Hi everyone!
We had a massive scare last night; my big lad vomited four times in 20 minutes and was really out of sorts. We had to rush him to the out-of-hours vet for an X-ray.
It looks like Buck swallowed a small bone which is currently in his stomach, which is why he was being sick.
After an anti-sickness injection, some pain relief, and a laxative to help move things along, the vet gave us a creamy liquid to ‘line’ and soothe his oesophagus (due to possible acid burns from the vomiting) and his stomach, as well as a laxative (some kind of lubricant, I think, to help things "slide through").
We started the treatment this morning, and he’s doing "okay", even if he’s completely lethargic. He’s eating, drinking, and peeing (but no number twos yet, we’re still waiting).
The vet suggested giving him green beans for the fibre.
But talking to people around me, someone also suggested leeks (just the white part, boiled or blanched in small amounts), as apparently, this vegetable has the property of "wrapping" itself around small objects in the digestive tract—so it's meant to be ideal if they've eaten something they shouldn't. However, I’ve also read that leeks are poisonous for them.
To be safe, I’d rather not give them to him, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts on giving leeks to a dog in these kinds of situations?
PS: No need to tell me "For goodness sake, never give a dog bones!", as we never give him any. We’ve no idea where this bone came from; maybe a neighbour's cat was out hunting and left a bit of its prey in the garden overnight, or he found it while out on a walk.
Thanks for your replies! :)
