One of my dogs just ate an entire raw chicken (cut up into 6 pieces) that was thawing on my counter. The chicken weighed about 5 1/2 lbs. Her regular meals are about 1.25 - 1.5 lbs (twice a day). She's a 65 lb. dog.
I've been on USAR deployments where dogs have torn open their handler's gear bag and eaten a large amount of food, and the prescription was to induce vomiting. I would do that now, but I'm worried about parts getting stuck as they come back up.
Any thoughts on what I should do (aside from getting pissed off at my husband, who was supposed to be supervising her - got that covered already)?
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Yikes. Take another chicken & snack Mark over the head with it!
Goes without saying...no meals for a couple of days.
I would be hesitant to make her throw up...although I have had dogs barf up raw meals w/no problems on occasions. But that's alot of food. There is always the slight 'risk' going down & I guess up with raw bones,...but I'm not sure if that risk outweighs the the other concerns you have or not.
She will most likely have the runs for a day or so from the overlaod of food.
I would just keep a close eye on her for the next 24 hours.
Maybe Betty might have something to add or Connie.
Clocks ticking on making her toss her cookies. Anybody?!!!
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: konnie hein
.... She's in a crate, looking like a bloated tick, sleeping.
If your post scared me a lot, I would not be snickering at the bloated tick image.
Here's what I think: I would be more concerned if it had been a fried chicken or fatty roadkill sitting in the sun. Acute pancreatitis in dogs, while often blamed on a sudden unusual amount of fat, might better be explained by saying "especially cooked or rancid fat." In fact, acute pancreatitis often does not have as its trigger a sole dietary indiscretion (meaning there is also an underlying chronic condition).
Dumpster diving at the holidays, gorging on stuffing and gravy and butter sauces and all the things that lead to the vet term "holiday pancreatitis," are much more likely to trigger acute pancreatitis than a raw chicken is.
Well, I know I have better material about dogs' far better ability to process raw fat and fresh unheated oils than cooked fats, but right this second can't find it.
She should be just fine. My dog stole/ate about 8 drumsticks was just fine, they were his to begin with but to be used during tracking, not a lump sum meal.
Lots of raw feeders on the internets feed "gorge meals". I imagine if their dogs do fine with it, yours should to. (Although I think there is some preparation work to it.)
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