Well, my puppy MoJo GSD, 4 1/5 months old just swallowed a rock. It was the shape of a Jordan Almond, but bigger maybe a little over 1". She is acting normal. Is this really bad? Will she poop out? Should I take her to emergency?
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Well, my puppy MoJo GSD, 4 1/5 months old just swallowed a rock. It was the shape of a Jordan Almond, but bigger maybe a little over 1". She is acting normal. Is this really bad? Will she poop out? Should I take her to emergency?
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So an inch long but a half inch wide? Smooth?
This is strictly me, and I'm not a health professional, but I'd probably check tomorrow's poop for it and then make a vet appointment if it hadn't emerged.
But I'd probably also call the vet tonight just for the reassurance of hearing the vet say the same thing. (Or not, in which case, it would be a call that you'd be glad to have made. )
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When Starbuck was little (3 1/3 months) she ate lots rocks. All of them came out one way or the other. I am SO glad she finally quit eating everthing in the back yard.
Give the vet a call and keep an eye on her for a day.
Here is a photo of 3 that she threw up all at the same time.
Yes! Mojo ejected the rock in a single dry heave early Sunday morning. Mojo sleeps in our bedroom. I heard her puke it up and then I heard the rock clickity clacking against the teeth in her mouth as she (again) played with it.
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That is basically how I trained Starbuck. When we are on a walk and she picks up or starts to sniff something I don't like I tell her leave it and give her one of these beaf liver treats we have. She will leave it about 95% of the time and come right over to me.
My mom was taught this weird game:
You hold a treat in both hands
When the dog snifs at one hand you give the command "Leave it" and open your other hand to give them the treat
It seems a little strange to me and I never tried it with Starbuck.
Hey Mark-
The above advice is great. I would do my best to break Mojo of eating rocks. Last year my cousin's yellow lab ate rocks twice, and the vet performed emergency surgery twice. The third time the dog ate rocks she died. Not trying to scare you. I just want you to be prepared in case the rocks don't come out quickly, a trip to the vet might be worth your time.
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Hey Mark-
The above advice is great. I would do my best to break Mojo of eating rocks. Last year my cousin's yellow lab ate rocks twice, and the vet performed emergency surgery twice. The third time the dog ate rocks she died. Not trying to scare you. I just want you to be prepared in case the rocks don't come out quickly, a trip to the vet might be worth your time.
Yes. And it's not just rocks. You will be happy you trained "drop it" MANY times over the life of the dog.
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