Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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OK so its all over the internet, "cooked chicken bones are dangerous for dogs, they can splinter and are brittle."
But nobody ever says what to do if a dog does eat them. I've read "call the vet NOW" and "keep an eye on the dog and wait."
Half the sites suggest that raw chicken bones are equally bad, which discredits their information for me entirely.
So. Lyka just stole a whole cooked chicken (most of the meat already off) while I went to answer the door (someone had a Malinois they found in the neighborhood and wanted to know if he was mine). Looks like she ate the wings, the thighs and was starting on the rest when I walked back in.
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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fyi, I did speak to a vet and they said "keep an eye on her, feed her some boiled leek." I don't have any boiled leek and everything here is closed on Sundays, but she said if she is acting normal and not puking up her regular food then watch her for a week and it'll probably be fine.
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My former boss, an old-time vet, told me a trick to use if a dog eats something with sharp edges...like glass.
Feed the dog several pieces of soft, white bread. The bread "coats" the jagged edges and helps a small shard move through harmlessly or protects the gut from lacterations while the owner gets the dog to the vet.
It may work with chicken bones. I'd check with your vet, though, and see what they say.
Well I see this happened yesterday, but I've had this in the past and the rescue I work for recommends this (and it works well) but you have to do it soon after they eat the sharp thing. So you can add this to your tool box in case it ever happens again.
Take some cotton balls or a piece of cotton (the amount will depend on how many chicken bones the dog ate) - I used about 6 for a 1/2 a small carcass. You don't want to give too many and cause an obstruction. Break up the cotton balls into little pieces and soak in a bowl of broth or heavy cream (I used both) and then feed to your dog. I just gave the whole bowl to the dog and he gobbled it up.
I later found chicken bones wrapped nicely in cotton in his poo.
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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Well if your dog is anything like my dog. Open the mouth. Check for bone fragments stuck in the roof of the mouth (seriously), try to pull the tongue down and check the for any bone bits stuck in the airway, if none of the above have happened watch stool for blood, and hose it down a bit to check for clotted blood.
Watch the dog for stomach pain like a hawk but do not apply pressure to the tuck to check. Then the waiting game begins.
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