - a bit disgusting) and although the pieces were little, about half of the clip is missing.
He has seen the vet who suggested observation as the pieces won't show up on x-ray.
I am so angry with myself that I did not notice the strap in the cage when I put him in this morning!!
Anyway, he seems fine if not a bit sleepy. What things do I need to look for in the "observation" bit. I know to check colour of gums, general behaviour but what else??
Thanks
GG
   

Mine have chewed these up any number of times with no problems.  Just the other day actualy the little foster did it, adn a few pwn tops and pens and anything left lying around that is plastic.  Remote control bit the dust a while back.

I wouldn't worry too much...he'll probably eat something much worse soon :D

Over the years I've had a succession of pups that have eaten many things they shouldn't ..... a torch- including bulb, cooked chicken bones, remote controls, cling film and of course many pairs of shoes, walls, furniture etc etc   The only problem was when my old girl chewed a battery and burnt her mouth - everything else passed safely through.

We recently had a chewed playstation controller (child NOT happy) neither was i when i went to pick up poop (wires everywhere), crayons are the funniest they literally glow in the dark!!

If it happens i watch for sickness, inability to poop (incase of blockage) thats all you can do in most circumstances and wait for it to emerge the other end :rolleyes:

PS controllers are a favourite meal in my house Or it was until I learnt to put them all up out of dogs reach when I go out :) Remotes all have teeth marks, as do any dolls that still have arms and legs ;) Pups will try anything at least once. It makes the kids put their toys away when they are finished with them :D

I to had a scary moment last weekend, came down stairs to make myself my wake up coffee only to find OH's epilepsy tablet packaging on the floor Empty Heart sank, grabbed phone and called the emergency vet. After advice to make Jack sick and a trip to my own vet for a check up, and not to fall asleep until 6 that night he was declared OK abeit very sleeply and very lucky
The thing that troubles me is that these tablets where on a top shelf and if i had any idea that Jack could have reached up there they wouldn't have been there. I would love to know how he got them down. These where washed down by a 1lb of grapes:rolleyes:

GG
Hope puppies okay. Don't kick yourself about it. Chances are the straps weren't dangling in the cage to start with. Puppies are clever little monkey's.
The best thing to do is don't leave anything on or near the cage in future.
(surely you've seen what bobs did to my suit jacket at a show one time. The whole thing jacket and all was pulled through). He also managed the complete contents of my laundry basket once.
In terms of observation, on top of what you said, keep an eye to see if he sicks up anymore. Then I'm afraid its poo patrol checks. Check every poo for bits.
I wouldn't worry too much. If the pieces he threw up were little. Chances are the bits that are still inside will pass through naturally. :)

So easy to do - you just don't manage to anticipate everything a pup might want.  Even hiding things doesn't always work - somehow they just find that one thing that you don't want them to have lol.  But as long as he doesn't suffer ill effects I wouldn't worry.

Louise

Just so you all know.... Puppy is fine. He did not seem to notice anything except being able to sleep in the bedroom in a soft crate instead of his cage downstairs :-D :-D
I never realised just how loud a puppy is when he sleeps ;-D He was worse than my OH :-D Worse than that was the happy smiling gremlin staring at me when I turned over in the night. Quite bizarre!!!
Thanks for all your help
GG

Worse than that was the happy smiling gremlin staring at me when I turned over in the night.
:D :D for a minute then I thought you were still talking about your OH :P

Glad to hear he's ok :)

I probably was :-D :-D
He He!!!!
GG

Glad to hear he's doing well (puppy that is, not sure about OH!). My Yankee has eaten so much stuff he shouldn't I am constantly amazed he hasn't ended up at the vets having his stomach cut open!! Most of it he picks up in our local park aka rubbish tip aka food disposal area - grr!

I had to laugh at the comment of the gremlin in the corner - I'm often startled by my girl sneaking up on me from the other sofa, and I turn my head and find some huge eyes and a cold wet nose at point black range - or quite often, I know nothing about the approach until the nose gets stuck into my ear!!