Odd and dangerous things Doodles get into

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

 

 

We had a scare two days ago which resulted in our taking Ditzy Mitzi to the vet for x-rays.  She

had gotten into a pin-cushion from my sewing kit and I was not aware of it until I found the colorful, plastic round tips of some of the straight pins chewed up on the floor next to the partly chewed pincushion!  I would never have considered the pin cushion as something that would appeal to a dog, but in hindsight, it was brightly covered, round and red  and  could have easily been mistaken as a toy.  I looked all over and never found the pin parts, so we took her to in for x-rays.  Thank goodness she did not swallow the pins and she is fine.  The sewing kit is now and will forever be out of her reach!  Oh my, the odd things these dogs get into!

[Susan and Sasha]

Oh Sally...I'm so thankful that Mitzi didn't actually eat one of those pins!!
I'm always on the "look out" for things that could be harmful to Sasha...
It's just like having a child in that respect.
We just have to keep "Anything" dangerous...out of reach...don't we??
I'm so glad that she is fine...

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

Thank you! We are, too. The funny thing is that we are usually extremely vigilant about what our ditzy doodle
gets into. Guess it just takes being sidetracked by other things to take our attention away for a split second.

Also I love the name Sasha, that was the name of the first standard poodle my husband and I had after we got married!

[Susan and Sasha]

Thanks Sally...
I always loved that name too...and it really fits our girl...

I know what you mean about being side-tracked for a split second.
It's so true...
Boy...they sure do keep us on our toes...don't they??!! (smile

[Kathy Spyker]

I am so glad she is OK..I know I'm guilty of letting things lay around and then I think "oh my, what if she got that". One thing Lilly will not chew stuff up, she just likes to lay with it by her side.;-)

[Melissa]

So glad everything turned out ok. We had a small scare about 2 weeks ago. We have slowly been letting Buddy roam the house when we are at home (working in the home office). We have a split level house so he always wants to go downstairs. He went downstairs and then came back up after a short while. Well, later on we found one of his stuffed toys with the head off and stuffing on the floor. I picked the stuffing up and stuffed it in the head to see if all the stuffing was there. It seemed like it was so I was hopeful he hadn't swallowed any of it. I had seen a show on TV "My Dog Ate What" or something like that and they showed a dog who had eaten a large amount of the stuffing and it was stuck in the stomach (had had not been pooping and was feeling badly) and he had to have surgery. Well, the next morning my husband heard Buddy throw up and sure enough when he checked on him the stuffing that he HAD eaten was on the floor next to him. I am SO grateful he was able to throw it up. We have monitored his stools after that and everything seems to be working just fine. Whew! We stopped letting him wander so much now for longer than a few minutes.

[Sue]

Funny you should mention this. This very morning Chip threw up a VERY sharp toothpick. I brought a leftover club sandwich home on Wednesday night. He got it off the counter and snarfed it up in 2 seconds. I couldn't remember if I had taken the toothpick out or not. Well apparently I didn't !! I'm shocked that he barfed up a long sharp toothpick!! But relieved now that I know it's out. Wondering though if any damage was done on the way back up.

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

The vet told us to watch for extreme salivating, drinking and other signs of discomfort before we brought her in.
There were none, but we still knew we would not be comfortable ignoring the possibility that she had
swallowed a pin. Mitzi is used to my examining her mouth as she is the type that always seems to be
getting ahold of my grandchildren's toys, stuffed animals, pens that she likes to chew up and frequently has
bits and pieces of plastic whatevers in her mouth. She seems grateful when I remove the junk from her mouth and permits me to open it to do so.
I know I made a huge error when she was a pup and would give her a treat to get her to drop what she had taken. Unfortunately, I think it taught her to take stuff expecting to be rewarded for doing so. As soon as I realized that mistake we tried to correct it. But, I think she learned too well.
And, yes, she knows and understands "Leave it!" She just chooses not to when she is in a mischievious mood.. I was actually relieved when the vet said that the x-rays were normal!

[Kyoko]

I am so glad that Mitzi did not swallow any pins!!

[Laura & Chewie]

Chewie "chewed" on one of the grandkid's CDs once. I searched for all the little pieces and fit them back together to make sure I had them all...I didn't. So, did a poop watch for a day or so and there they were. Amazing...that's like chewing on glass.

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

I actually asked the vet if I should "check" the poop with a magnet!!!!!!! Thank goodness she laughed!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

We try and try to child-proof or dog-proof our homes and still both two- and four-legged little ones find 'stuff.' I am so glad that Mizi is ok.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Our new puppy finds the strangest things to put in her mouth and seems obsessed with tissue and rocks! We are teaching "leave it" in earnest around here and I decided this little girl is gonna be well worth the reassurance of Pet Insurance, something I didn't get for Murphy our first. He knew "OUT" by this age, where she just puts her nose up in the air as she takes off with whatever it is she's got in her mouth! We had to use a different word for Bella than "OUT" because whenever we tell Bella to do something, Murphy does it right away and he was getting confused when we'd tell her "OUT" and he didn't have something in his mouth to get "OUT". He kept opening his mouth and looking on the floor like something was supposed to fall out!!! Poor baby.
Thanks for the reminder about the pins though. I am a quilter and pins are something I have to keep better track of too,.