The title says it all: my little monster has eaten a sanitary towel, plastic wrapper and all.
As soon as I realised, I called the vet. We've got an appointment in 2 hours for an examination and an ultrasound.
Given the size of the thing compared to my girl, and what it's made of, the vet surgery doesn't recommend waiting for it to pass like other small items might, and they want to examine her before advising on what to do.
So here I am, worried sick, just waiting for the appointment time to roll around. It happened during the night, so it's too late to induce vomiting. I'm not really sure what's going to happen next.
As for how on earth she got her paws on the pad, let's just say my sister will definitely be sleeping out on the porch tonight.
I'd be grateful for any info on pets swallowing similar objects, especially if you've got any reassuring stories!
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Mine originally couldn't handle grain-based dry food, so now 70% of her meal is rice... Even when it’s really well cooked, it sounds like she’s got a little monster shouting in her tummy.
I had my doubts, but the vets promised me that well-cooked rice doesn’t count as a grain... Yeah, right!
The total mix is about 2oz (60g) of cooked pork, 5oz (140g) of very overcooked rice, 3oz (80g) of mushy carrots, 2ml of rapeseed oil, and half a Laughing Cow triangle.
Still, it’s like anything else – every dog handles it differently!
Stop it, or you’ll end up thanking your sister for leaving her sanitary towel lying around! 👎 lol
At least it’s good that she’s not letting it get her down. 🙂
What kind of home-cooked diet were you giving her that caused so much trouble?
I'm asking because mine has intolerances too (mainly to chicken and turkey), and the vet wanted to refer me to a nutritionist to try switching to home-cooked meals... 🤷
Ah Sky, I try to give her choice bits as often as possible, so she must be spoilt rotten already – it’s too late for that! 🤷
Yeah, I keep thinking she mustn’t be feeling 100%. But before her bouts of having accidents everywhere with the home-cooked meals, she was doing okay. If it hadn’t been for the diarrhoea, I wouldn’t have even realised there was an issue! So, it’s dragging on and I’m worried, but deep down she’s not exactly wiped out. I’ve caught her eyeing up my shoes for a snack, so her tummy can’t be completely wrecked! 😁
Watch out, Tity – if you keep spoiling her with steak every time she’s poorly, she’ll soon learn how to fake it so it’s a party every day; these little rascals are far too clever for their own good! 😉
Joking aside, I really hope this gives her a bit of a break, because the poor girl can’t be feeling herself at the moment... 😔
HA HA HA, you lot are cracking me up! The bit about the team of pregnant women absolutely finished me off!
So you’re planning on knocking down the walls and I didn't even get an invite?!
You're breaking my heart, @Be Cool!
Yes, Tanya, with the BARF diet, the first thing the vet did was test for bacteria in his stools—all clear on that front.
So we’ve been doing home-cooked meals at home (what a total faff they are, by the way), but I’m saying NO more—we’re fed up with finding poo in the living room!
I’ve just bought him a lovely cut of beef from the butcher, so he's in for a real treat tonight!
Yeah but Be Cool, we're Londoners! It's such a nightmare getting to a big supermarket; we only have little corner shops round here! It's almost less of a headache to go buy my meat in Manchester and bring it back on the fast train ^^
And as for bulk orders, there are very few in central London, and otherwise there's so much stuff I'd have to hire a car just to go pick up the meat—needless to say, it's a right pain.
I've managed to find a young woman to do group orders with, but it's a total nightmare to manage in a flat: the delivery drivers won't bring the parcels up, and trying to take in 65 lbs worth of meat is already a struggle ^^
I'll check out that test, honestly it won't hurt and it might help us get somewhere! Thanks for the tip anyway!
As for the dry food, we were on the puppy version (and even then, some puppy kibble is too big), and it was fine. We'll have to see anyway, and I'm really hoping to do without it (I didn't go to all the trouble of switching her to BARF just to go back to kibble that easily!)
Living in London, honestly... what were you thinking? I'm going to whisk you all away to the Peaks before you know it, you'll see 😁
Edit: Just checked their site for the "last resort" kibble size—they're equilateral triangles, about half an inch on each side.
Hi there, is that true? I heard you've got plenty of room in the new place...
A 2,700 square foot footprint to renovate over three floors to be built—I'll put you all up, but I'm putting you to work on the DIY! 😁
I'm up for knocking down some walls! 😁
In the barn it'll be more about building walls, but if you want, in the house part I'll save the living room wall and the floor tiles for you to smash up just for you 😁
Sorry for going off-topic @Tity 😳
Yeah, but Be Cool, we’re Londoners! It’s a proper nightmare getting to a big supermarket; we’ve only got those little express shops around here. Honestly, it’d almost be less of a faff to go buy my meat in Manchester and bring it back on the fast train! ^^
And as for bulk orders, there are hardly any in London itself, and otherwise, they’re so far out I’d have to hire a car to go pick up the meat—suffice to say, it’s a right pain.
I’ve managed to find a woman to place orders with now, but it’s a total nightmare to manage in a flat: the delivery drivers won't bring the boxes up, and trying to handle about 66 lbs of meat on your own is hardly practical! ^^
I’ll have a look at that test; to be honest, it won’t do any harm and it might help us get somewhere! Thanks for the tip anyway!
As for the dry food, we were on the puppy version (and even then, some puppy kibble is too big), and that was fine. We’ll see anyway, but I’m really hoping to do without it (I didn’t go through all the bother of switching her to BARF just to go back to dry food that easily!)
Mind you, what are you doing living in London anyway... I’m going to have to move you all out to the Lake District pronto, you’ll see 😁
Edit: I’ve just checked their site for the size of the ‘last resort’ ones—they’re equilateral triangles about 1 cm wide.
Hi there, really? I think you’ve got some room in the new place, haven’t you...
It’s a 2,700 square foot footprint to renovate over three floors—I’ll put you all up, but I’m putting you to work on the renovations! 😁
I’m in for smashing the walls down! 😁
Er, you really don't know what you're letting yourself in for there: me doing structural work, or even the minor stuff for that matter! :)
Oh, I'll take any help I can get. For the move, we've even got a team of pregnant women (yep, all my friends decided to pop at the same time)... to crack the whip so the blokes get a move on with the boxes.
