Ate the straw!!! Help Quick

Huntin54 · Post by **Huntin54** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:41 pm

My female is in heat right now. She is 7 months. And yesterday i went out to look at her. And she threw up 3 lil piles of hay. I think she is eating the hay. I think she pooped since then but im not sure. Is there anything i can give her to make her poop to make sure she is not clogged up inside.

Any suggestions are welcome thanks.

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timberdoodle · Post by **timberdoodle** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:26 pm

soapy water enema or even warm tap water about 15 to 20 ml should do a beagle. fleet enemas work as well except in small dogs or dogs with kidney trouble.

If you're very concrned a trip to the vet may be in order before you start giving enema's.

Chuck Terry · Post by **Chuck Terry** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:16 pm

Dogs are capable of passing worse things than straw as long as she does not come off her feed or seem to feel bad, I would not worry about it. if she stops eating an enemia would be a good next move.

Huntin54 · Post by **Huntin54** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:02 pm

Well she eats her food like a vaccum cleaner and always has.

show dog · Post by **show dog** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:37 am

If she is eating and doesn't look fatter than normal I wouldn't worry. A loaf of buttered bread is a good way to clear the gut kindly. I wouldn't get too anxious to be giving enemas, you could damage her intestine if she squirms at the wrong moment. Carolyn

coolbrze · Post by **coolbrze** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:57 am

show dog wrote:A loaf of buttered bread is a good way to clear the gut kindly.

Learn something new everyday!

oakhill · Post by **oakhill** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:17 am

When a hound isn't feeling well they will eat grass. When grass is not available they will eat straw. She will be fine. She will throw up and poop it thru.

Huntin54 · Post by **Huntin54** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:40 pm

Well looks like she is pooping it through. Thanks for the help oakhill i never knew that.

oakhill · Post by **oakhill** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:49 pm

Consider it just a good dose of fiber.

Huntin54 · Post by **Huntin54** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:01 pm

Okay dokey.

Is there a problem if they eat Red Ceder Shavings??

warddog · Post by **warddog** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:28 pm

Wrap the dogs mouth shut and make it lay down on it's stomach. Gently put your foot on it's back to hold it in place and place a toilet plunger over the brown spot under it's tail. While gently resting your foot on it's back to steady plunger vigerously for about 8 to 10 strokes. If nothing happens repeat a couple of times to clear the clog. ;~) LOL Sorry couldn't resist that but seriously as Oakhill and others have stated it is perfectly natural for dogs to eat grass, hay, straw, bones and a lot of other stuff with no side effects at all. I owned a Doberman that ate(swallowed whole) one of those fluorescent super balls thats about the size of a golf ball. I heard him whimpering one night only to see the super ball being expelled good as new ( both the dog and the ball). If the dog is eating and passing than that's all you can ask for. Eat and Sh*t and they're operating like a well oiled machine.

show dog · Post by **show dog** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:02 pm

One of my beagles has managed to snarf bread off the counter twice in her 12 years. She sure looks funny with a whole loaf in there! But they pass it ok. If something is in the gut and a possibility of surgery is on the horizon, try the bread first.

My beagles eat anything they can get hold of when stomach upset. One even licks the floors like a crazy fiend and will chew the strings from the edge of the rug. Guess a sore stomach hurts and they whatever will make them throw up. Now I just get the hydrogen peroxide out and make them vomit in the bathroom on my time!

Carolyn