Posted: 1/8/2006 5:03:53 PM EDT
| My dog just ate a chicken bone.. Thigh bone to be exact... I heard this can be bad as they can splinter... Am I ok, or what should I do? |
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This will pass. I know lots of dogs that eat lots of chicken bones and do fine. I don't risk it with mine but if I were you I'd keep an eye on the dog tonight and the next day or two ... I'm assuming the dog splintered the bone into small pieces right? Here's hoping everything passes. |
Was dropped on the floor and vaccuumed up instantly... It was crunched into VERY small pieces I am assuming. |
Cooked supposedly does not splinter as bad. So I am told. Keep an eye on him for a couple of days and make sure he is eating ok and not in any pain. Keep rubbing his belly and see if you see any pain symptoms. If you do get him to a vet asap. He probably will hate you rubbing his belly (I know mine does  ).How big of a dog???? |
65lbs Shepherd mix |
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i'm not a DVM.. but i am a professional retriever trainer as well as own a Veterinary Laboratory. dont sweat it.. i have had dogs eat the following: a BIC double blade razor .. dozens of green army men.. glass.. Xmas ornaments.. too many other things to list. if bird bones were an issue.. why was wiley coyote...chasing after the road runner.. there isnt too many things that the K-9 stomach cant handle..a bone of any type shouldnt be a problem. watch the dog.. if you think he's acting funny..take him to a competent vet. |
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our idiot basset ate most of a 5 lb bag of flour. We expected that to cause her some problems. The rest of the bag was mixed with slobber on the floor and couch and where she dragged it getting it away from the other idiot basset. I'ld be more worried by a fragment from a steak or pork chop bone. They got those too, both cooked and uncooked. Knocking a bowl off a counter and then scarfing the bowl contents and fragments and shards before we can stop them. |
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Geeze, this chicken bone shit is way out of proportion. When I was a kid we always gave chicken bones to our dogs. My old german shepherd was somewhere between 15-17 when he died. He ate bazillions of chicken bones with no ill effect. I generally dont give alot of chicken bones to my dogs now but they get the softer ones all the time. Hell I eat the wingtips myself 
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I fail to see the wisdom of having a potentially splintered bone being violently thrown up, versus allowing it to pass normally. At any rate, I agree that the chicken bone thing is blown out of proportion, dogs can eat a lot of nasty shit and do just fine. |
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IMO the chicken bone thing is an old wives tale. I have never heard nor seen of a dog dying from it. Most every dog I know has eaten chicken bones at one time or other. My father in law has been feeding his dog table scraps, including chicken bones since it was a puppy. Dog is 5 years old and has no problems. Don't worry about it unless he starts acting unusual. |
