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Things your dog has eaten...that it shouldn't have!

post #1 of 47
1/22/06 at 8:35pm
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I am getting immune to coming home and finding things that the dogs have managed to get their grubby little paws on and eat. We are very careful when we leave them that they can't get to anything, but there have been a couple of lapses.

Last week, for example, they managed to push the bathroom door open (I still can't work out how) and eat three candles off the side of the bath. Frantically rang the vet who told me that as they were unscented candles, it would be fine, and `the lab part of them' would sort it out. Sure enough, a day later, we had a back patio full of candle-poos.

Yesterday we got home and they were fast asleep on the floor, really, really asleep. And we thought, `awwww how sweet!' until we noticed the empty wrapping on the floor. They had snatched off the kitchen bench a 500g bag of banana chips and eaten the whole thing. They had managed to open the packet, and left that alone (thank god - plastic ) and polished off the chips. They were sleeping from a gluttonous stupor. Frantically rang the vet again, who said that dried fruit is actually very good for dogs - in slightly smaller doses.

Looking forward to a back patio full of banana-poos later.

What have your doggies eaten that they shouldn't have???
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post #2 of 47
1/22/06 at 10:18pm
Gigi will eat anything not bolted down... she has eaten cloves of garlic, pills, and other things... I watch her like you watch a two year old
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post #3 of 47
1/22/06 at 11:00pm
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YES!! They ate a clove of garlic the day of the banana chip incident. Well, they tried - I found one on the floor with bite marks in it. I guess it wasn't quite to their taste! Anyone would think they were never fed
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post #4 of 47
1/23/06 at 5:39am
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Originally Posted by KitEKats4Eva!
YES!! They ate a clove of garlic the day of the banana chip incident. Well, they tried - I found one on the floor with bite marks in it. I guess it wasn't quite to their taste! Anyone would think they were never fed

Garlic is actually good for dogs - helps with flea control.

Pearl will eat anything. In the past three years, she has eaten numerous tennis balls, lizards, two sweet acacia trees and an ocotillo cactus. She hasn't actually EATEN anything, except the lizards but, she's chewed the other items until there was nothing left.

I can no longer allow Ike to have steak bones. He vomits copiously, after eating one. Since Ike can't have them, Pearl doesn't get them either. They seem to be happy with their doggie biscuits, though.
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post #5 of 47
1/23/06 at 6:43am
This past chrismas my dad bought some chocolates for our candy dish and left them on this 1/2 table we have. well it was to tall for our cocker spaniel to get so the other dog got a piece dropped it on the floor for her and took a piece for himself. it was like he was trying to be sneaky since noone would miss a couple of pieces... i guess he didnt think about wrappers because they didnt eat those!
They both survived the chocolate....
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post #6 of 47
1/23/06 at 6:53am
my dog ate...

a whole bunch of grilled cheese sandwiches
some chocolate (wrapped in tin foil)
half of a McCain chocolate cake
a box of rum chocolate (apparently he was kind of drunk after that )
and just about anything he found in the garbage

Also, one spring when I was cleaning the yard, I found a lot of dog poo that had hard red plastic in it. I still can't figure out what he ate, but it couldn't have been good!

And there are probably quite a few more incidents I am forgetting.
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post #7 of 47
1/23/06 at 9:44am
While I don't currently have dogs, I do have some dog stories along these lines.

When we had our Weimeriener, Dutchess, Dad thought he would surprise us girls for Easter. He took the REAL hard boiled, decorated eggs and hid them really good throughout the house (it was a snowy Easter) before he went to bed. In the middle of the night, he heard a *crunch crunch* noise, but didn't think much of it. In the morning, though, we didn't find the eggs - just the remnants of the eggs, and a dog with a bad tummy ache and even worse gas. Dutchess was an outside dog that Easter!

Our little black dog Felicia had a bad habit of eating a lot of bad things. She particularly liked underwear. Clean or dirty, didn't matter. But it was horribly embarassing to us teenage girls to have the dog take off an run into the back yard with our underwear! She also ate Dad's hankerchiefs (used as kleenexes), Christmas presents (before we learned that we couldn't put ANYTHING under the tree until just before we opened gifts), tinsel (shiney poos!), and just about anything else she could get ahold of. She also ate Dad's pistachios one year. He just found a pile of the shells, expertly opened! LOL

At least we know our dogs are in good company, from reading this thread!
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post #8 of 47
1/23/06 at 10:00am
There was this dog that lived on a farm near here....And that dog...Loved to chew on and eventually swollow TIN CANS.........

