Hound dog eats a bloody skewer

tex · 21-07-2008, 02:00 PM

last night, my 10 yo Fox hound decided he'd not been fed enough proper food for dinner.

During a walk, he comes across a wooden skewer with a couple of bits of chicken on it, and before our farkn eyes, swallows it down, all 20cm or so of sharpened wood.....

Vet has said to feed him up, and see if it comes out the other end. Flecther the hound dog has become well known at my vets for his accidents, he's been bumped by a car, bitten by a Tiger snake (requiring 2 shots of anit venom) , cut through his rear hock with broken glass (requiring 'after hours' micro surgery)................. eaten loads of plastic bags (containing food, or at least the smell of it), he's been lost up the central Highlands of Tasmania , and now this.....

I'm here at work, he's at home alone.... probably running around like a loony, turn the wrong way too quick... and I have these visions of finding a dead or dying dog when I get home. He's been my best mate for over 10 years.... and it will devastate me if things don't turn out well. he's been through so much crap, now this..

Surgery is booked for 8.45am tomorrow morning to remove the scewer without further injury hopefully.

Tex

**Mont5.0** · 21-07-2008, 02:43 PM

hope all goes well. Lets hope he just passes it.

The Yeti · 21-07-2008, 05:37 PM

At the risk of sounding like I have no hart

Some dogs are just accedent prown, I had a Rotty once (my ex goet her when we split up, and we namebd her trouble because she could always find it it didnt matter if it was a snake or somthing in the rubbish (I took her to the vet once after she swallowed a condom (that was embarasing) long story short she died 6 years later of natural casues as a very old dog.

I hope all goes well for Fletcher I have a hunch his times not up yet

Ringo · 21-07-2008, 06:00 PM

Thise bits of wood are not strong especially if soaked in water for a bit and they will break if stressed, its not like a bit of metal that will retain its shape no matter what...there is some hope....

Fingers crossed for you, the dog and your wallet...

My little dog swallowed a bit of string off an old carpet strip which went straight through her When she next pooped she ended up with 'poop on a string' dangling out her tush....funniest thing ever....she tried to run but the poop kept following her

LOCO XP · 21-07-2008, 06:18 PM

My staffy as a 4 month old swallowed one of those feminine hygiene thingies with a string.....panic stations....amazingly passed it the same day with no obstruction but was definately hedging my bet towards costly sugery. Good luck with the skewer, young Louie has also tried that one but i was lucky to grab it just before it disappered. He has a habit of wolfing down food with nothing more than one crunch eg whole raw drumsticks etc.

schnoods · 21-07-2008, 06:29 PM

Bad luck with the pluto pup!

Hope it goes well, alot of dogs are bloody tuff, she'll be right. I think your dog might have 9 lives.

loosey · 21-07-2008, 07:05 PM

About two years ago my Rhodesian swallowed a skewer as well. We raced her straight down to the vet, she got to spend two nights there. She was operated on the morning after she swallowed it. Within a month you wouldn't know anything had happened apart from all the shaved bits and fresh scars. Dogs are tougher than us, he'll be right.

tex · 21-07-2008, 07:43 PM

Thanks all for the kind words, makes me feel a bit better.

I can feel the skewer, it's clearly felt either side of his belly, pointing left / right ACROSS his guts!

He's as good as gold, appears not be in any pain, and as per vets advice, fed him up a big feed..... that's their advice!

Under the knife tomorrow morning, there's no way this thing can come out pointed across his guts... bloody hell you'd think it 'id have to hurt...

Tex

jaydee · 21-07-2008, 09:23 PM

Good luck, hope the damage isn't already done.

X000BOSS · 22-07-2008, 04:36 PM

how did your dog pull up mate? hope all is well.

rodderz · 22-07-2008, 06:47 PM

Hopefully he passes it.... then it would make picking up dog turds an easier job!

FPV 5TH · 24-07-2008, 12:08 PM

Any news on how the dog is? Hope he's ok.

tex · 24-07-2008, 12:23 PM

Hi all, thanks for your concern.

The skewer is still inside the dog!!!!

He's still as good as gold, been to the vet three times, can't feel the skewer anymore, he's eating like there's nothing wrong, so the advice has been to keep waiting.

I actually wanted him opened up this morning, BUT, they are saying that he will need to be cut from throat to abdomen, and then they'll have to find the skewer by fishing around in his guts / intestine, and that given his current great health and appetite, is a risk not worth undertaking......

he has not crapped it out yet, or spewed it up, so the best guess is that it's in his intestine - between his back legs. OR, he actually did manage to break it into smaller pieces, again, which are still in there. X ray does not show up wood.

keep feeding him up, and tonight give him a big tin of corn ........................ ha ha, try and force it out that way.

Basically, the vet has said unitl he goes off his grub, or shows signs of pain, or can no longer crap, leave it alone....

Still would rather it out than in, but their advice needs to be followed I guess.

Thanks again for caring, the last few days have not been much fun for me.

But Fletch doesn't seem to give a bugger, he has enjoyed going into the vets fior more treats!

GORDZ · 24-07-2008, 01:05 PM

mate, my 6kg norfolk terrier swallowed SOME skewers (plural) and he was a bit crook, but threw it back up that night. hope ur dog does the same mate

dave289 · 25-07-2008, 01:36 PM

my mates german shepard swallowed a golf ball about a year ago.he did not see him swallow it but the dog became crook and could not eat or poop so took him to the vet .they ended up operating and removed the golf ball that was stuck somewhere inside.the dog was fine after that but his wallet did not fair so well.

hopefully for you and your wallet they will not have to operate.dogs have very stong stomach acids which will disolve bones,so hopefully his stomach acid may break it down.the fact that it is wood ,which would become soft and probly break up in the stomach should mean your dog should be fine.If he or she can eat properly and poop properly evrything should be fine.I would say it has disolved and already been passed by the dog,if it had not the dog would have become crook by now.like others have siad ,dogs are tuff and more so their stomach acid.good luck mate evrything should be fine,let us know how things go.

deesun · 26-07-2008, 10:53 AM

I hope this all turns out well for your dog but I think its a bit amuzing dozens of people hanging on to every post waiting for a dog to cr@p.

