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Okay guys, we have been transitioning Darwin to free roam and he has been doing perfectly. We always put the garbage up though, because he is a sneak and will get into it. Well this time we forgot. And he ate an entire carcass of a rotisserie chicken out of it. I know that chicken bones are dangerous, and I know to feed him white bread. DH is getting that now. The question is, how serious is this? Can we feed him the white bread and just observe him? He seems to be acting normally but this only happened an hour ago or so.
Our vet is 3 hours away and closed. So if possible I'd like to just watch him for any signs. But I'd appreciate any advice...
How much white bread should we give him?
He seems so happy and pleased with himself that I keep forgetting to feel guilty. But I am... bad us. :-(
This morning I took Darwin out to go and he did go poo without any problem. I didn't see any chicken bones in it, but he didn't have trouble getting it out. I fed him more food and some more bread as well. He didn't finish the bread... I guess he's too full. He's been acting normally other than that. Thanks for you concern everyone, just when we think we have made all the dumb mistakes we possibly can.... always be watchful. :-) I will continue to update.
UPDATE 2:
He has gone poo 3 times today already. The first was normal, the last two have been diarrhea. No blood, or bone fragments. I'm concerned about the diarrhea but at least he's having no issues going?
UPDATE 3
He is still having liquid diarrhea and had to go at 4:30 this morning, then again at 7:00. He also threw up his kibble from last night, which still looked like kibble. I am stressing out because we really can't take him with diarrhea, but we really can't cancel this trip either. I would just take him to the vet, but it's a 5-6 hour drive round trip... in the wrong direction. Unsure of what to do at this point. DH is buying pumpkin.
UPDATE 4
Now that we are back from Idaho I thought I would update everyone again. Darwin is doing extremely well. The vet gave us medicine that coated his stomach to prevent small splinters from scraping or puncturing. She also gave him a shot to calm his stomach and an anti-diarrhea medicine. It cleared up almost immediately and it was pretty obvious that he felt much better. We went up to Idaho immediately after, and he slept most of the way which was nice. He was energetic and alert, and very well behaved the whole weekend. We fed him chicken and rice which he felt was a special treat. :-) I was relieved and proud of him for being such a good boy. :-) He had solid poos the next morning and hasn't had a problem since.
Next, I want to thank all of you SO MUCH. You have all been so helpful. I received offers of help for any possible bills and so much awesome advice. This is truly such a special and supportive group and I am so grateful. Darwin is sending virtual doodle kisses to all of you!
Nobody is perfect, but that doesn't make it feel any less bad when you make a mistake that lands your dood in trouble. :-( I'm so glad he was okay and I am reminded to always be careful and watchful. Also I'd like to remind everyone to get insurance now! We have insurance for Darwin and it was a huge relief. I did look up the policy and found out that F was correct, our insurance does cover emergency vets, they cover 80% which is awesome. It's another good reminder to study your insurance policies so that if a situation like this comes up you won't panic or put off going like I did.
Thanks again to everyone, you are the best.
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I hope Darwin is doing okay this morning....
Hoping to see a positive "all is well" update this morning!!!
Camilla, accidents just happen so do not beat yourself up. Just keep watching him and let us know how things progress. We are all poo watchers here so....... I hope Darwan has no ill effects from his foraging.
Checking in on Darwin. Hope all is well.
Just seeing this now and hoping that Darwin is just fine. The main danger would be from the cooked chicken bones splintering. Hopefully he chewed up everything well and it will all pass. I'll watch for updates.
Hoping Darwin will be fine. Sorry for you guys.
This morning I took Darwin out to go and he did go poo without any problem. I didn't see any chicken bones in it, but he didn't have trouble getting it out. I fed him more food and some more bread as well. He didn't finish the bread... I guess he's too full. He's been acting normally other than that. Thanks for you concern everyone, just when we think we have made all the dumb mistakes we possibly can.... always be watchful. :-)
So glad for Doodle Poo in Utah! Clap Clap.
Don't be hard on yourselves. Spud got into some laundry last week. Hey, I thought at 3.5 years things were safe! It happens.
Looking forward to tomorrow's Poo Update
I just removed Spud from sitting way up on a table eating cat food! So see! It happens. Do I have to remove all the chairs? No. It just happens
Keep in mind it sometimes takes a few days for things to pass. I remember Peri ate part of a sock as a puppy and I was watching her poo for 3 days before it came out. Just keep an eye on things. Keeping you and D in my thoughts!
Hi Darwin you little scamp you! I hope everything all works its way out easily (I am sure it will). Stay out of the trash big guy, its in there cause its no good!
I am sorry to hear about Darwin. He may well be fine. Keep watching.I would watch for any listlessness, abdominal pain or fever. The danger is perforation of course which sets up peritonitis.
I have a metal garbage can in the kitchen And I have weighted it with a piece of granite under the bag so it would be almost impossible to turn over. It has a step cover. The dogs have never gotten into it. But this kind of incident is one of the reasons I feel so secure with the dogs in their crates when I leave.
Aside--one support part of the step part of the can broke but it still works. Oxo no longer makes trash cans and they didn't have the part so they have given me $100 worth of free merchandise. I never would have expected this. Great company!
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