I dont know what the owner was thinking letting him do this....But I guess it turned out ok since the dog did live till his upper teens......
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post #9 of 47
1/23/06 at 10:25am
Oh, ugh...I'm really trying my hardest to FORGET this, but Brynna got into the litter boxes a couple of weeks ago. Not only did she eat the contents and some litter, later her stomach decided to revolt and it all came back up. On my living room floor. ACK!!!!!
Want a good laugh? I had to put Vick's Vap-o-rub under my nose so I could clean it up without retching and getting sick myself. Like crime scene investigators do on t.v. for sites with decomposing bodies?
Needless to say, the boxes are moved in such a way that she can't get in them again.
Yuck. Yuck. YUCK!!! I'm grossed out all over again just thinking about it!
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post #10 of 47
1/23/06 at 10:35am
I confine our dogs to the kitchen/laundry room when we're not home. One day we came home from shopping and found the remnants of about 10 cans of catfood. They had chewed open the soft aluminum cans and ate all of the food There wasn't much metal on the floor and one of the dumb dogs actually vomited a bunch of metal fragments I envisioned all 3 of them winding up in the hospital with their insides torn up Fortunately they were fine. Now I make sure none of the cat food is accessible to them !!
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post #11 of 47
1/23/06 at 11:58am
Lets see scoobie my basset hound is the eater in our family!
  • She ate a broom, chewed it to bits.
  • scrub brushes used for the grill
  • brand new outdoor carpet
  • rubber stoppers to a workout bench
  • her plastic water bowl
  • action figures ( total unknown) G-I joes, batman, army men.
  • underwear ( sometimes there is such colorful poop in the back yard)
  • unknown amount of furry mice for the cats
  • those sparkley pom pom balls( has to be at least 100)
I could probably go on and on!
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post #12 of 47
1/23/06 at 12:10pm
My favourite shoes!
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post #13 of 47
1/23/06 at 12:13pm
We had a golden retiriever a long time ago and she ate every pair of black pump my mom ever owned(only black ones tohugh) ate zippers and buttons off of rain coats, tables, chairs, trash galore.. i almost forgot about her eating habits! LOL
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post #14 of 47
1/23/06 at 12:15pm
My list of things my dog didn't eat would be shorter so here it is.....
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post #15 of 47
1/23/06 at 12:17pm
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Originally Posted by dicknleah
My list of things my dog didn't eat would be shorter so here it is.....

i was confused at first! i get it now though! she eats EVERYTHING!!
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post #16 of 47
1/23/06 at 1:41pm
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She also ate Dad's hankerchiefs (used as kleenexes),
Ewwwwww! My family's dog used to do this too! OMG talk about gag factor as the dog licks boogers off your dad's hanky.

I walk a lab who's a real "grab and gobble" girl. The absolute worse thing is she eats poo. Whenever she poops, I have to be super quick to scoop and beat her to it. Unfortunately, not everyone scoops. The other day she came across a fresh pile and started wolfing it down. I'm yelling "NO, leave it!" and trying to drag her off all the while gagging and trying not to barf. Oh major occupational hazard.
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post #17 of 47
1/23/06 at 2:29pm
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Originally Posted by dicknleah
My list of things my dog didn't eat would be shorter so here it is.....

You and me both Leah! I am constantly amazed at what China is chewing up next! Anything that isn't in her reach is what she doesn't chew, and that is NO exaggeration.
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post #18 of 47
1/23/06 at 3:48pm
When we first got Jessie and went to walk I noticed that she seemed to be pooping sawdust. Come to find out she was eating the wood shavings we lined her kennel with!!!
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post #19 of 47
1/23/06 at 4:18pm
how about this...get ready to barf....




tampons!
not to mention underwear, socks (all dirty of course), kitty litterbox "treats", and all the chocolate under the christmas tree, he will even find the buried stuff and the ones that are wrapped in foil and plastic bags and eat all of it, tin foil and all.
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post #20 of 47
1/23/06 at 4:51pm
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Oh my *wipes tears away* this has been entertaining. And we thought OUR dogs were bad. They have, yes, eaten the cats litter when I haven't been watching and it is truly revolting, the smell, everything.

