Dog chewed and eaten toy

[Howard-]

My Labrador has chewed one of her hard rubber toys into small pieces, and seemingly swallowed most of it.

Should I be alarmed, or will these little chunks just pass through eventually?

She seems absolutely fine.

[fourstardan]

Howard- said:

My Labrador has chewed one of her hard rubber toys into small pieces, and seemingly swallowed most of it.

Should I be alarmed, or will these little chunks just pass through eventually?

She seems absolutely fine.

I always saw rubber bits in my dogs poo but can't say how much impact a larger amount would be.

[SunsetZed]

We have this issue too with our terrier / lurcher cross 9similar size to a lab) and it's always passed through him. He does it with the stuffing inside dog beds as well.

Our solution was to get him his own chair bed and only give him bone type toys except in the evening when he's being supervised!

[BoRED S2upid]

As above our jack will eat anything going including the kids plastic toys and wooden building blocks I’ve been more concerned when he got hold of a chocolate bar than a plastic toy but try getting anything out of his jaws it’s impossible.

[Master Of Puppets]

BoRED S2upid said:

As above our jack will eat anything going including the kids plastic toys and wooden building blocks I’ve been more concerned when he got hold of a chocolate bar than a plastic toy but try getting anything out of his jaws it’s impossible.

Offer it something tastier like a piece of steak or fish and it'll drop the other thing.

[BoRED S2upid]

Master Of Puppets said:

BoRED S2upid said:

As above our jack will eat anything going including the kids plastic toys and wooden building blocks I’ve been more concerned when he got hold of a chocolate bar than a plastic toy but try getting anything out of his jaws it’s impossible.

Offer it something tastier like a piece of steak or fish and it'll drop the other thing.

Not if it’s a chocolate bar.

[Master Of Puppets]

BoRED S2upid said:

Master Of Puppets said:

BoRED S2upid said:

As above our jack will eat anything going including the kids plastic toys and wooden building blocks I’ve been more concerned when he got hold of a chocolate bar than a plastic toy but try getting anything out of his jaws it’s impossible.

Offer it something tastier like a piece of steak or fish and it'll drop the other thing.

Not if it’s a chocolate bar.

Not using the right tempter then, our Jack will drop anything for a bit venison.

[jmsgld]

I am a vet and have had to remove bits or rubber toy surgically when they have become lodged several times. That being said I am sure far more of my patients have eaten rubber toys and passed them happily without my knowledge.

As a rule throw away any toys that are breaking up / that your dog might consume parts of. If they do eat something daft then get straight to the vets, as if it is within an hour or 2 and it is safe to do so we can give a jab that will make them vomit up 80% of their stomach contents.

For the moment keep a diary of their stools, and keep a close eye on them and their eating. Any vomit / going off food / abdominal discomfort then straight to the vets (starved if poss) potentially for x-rays.

I'm sure he'll be fine but do keep a close eye over the next few days.

[BoRED S2upid]

Master Of Puppets said:

Not using the right tempter then, our Jack will drop anything for a bit venison.

Venison! Ours is a greek street dog maybe a pizza with olives on it.

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BoRED S2upid said:

Master Of Puppets said:

Not using the right tempter then, our Jack will drop anything for a bit venison.

Venison! Ours is a greek street dog maybe a pizza with olives on it.

I like the thought that this becomes a doggy arms race of one-up swaps where they eventually end up with the house keys and your wife with you left holding a sloppy Kong

[Howard-]

jmsgld said:

I am a vet and have had to remove bits or rubber toy surgically when they have become lodged several times. That being said I am sure far more of my patients have eaten rubber toys and passed them happily without my knowledge.

As a rule throw away any toys that are breaking up / that your dog might consume parts of. If they do eat something daft then get straight to the vets, as if it is within an hour or 2 and it is safe to do so we can give a jab that will make them vomit up 80% of their stomach contents.

For the moment keep a diary of their stools, and keep a close eye on them and their eating. Any vomit / going off food / abdominal discomfort then straight to the vets (starved if poss) potentially for x-rays.

I'm sure he'll be fine but do keep a close eye over the next few days.

Thanks for your advice I took her to the vet yesterday morning as a precaution as she had started vomiting up bits of the toy. Was given an anti-vomiting injection and some probiotics and pain meds in case there's uncomfort, but otherwise bland food and business as usual as long as no further vomiting/extensive diarrhea occurs. She's quite happy in herself, and has done a few very multi-coloured poos since, so I think we're all good!