i guess the topic isnt done yet. :rolleyes:

well, he must have snuck a second sock the other night as well. tonight he crapped out another sock this one was not as large as the first.

this must be a minor miracle that he has not had any ill effects from this mishap. i hope he hasnt eaten any more. i mean this is ridiculus.
can i assume that if this is the last one that he will be fine? i mean while the socks where in him they really couldnt screw anything up internally could they? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Passing them is a good thing. I doubt the sock itself is doing any damage on the way though, but you need to make sure the dog doesn't eat anymore. It may mean crating your dog or picking up your socks, whichever is easier.

My dog was a sock eater for a while and since I like to wear merino wool socks ($16 a pair) He broke me of leaving them laying around the house in a big hurry.

When you have a dog that is into ingesting things you need to also watch what you use as crate bedding. My dog ate half a towel on me and I didn't notice it until after he had barfed it up(thank god) this kind of stuff often won't show up on an xray and can lead to all kinds of false diagnosis.

My moms yorkie ate a piece of the plastic bailing twine(4 times longer than her) and it didn't show up on the rads. They started treating her for pancreas problems. The dog came to live with me for a while and while walking her I had to remove the "pancreas problem" with a maple leaf. I couldn't believe that it just seemed to never stop coming.

Ok, so I guess my point is keep your dog away from socks. Watch the toys you give him, and crate the dog when you can't watch him. At the very least you could end up with a large vet bill and the very worst a dead dog. It isn't worth it.

oh good topic still open.
you bring up a very good point regarding what he ingests. he has two blankets one is a moving blanket and the other is a fleece type thing.
i do notice that he tears apart the edging of the fleece. i will need to take that away it sounds like. :rolleyes:

left out a few other things he has eaten:
half a tampon(actully pulled the string out of his hole) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
half my eyeglasses
night light
rubber tips on bottom of feeder
and
another sock.

all he would need to eat now is a human and couple of license plates and he would have similiar stomach contents of a tiger shark. :rolleyes:

You need to consider a severe alteration in the level of access this pup has to foreign objects or he will not be long for this world. Since he chews the bedding in his crate you may want to consider getting some cow mats. I've seen Ed recommend them on the site. You can have them cut to the size of your crate.

Dobe your luck is running out. You will end up with a 1200 dollar vet bill when they do surgery for a obstruction. Take the blankets out of the crate. I use a lawn chair cushion that is pretty indestructible. Dr.Foster and Smith sell bedding that is also guaranteed to be indestructible or they will replace it for free.

Sounds like your dog is like mine, Dobe. He is 19 months old, and some of the things he has eaten include:

his bedding
socks (he chews them up first!)
any kind of toy, especially plush ones
numerous bed pillows
4 remote controls
3 cordless phone handsets
a couple bottles of lotion
a whole bottle of dog supplements

You get the idea. He has a knack for knocking things off of high shelves and tables. I've never in my life seen a dog who was able to reach the things he can when he sets his mind to it. He also managed to get into our entertainment center once, and destroyed all our DVDs and video games. How he actually got the thing open, we'll never know.

We literally cannot turn our backs on him for 5 minutes. We now have to either put him in his crate when we walk out of the room, or make sure the stuff that's in the room is WAY out of his reach or locked up. He still tries to do this, and can't be trusted around anything that we want to keep. I'm hoping he'll outgrown this behavior as gets older, cause watching him like a hawk all the time certainly is exhausting.

At least your dog is ok, Dobe. It's good advice to be careful what you use as crate bedding. Just be forewarned that even though you may think something is out of his reach, he may just find a way to get to anyway <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Or maybe my dog is just super clever. I know he's smart, but I wish he would use his brains & talent for good, instead of evil. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

thanks for the replys again.
mellisa, thats unreal what your dog has done. i hope that will not be the case at that age.

after removing one of his blankets which is usually wrinkled up on the floor. i noticed 8 or so decent size holes through out. i am hoping that if he ingested it it has already come out.

it is possible that if not it could cause harm in the future is that right? i.e not showing up on exrays. where he passed 2 socks i am hoping that whatever else he has eaten has already come out.

i consider myself very lucky as my sister bloodhound had obstruction surgery at a price of 2200. buts its more of the pain for the dog at my stupidity. i will have to look into the bedding recomendations given.

thanks again

The dog(s) thru out these posts have been very very lucky by passing all objects without obstruction.

A Siberian Husky at the vet clinic was not so lucky. "Rocky" injested a pair of panty hose and it wouldn't pass. The dog was in obvious distress and surgery was immediately scheduled.

Had I not seen it with my own eyes (I was fortunate to witness the surgery); I would not have believed what the vet took out of that dog.

The dog came thru surgery fine and was released to the owner with strict instructions of keeping the dog quiet and in a crate. However; the dog's owners didn't heed the instructions and Rocky once again returned for emergency surgery within 10 days of release. The dog had eaten a dish towel. This time..the dog didn't pull thru and died.

The point of the story is..if you have a dog that consumes items not intended for consumtion; either pick up and dog proof your house to eliminate the possiblities, kennel or crate the dog unless you can watch the dog 24/7, or resound yourself to the possibility that you will be making an emergency run to the vet at some point in time and your beloved pet may or may not live.

This story is the type of thing that drives me freakin' crazy. How many times does something have to happen? I was watching emergency vets on Animal Planet the other day and a woman brings her dog in(hit by car). The dog is lucky and pulls through. Then they show the woman a month later at her house with the dog off leash. As she is trying to get the dog into her car, he nearly runs out into the street again! I can't stand it. The moral....yes accidents can and will happen. But how many times does it have to happen? If you dog eats shit he shouldn't eat you have 4 options.

1. Don't leave stuff laying around.
2. Crate your dog
3. Watch your dog better
4. All the above.

Your 5th option would be get a goldfish instead of a dog. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

The moral....yes accidents can and will happen. It is funny. Ed won't even foster a dog to someone who has had an 'accident'. If it happened once it can happen again.

I am waiting for the end of the story...or end of the dog. When will people learn?