They also ate my Scrabble word book, the lid off my tupperware shaker and two of my favourite pairs of shoes. One of my shell bracelets and a head scarf, and they always come into the bathroom when you're having a shower, root through your clothes, locate your knickers, run off with them and you have to dash out of the shower dripping all over the floor to retrieve your undies off them where they're chewing them on the couch...
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post #21 of 47
1/23/06 at 4:57pm
Tasha and Abby have eaten:

pads (yes sanitary pads...Abby was in heat, is now fixed)
underwear (to go with the pads and not!)
wood
dirt
stew (my dinner of course!)
piping off the living room chair
carpet
chocolates
soap
toilet paper
kitty cookies (of course!)
garbage
half the batch of little horn cookies my mom and I made!

I could probably come up with more!
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post #22 of 47
1/23/06 at 4:59pm
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Originally Posted by pushylady
Ewwwwww! My family's dog used to do this too! OMG talk about gag factor as the dog licks boogers off your dad's hanky.

I walk a lab who's a real "grab and gobble" girl. The absolute worse thing is she eats poo. Whenever she poops, I have to be super quick to scoop and beat her to it. Unfortunately, not everyone scoops. The other day she came across a fresh pile and started wolfing it down. I'm yelling "NO, leave it!" and trying to drag her off all the while gagging and trying not to barf. Oh major occupational hazard.
And I thought only DH's childhood dog did it....he's saying he told me so right now......yuck!
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post #23 of 47
1/23/06 at 7:29pm
The day after we found Ellie Mae dumped on the side of the road, my sister in law was bringing in the groceries. First load on the table, she went out for the next. When she came back, the entire package of chicken was gone (except the wrapper).

We've had dogs eat walls, flooring, scratch posts, shoes, anything paper, pens (their personal favorite), brushes, and I could go on.

We once had a Manx cat called Max. He would jump on the counters and knock things on the floor for the dogs to eat. We called it the "Max Factor". We have gotten very careful about leaving anything out in the open.
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post #24 of 47
1/23/06 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by sunnicat
Oh, ugh...I'm really trying my hardest to FORGET this, but Brynna got into the litter boxes a couple of weeks ago. Not only did she eat the contents and some litter, later her stomach decided to revolt and it all came back up. On my living room floor. ACK!!!!!
Want a good laugh? I had to put Vick's Vap-o-rub under my nose so I could clean it up without retching and getting sick myself. Like crime scene investigators do on t.v. for sites with decomposing bodies?
Needless to say, the boxes are moved in such a way that she can't get in them again.
Yuck. Yuck. YUCK!!! I'm grossed out all over again just thinking about it!
Yep, before I read your post I was thinking that I'd post that Rain, just about every day, manages to sneak a few tootsie rolls from the cat boxes. My computer is in the cat room, so if I get up to get something or go in the bathroom, I have to make sure the baby gate is up. But, I don't always remember, then I'm on the toilet yelling "Rain! Get out of there!" And out she runs with litter on her nose, licking her lips! She used to eat the other household dog's poop too, that's why I have her now...
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post #25 of 47
1/24/06 at 9:54am
Coco(our Lab) likes to chew things in general. Ever came home to a house full of chewed up sticks? The ultimate question is how did she get them in the house? She likes to hook bras on chairs & play tug of war with them, but only if Macey won't play with her & the bras. What about kitty turd hockey? You can eat teh puck when you are done with it! How about dad's building quotes? They are so much fun to eat! The "No outfit is ocmplete without cat hair" pillow was yummy! She didn't touch the "no outfit is complete without dog hair" pillow, though. Garbage can lids(plastci ones) are really yummy, too. Alarm clocks scare our bigger dog, so the little Lab chews them up for her.

