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I told myself this as I was driving my boy to the vets at breakneck speed because I thought he had an obstruction.
It started, well I guess the day before yesterday. At tea time. Toby had his usual bowl of raw meat and bones and was tucking into it like there was no tomorrow. Trouble is, he tucks into it a bit too quickly, as in, he doesnt chew his food, instead he bites off chunks of bone and swallows them down not the best of moves. Then yesterday morning I found a pile of sick, actually it was regurgitated meat and bones, whole chunks, not chewed, not even dented. Hmmmm, mental note I said to myself, must ask guys on forum how to deal with this, perhaps I should change the way I feed him, maybe I should mince the whole lot bones and all so it is a paste rather than lumps. But then this wouldnt be so good for his teeth would it. Hmmm, defo need to think this through a bit better. Then I noticed another pile and another and another. Surely he didnt just swallow it all in huge lumps. As the day wore on he kept on eating grass and throwing up whilst in between times he was laid in his bed not looking a happy Dobe what-so-ever. Eventually he was just bringing up bile, I called my vet and he said keep an eye on him and bring him down if you get worried. I was already worried, but felt reassured that now his tummy was empty there was nothing really to worry about. Then he started to bring up horrid brown bile, the kind that looks as if it is mixed with old blood.
PANIC! his tummy must be blocked up.
So off I drove, hubby hanging on for grim death in the passenger seat beside me, Toby laid out on the seat in the back.
The vet was brilliant, I was rushed in, he immediately stuffed a thing up his bum, which he didnt much like but bore like a trooper then listened to Toby's tummy, he said there were sounds coming from inside but he would like to take an x-ray and maybe do an ultrasound in case the bone or whatever it was didnt show up on it. So in we toddled to the x-ray machine, Toby smiled for each and every photo but was very disappointed when he realised the vet had only captured his tummy area.
Nothing. No blockage, not that could be seen but he was not a happy boy so the vet gave him a pain killing jab, a stomach protecting jab, and some anti-acid medicine and another appointment for today.
During all of this the vet asked me what Toby might have eaten, a sock, a piece of ball, a bone. I told him he now eats raw meat and bones and how I found the pieces of his dinner unchewed but definitely stomached on the ground outside.
Upshot is. Toby is banned from bones he can eat raw meat, but not bones. Gutted or what, especially seeing as I just bought in 20 whole chickens, 3 whole Turkeys and several big beef bones, a sheeps head and have on order a goat all of which come complete with bones. Guess I am gonna have to sharpen my knives and get dissecting huh.
It started, well I guess the day before yesterday. At tea time. Toby had his usual bowl of raw meat and bones and was tucking into it like there was no tomorrow. Trouble is, he tucks into it a bit too quickly, as in, he doesnt chew his food, instead he bites off chunks of bone and swallows them down not the best of moves. Then yesterday morning I found a pile of sick, actually it was regurgitated meat and bones, whole chunks, not chewed, not even dented. Hmmmm, mental note I said to myself, must ask guys on forum how to deal with this, perhaps I should change the way I feed him, maybe I should mince the whole lot bones and all so it is a paste rather than lumps. But then this wouldnt be so good for his teeth would it. Hmmm, defo need to think this through a bit better. Then I noticed another pile and another and another. Surely he didnt just swallow it all in huge lumps. As the day wore on he kept on eating grass and throwing up whilst in between times he was laid in his bed not looking a happy Dobe what-so-ever. Eventually he was just bringing up bile, I called my vet and he said keep an eye on him and bring him down if you get worried. I was already worried, but felt reassured that now his tummy was empty there was nothing really to worry about. Then he started to bring up horrid brown bile, the kind that looks as if it is mixed with old blood.
PANIC! his tummy must be blocked up.
So off I drove, hubby hanging on for grim death in the passenger seat beside me, Toby laid out on the seat in the back.
The vet was brilliant, I was rushed in, he immediately stuffed a thing up his bum, which he didnt much like but bore like a trooper then listened to Toby's tummy, he said there were sounds coming from inside but he would like to take an x-ray and maybe do an ultrasound in case the bone or whatever it was didnt show up on it. So in we toddled to the x-ray machine, Toby smiled for each and every photo but was very disappointed when he realised the vet had only captured his tummy area.
Nothing. No blockage, not that could be seen but he was not a happy boy so the vet gave him a pain killing jab, a stomach protecting jab, and some anti-acid medicine and another appointment for today.
During all of this the vet asked me what Toby might have eaten, a sock, a piece of ball, a bone. I told him he now eats raw meat and bones and how I found the pieces of his dinner unchewed but definitely stomached on the ground outside.
Upshot is. Toby is banned from bones he can eat raw meat, but not bones. Gutted or what, especially seeing as I just bought in 20 whole chickens, 3 whole Turkeys and several big beef bones, a sheeps head and have on order a goat all of which come complete with bones. Guess I am gonna have to sharpen my knives and get dissecting huh.
Glad he is okay! 