XR8GRL · 27-07-2008, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by LOCO XP

My staffy as a 4 month old swallowed one of those feminine hygiene thingies with a string.....panic stations....amazingly passed it the same day with no obstruction but was definately hedging my bet towards costly sugery. Good luck with the skewer, young Louie has also tried that one but i was lucky to grab it just before it disappered. He has a habit of wolfing down food with nothing more than one crunch eg whole raw drumsticks etc.

Louie is so adorable.

tex · 27-07-2008, 09:44 PM

Seeing as Fletcher is now 'famous' - thought you might like to meet him............

Skewer still not seen the light of day, so this still worries me a lot. I'm going to get the vet to open the old fellar up this week, even if he still appears good. Can't bare the thought of it still inside him.

He's a 31kg Fox hound, just turned 10 YO, all the pics taken this year.

Fletch down @ Maatsyker Island, South coast of Tassie

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Kicking back at home

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Looking rather dis interested in it all ..

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rodderz · 27-07-2008, 10:02 PM

Nice looking mutt, looks like he has a bit of beagle there too?

Does he show any adverse affects that may be caused by a trapped skewer, or is there a chance he may of got rid of it while you were out?

tex · 27-07-2008, 10:10 PM

You know your hounds mate - Beagle cross Fox hound. He used to be great on the gun when he was younger, now I don't hunt much.

RE it may have been passed - It is a possibility, but believe me we've searched the place (big back yard)hi and low, been poking through his turds, watched carefully while walking him etc... the things we do for our pets!!!

You think I should just do nothing until he gets crook - or rather if he gets crook?

old_mate · 27-07-2008, 11:08 PM

i'd wait. no point in putting him through the stress and recover if there is no need. the skewer i imagine would probably break down anyway, but im not an expert

rodderz · 27-07-2008, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tex

You know your hounds mate - Beagle cross Fox hound. He used to be great on the gun when he was younger, now I don't hunt much.

RE it may have been passed - It is a possibility, but believe me we've searched the place (big back yard)hi and low, been poking through his turds, watched carefully while walking him etc... the things we do for our pets!!!

You think I should just do nothing until he gets crook - or rather if he gets crook?

There's no shaslik's lying in the backyard? lol

I wonder what would the vet say should you mention if the wood may break down in his stomach, with the acids and so forth and movement of food passing through it

uranium_death · 28-07-2008, 12:18 AM

I've wondered for a while now...why was the skewer covered in blood?

Falc'man · 28-07-2008, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dave289

my mates german shepard swallowed a golf ball about a year ago.he did not see him swallow it but the dog became crook and could not eat or poop so took him to the vet .they ended up operating and removed the golf ball that was stuck somewhere inside.the dog was fine after that but his wallet did not fair so well.

hopefully for you and your wallet they will not have to operate.dogs have very stong stomach acids which will disolve bones,so hopefully his stomach acid may break it down.the fact that it is wood ,which would become soft and probly break up in the stomach should mean your dog should be fine.If he or she can eat properly and poop properly evrything should be fine.I would say it has disolved and already been passed by the dog,if it had not the dog would have become crook by now.like others have siad ,dogs are tuff and more so their stomach acid.good luck mate evrything should be fine,let us know how things go.

I'm reckon'en you're right.

Tex, I'd hold off on the surgery. Goodluck.

ea90gl · 28-07-2008, 01:26 AM

your dog should be fine mate, Ive seen dogs gobble up all sorts of stuff, never got sick once. In fact my menace of a pup gobbled down a small amount of another dogs droppings (disgusting yes but apparently most pups think of it as a treat) and that didnt bother him one bit. I think the only problem you might of had is the ends causing any internal damage but that obvisouly would have caused great pain and discomfort for the dog which you would of noticed. I think by now it would have broken up

DBourne · 28-07-2008, 01:58 PM

i reckon you're fine mate.
ps. awesome looking pup

Ringo · 29-07-2008, 08:08 PM

I've fed dogs things in the morning that I swear I have seen later in the afternoon. That skewer can't stay in there for 5 days...

You gotta be clear by now?

xr8chick · 29-07-2008, 09:56 PM

When we got our Cattle dog pup, she was kept inside cause of the giant spaces between the steps of our house, she ended up eating most of the decorations off the bottom of the christmas tree, within 2 or 3 days she passed them all. Unless the skewer is stuck in a dangerous place/angle it should pass through soon enough, if not already.

Hope all goes well for your dog.

jaydee · 29-07-2008, 10:26 PM

Guys, a stomach and instestine has lots of twists and curves, just how do you think a skewer several centremetres long is going to negotiate these bends without getting stuck or worse, piercing the lining.
If it was my mutt I'd be getting the vet to go in because if it was going to come out it would have by now.

DBourne · 30-07-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jaydee

Guys, a stomach and instestine has lots of twists and curves, just how do you think a skewer several centremetres long is going to negotiate these bends without getting stuck or worse, piercing the lining.
If it was my mutt I'd be getting the vet to go in because if it was going to come out it would have by now.

2 words.. stomach acid.

would have broken it down