As my 2 1/2 yo dog is already showing signs on Hip dysplesia, I stapled carpet on a piece of plywood & leave it propped against the couch so she can get up there to lay down. Too bad Coco chewed that, but not before she ripped the carpet off & shredded it.
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post #26 of 47
1/24/06 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by sunnicat
Oh, ugh...I'm really trying my hardest to FORGET this, but Brynna got into the litter boxes a couple of weeks ago. Not only did she eat the contents and some litter, later her stomach decided to revolt and it all came back up. On my living room floor. ACK!!!!!
Want a good laugh? I had to put Vick's Vap-o-rub under my nose so I could clean it up without retching and getting sick myself. Like crime scene investigators do on t.v. for sites with decomposing bodies?
Needless to say, the boxes are moved in such a way that she can't get in them again.
Yuck. Yuck. YUCK!!! I'm grossed out all over again just thinking about it!
How could I forget this one? If you get grossed out easily, stop reading now and go to the next post. Our sweet girl Ellie Mae obviously ate something dead in the yard one time (we live on 10 acres and get all kinds of stuff out there). It made her ill and she hacked it up on the living room rug. We never did identify what kind of critter it was, but we clearly identified the living maggots that were consumed along with the dead critter.

This was the first and last time that I turned to my husband and said: "look what your girl threw up - you get cleaning duty this time". You could smell it across the house. He almost vomitted. He reminds me to this day about that little cleaning job I pushed off on him.
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post #27 of 47
1/25/06 at 6:53am
OMG, I shouldn't be reading this thread after eating!
Reminds me of the time I had a tug of war with a Springer spaniel who'd just tried to wolf down a long dead rabbit carcus. It ripped in half and she swallowed her half while I looked in horror at what remained in my hands. And gosh, the dog was sick later on that day! Wonder why?
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post #28 of 47
1/26/06 at 4:00pm
my Lab, Toby, has eaten:
A fan cord (luckily, not plugged in)
Numerous toy mice for the cats
rocks and sticks
tons of paper towells, toilet paper and recyclable papers (ads and stuff)
the zipper off his dog bed
a door stop
my other dogs favorite toy
any food he can steal from the counter if you turn your back for 1/2 a second
tons of cat litter
and his favorite yummy food -- his own poo!! (Blech!!!)

My other dog, Leah, doesn't eat anything except underwear. I know -- totally gross!!
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post #29 of 47
1/27/06 at 8:18am
Well, these are from my boyfriend's dogs. I guess my dogs were a little more picky.

Sandy, a German Shephard mix:
* Once snagged 2 blocks of tofu that were pressing on the counter. We caught her before she snagged the remaining four, and we're still not sure how she removed the cutting board and phone books that were pressing it without making a sound.
* On many occasions, has snagged beets and squash that were cooling in containers. Again, some how did this without making a sound.
* Gets into the trash can to eat carrot tops, potato peel, lettuce ends, and whatever other veggie discards she can find.
* Pulls bags of bread and bagels from off the counter top, opens them, and eats them.
* Jumps up to grab cherries and apples from off the trees outside. She never eats ones that have already fallen on the ground.
And mind you, she is free fed meat-based dry dog food. We joke she wants to be a vegetarian.

Sasha, a Boxer/Pit Bull mix:
* Chewed/ate a 2x6 redwood plank that was going to be used for a deck.
* Chewed/ate through the fence.
* Chewed/ate through the cement under the fence (this one actually got her muzzle bloody)
* Chews cords if they get in the way of chewing through wood and cement.
* Doesn't like dog treats
Ok, so this dog isn't so bright...
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post #30 of 47
1/27/06 at 5:57pm
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Originally Posted by bab-ush-niik
Well, these are from my boyfriend's dogs. I guess my dogs were a little more picky.

Sandy, a German Shephard mix:
* Once snagged 2 blocks of tofu that were pressing on the counter. We caught her before she snagged the remaining four, and we're still not sure how she removed the cutting board and phone books that were pressing it without making a sound.
* On many occasions, has snagged beets and squash that were cooling in containers. Again, some how did this without making a sound.
* Gets into the trash can to eat carrot tops, potato peel, lettuce ends, and whatever other veggie discards she can find.
* Pulls bags of bread and bagels from off the counter top, opens them, and eats them.
* Jumps up to grab cherries and apples from off the trees outside. She never eats ones that have already fallen on the ground.
And mind you, she is free fed meat-based dry dog food. We joke she wants to be a vegetarian.

Sasha, a Boxer/Pit Bull mix:
* Chewed/ate a 2x6 redwood plank that was going to be used for a deck.
* Chewed/ate through the fence.
* Chewed/ate through the cement under the fence (this one actually got her muzzle bloody)
* Chews cords if they get in the way of chewing through wood and cement.
* Doesn't like dog treats
Ok, so this dog isn't so bright...
Plese review your dry dog food... your dogs are saying something... check protein and where it is coming from and fat levals...
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