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Casey
Nov 04, 2006 at 01:18
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IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS
Excellent info from WRM message board, well worth saving for future referrence.
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS (or other small foreign objects)
THE PROCEDURE
What do you do if your puppy (or mischievous older dog) gets into your holiday decorations and eats some of the glass ornaments? This potentially lethal mishap can darken even the brightest holiday season.
BEFORE the holiday go to a pharmacy & buy a box of cotton balls. Be sure that you get COTTON balls...not the "cosmetic puffs" that are made from man-made fibers.
Also, buy a quart of half-and-half coffee cream and put it in the freezer.
Should your dog eat glass ornaments, defrost the half-and-half and pour some in a bowl. Dip cotton balls into the cream and feed them to your dog.
"DOSAGE" - Dogs under 10 lbs. should eat 2 balls which you have first torn into smaller pieces. Dogs 10-50 lbs should eat 3-5 balls and larger dogs should eat 5-7. You may feed larger dogs an entire cotton ball at once. Dogs seem to really like these strange "treats" and eat them readily.
"HOW IT WORKS" - As the cotton works its way through the digestive tract it will find all the glass pieces and wrap itself around them. Even the teeniest shards of glass will be caught and wrapped in the cotton fibers and the cotton will protect the intestines from damage by the glass. Your dog's stools will be really weird for a few days and you will have to be careful to check for fresh blood or a tar-like appearance to the stool. If either of the latter symptoms appear you should rush your dog to the vet for a checkup but, in most cases, the dogs will be just fine.
thanks to Victoria King, Chinese Crested Rescue ADDITIONAL TESTIMONIAL from the same group: I can personally vouch for the cotton ball treatment. While I was at the vet waiting for him to return from lunch a terrified woman ran in with a litter of puppies who had demolished a wooden crate along with large open staples. The young vet had taken x-rays which did show each puppies had swallowed several open staples. He was preparing them for surgery when my wonderful vet came in and said no surgery. I watched him wet several cotton balls squeeze out the water and pop them down their throats. Within 24 hours every staple was accounted for. This was a lesson I learned in the mid 1960s and have had to use several times on my brats. I wet the cotton balls and smear on some liverwurst and they bolt it down and ask for more. Cotton always comes out with the object safely embedded.
thanks to Linda McKellar, Brussels Griffon Rescue
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Sue & Booker
Nov 04, 2006 at 09:54
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AMAZING!
Incredible! I've never heard this before - sure beats surgery!
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Sonny and Cayla
Nov 04, 2006 at 13:27
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Re: IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS
Thanks, I printed it out.
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Mackinac
Nov 05, 2006 at 18:49
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Re: IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS
wonderful information!
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Robyn, Scruffy and Ruby T
Nov 05, 2006 at 20:44
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Re: IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS
that's great information, Theo. Very timely,too!
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john / irene Maxwell
Nov 19, 2006 at 06:07
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Re: IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS
That is Amazing we have never heard of that before great information Theo
john / irene Maxwell
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The Oregon Girlies...
Nov 19, 2006 at 13:03
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Re: IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS
I've heard this before but thankfully have never had to use it. Very important information to know. Thanks for reminging us Theo. xxxxBetty and the Girlies...
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E Gang
Nov 26, 2006 at 17:36
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Re: IF YOUR DOG EATS GLASS
Thank you for that very good info Theo,I have also posted about Gareth on Pet care forum,he has been a good boy today and lots of walks and cuddles..only an odd growl!! Bless him. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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