Dog ate a guitar pick...
- Thread starter Chipper
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No joke, I watched a dog pass over six feet of carpet (with a little help), I think your dog will be fine.
No, I was not the guy that helped the dog.
No, I was not the guy that helped the dog.
My dog ate a whole wheel of cheese, then pooped in the refrigerator...he will be fine.
Vets can also provide you with a lube you can feed your dog which may help him pass it easier if it was eaten whole.
My dog (10 lb dachsund/chihuahua/terrier mutt) ate the entire male end of the clamp on his collar. Roughly the same amount of plastic as a guitar pick. He did chew it up a bit though. Not sure if yours chewed or just swallowed it whole.
If that little bastard can pass it, I think your 30lb bulldog will do just fine.
If that little bastard can pass it, I think your 30lb bulldog will do just fine.
I had a lab that ate my TV remote. He spit the batteries out but pulverized the rest. I could see pieces and parts in the back yard for a few days.
You can give him some salt water or peroxide to induce vomiting if you are concerned. I would contact a veterinarian before proceeding though.
Back in the 80's my dad and I used to collect baseball cards, back when the cards used to still come with gum in the packs. We were in the process of opening a box that had about 30 packs in it and we were putting the gum on the table. My dad and I left the table for a minute and when we came back our 15 lb mutt had eaten all the gum. How he didn't die still amazes me to this day.
Just talked to my wife, who is a vet. She said that you should monitor the dog closely for vomiting, diarrhea, etc. She agrees that dogs eat things they aren't supposed to all of the time but every once in a while, something like this can turn out bad.
My cousin's lab once ate about a baseball sized rock and still was able to get it out somehow, so I think a 30 lb dog eating a guitar pick will be just fine!
I agree with the others who said if he chewed it up some he should pass it ok. I would be a little concerned if he didn't chew it due to the sharp edges. As CW said monitor for vomiting or any other signs of illness. If so contact your veterinarian. It may be hepful to feed him some bread to give him something to pass along with it.
While most were right often they pass many things without complications we've seen some very serious complications by ingesting a lot of crazy objects.
My 30 pound beagle thinks he is a goat and eats everything. I'm always amazed when it is time to clean up his poop in the backyard. I would think your dog will be ok.
Believe it or not, there is a name for the bread tab thing. It is an occlupanid.
Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group
