ETex2
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Our golden retriever quickly retrieved a dropped pork spare rib bone during dinner on Saturday. I managed to get to him quickly and retrieve half of the 4" bone from his mouth. But he had swallowed the other half Now, almost 4 days later, he is acting a little strange like difficulty pooping. Only lasted a few minutes though. My wife also gave him a rawhide chew bone yesterday, and I know they can also cause problems (I don't know why she does this).
Could the rib bone cause an obstruction after nearly 4 days, or is it more likely the rawhide bone? We've examined the poop we can find and haven't noticed anything unusual. Thanks
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Get him to the vets office asap. More than likely he has an obstruction. Isn't a small bill worth the guessing? But I'm no vet by any means and I wouldn't "guess" with my dogs. I'd be in the vets office letting them do the diagnosing. The longer you wait, the worse things get.
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Bones can dry out a dog's stools, making it difficult to pass them. Ditto, rawhides (Try rawhide chips instead of bones). The bone probably passed several days ago and for a goldie, that isn't a very big bone in the first place.
The only time one of my dogs had a problem was when the doxie swallowed a porkchop bone whole. The vet had me give Rusty mineral oil with every meal for four days.
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A cooked bone, especially one with sharp edges like a pork chop bone or a chewed up bone, can sometimes cause more than an obstruction. They can perforate the stomach or intestine. To be honest, I am not a fan of rawhide either as they pose a choking hazard and can cause obstructions.
If it were my dog, I would get a fecal sample and take it along (when I took my dog to the vet) just to be sure there is no blood in the stools. Your vet can check the dog over and give you the best advice. They might even convince your wife to stop feeding rawhide chews.
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Safest to get an exam. A quick radiograph will highlight the bone if present. This size bone can cause obstruction, but also sometimes pass. The problem is that obstructions can be life threatening.
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ETex2
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Thanks everyone for the quick responses.
Wife took him to the vet. Seems he has an "inflamed intestine". Maybe from the rawhide or maybe something else he decided to eat on his own. We don't feed anything but quality pet food, but dogs will sometimes pick up and eat stuff in the yard or while on a walk, and wolf it down before you can react. The vet didn't even do an x-ray. He's now on meds to loosen his stool, so he's an outside dog for a couple of days. I'm glad she took him though and appreciate the advice.
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Hi,
You can get compressed rawhide that is much safer than regular rawhide bones. Hope your pooch is feeling better.
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After you get past the medical issues, you really need to do some training. It IS possible, and indeed it IS necessary for your dog's health, to teach it not to pick up food (or anything else) when you're out and about, without permission, and to teach an effective "spit" command. You need to get the dog's respect first, but it can be done. And it could easily save a big vet bill... or your dog's life.
Besides that issue, putting the dog on a down-stay away from the table and teaching him to stay there consistently, will not only teach that needed respect, but will prevent him from being a pest at dinner or getting into things that he ought not have.
I'm not a fan of rawhide, but my dogs do love a good couple hours gnawing on a raw knuckle or marrow bone. Plenty of chewing satisfaction, no bowel obstructions... as long as you get them of suitable size, too big to swallow, and watch that they don't get gnawed down.
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