Houndmommy03 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Silver got into the garbage tonight and ate 2 checken leg bones. I had planned to take the garbage out right after dinner and then forgot. I've always heard this can kill a dog due to splintering. Any thoughts? I'll call the vet in the morning. I feel awful and can't believe I forgot the garbage. THanks. Quote <p>Kim and the hound - RumorMissing my angels Marlow, Silver, Holly and Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KF_in_Georgia Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Feed bread. It's hoped the bread can help cushion some of the sharper bits as they pass through your Silver's intestinal tract. Best wishes--from my Silver to yours. Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest widowcali Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Brighid the Wonder Puppy (not greyhound) has eaten lots of bones. Because the little stinker is way quicker than anyone else. I make sure she has something to eat, to cushion the bones and give her another reason to poo. So far she has been fine. However, I have been told that I need to sell her body to science. Between chicken bones, chocolate, grapes, various plastics, plants, etc, she has eaten everything that can kill a houndie and manages to survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndmommy03 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Okay, have fed him lots of bread. Thanks! Please send him some positve energy - he's already had a rough couple of days and for an old guy it's been extra traumatic. Sunday he was at the emergency vet because he tore a nail (had to be removed) and then yesterday he ended up at the vet again because his leg (different from the leg with the torn toe nail) was red and swollen. Xrays don't show anything so they think it's an infection. And then, last night he eats chicken bones! I'm a wreck! Quote <p>Kim and the hound - RumorMissing my angels Marlow, Silver, Holly and Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgrey Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Sending positive vibes that everything come out fine. Quote Cynthia, & Cristiano, galgoAlways in my heart: Frostman Newdawn Frost, Keno Jet Action & Chloe (NGA racing name unknown), Irys (galgo), Hannah (weim), Cruz (galgo), & Carly CW Your Charming Princess http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1018857 "It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." -- Unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHead Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 He'll most likely be fine. I have had a few instances of my dogs getting into cooked carcasses and I have never had a problem. I think my grandparents old dog way back had half of a diet consisting of cooked bone scraps. NOT suggesting it is safe or recommended, but just that the majority of the time things are usually fine and the bone passes. If there was a problem, you would probably notice things like not eating, not pooping, pain, wretching, etc. quite soon after. Feeding bread can help to get it through it if was mostly bone with no meat Hope everything works out, sounds like you have had a stressful week!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum1 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Last summer, Taylor swallowed a dead robin....whole. No big deal. I didn't even see feathers the next day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 i'll never forget my scottie velcro hanging out under the dining room table. we were all eating chicken and the toddler visitng us dropped his drum stick and down it went. no problems. hopefully your dog just gulped it down, no sharp edges. bread and some oil will help move it along. digestive juices are pretty strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montgomery2524 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 My first greyhound and little mix Maggie ate two chicken carcasses and crab leg shells from the trash. Vet said feed bread mixed with canned food, some type of oil. I said how much and she said as much as they will eat. Jasmine passed bones and shells with each poo without issue. Maggie wasn't going to the bathroom so had to take her to the vet. After they took her temp she got on the X-ray table and was so nervous she poo'd on it. Quote Mom to Bella, Trinity, Cricket, DB, Dabber and Sidewinder As well as Gizmo, Miles, Pumba, Leo, Toby, Sugar, Smokey, Molly, Jasmine, Axel, Billy, Maggie-Mae, Duncan, Sam (MH King 2019), Bambi, Stella, Bay and "Gerty the cat" at the Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I dropped a piece of fried chicken on the floor and Nando was on it before Speedy Gonzales could blink. He had no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndmommy03 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 So far, no indication of a probelm with the chicken bones. I also haven't found anything in their poop. At what point can I feel like we are out of the woods? Thanks for your help! Quote <p>Kim and the hound - RumorMissing my angels Marlow, Silver, Holly and Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHead Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 If you haven't seen a problem by now I wouldn't worry. You probably won't see it in the poop as they would have most likely digested it. It usually causes very firm stools so if you noticed that, it was probably the bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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