5
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POSTED: | BY: AJ Ricciuti
Great job!
Our young puppy Boone recently decided it was time for him to expand his diet and took advantage of freedom while out of his crate. He managed to pull down a stapler and ingested some plastic, as well as a few staples. He didn't stop with the stapler...he went on to grab a computer mouse and chewed away at that as well, eating more plastic and some small amounts of cable as well. Normally when gets a hold of things he will chew and shred and not swallow. This time we needed to be certain about what he actually did ingest. After a few x-rays and sedation we were able to see some small foreign bodies in his stomach cavity. He failed to vomit following induction attempts. We were comfortable that the staples were pretty well coated with food products, and that they would move on to pass through stool. We took him home with us that night and continued to monitor him (and his stool) over the next day. He recovered quite well from the sedation within a few hours and continued to pass stool without difficulty. We did indeed notice multiple amounts of small particles in the stool but couldn't be certain about the passage of the staples. We returned, as planned, 2 days later for repeat x-rays. Fortunately, we were able to see that the staples and other foreign bodies had made their way from his stomach into his colon and would be exiting soon. All has been well since! Boone spends more time in his crate when no one is home with him now, safer for everyone this way. If we did not have pet insurance with Trupanion, this would have been a very expensive lesson indeed!