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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Yeah, but Doudou, to start adding bones back in I’d need her stools to be at least a bit firm. At the moment it’s basically liquid, so there’s no way I’m reintroducing bones like this!
Chicken wings are definitely out since chicken just makes things worse (and she won’t touch it anyway).
I’ll see if I need to use the supplement suggested by @Be Cool, depending on the test results!
And yeah, to settle her stomach we’re on ground raw food right now – I really don't see what else I can do!
And most importantly, don't cook the meat, otherwise the (exogenous) enzymes and a large proportion of the vitamins will be destroyed. This will naturally make digestion slower and more difficult.
You should increase the amount of meaty bones to help firm up their stools...
Getting Beneflora from the chemist, whether it’s the children’s or adults’ version, won't really make much of a difference, as it’s the dosage that’s the most important thing...
Hi there!
Oh no, I’ve missed all the updates about Oxane.
Like Be Cool mentioned, try blond psyllium husk (you can get it in health food shops or in the organic aisle at the supermarket).
If you can’t get hold of kefir grains quickly enough, you can find Beneflora Ortis powder on sites like Pharmasimple...
And try reintroducing chicken wing bones again... or small quails cut in half...
To help firm up the stools, you can use quail eggs—crush the shells with a mortar and pestle and toss them into the bowl in the evening.
I’ll be back, I’m going to go and ask Ruju, the admin over at http://www.b-a-r-f.com.
She’s much more clued up on this than I am...
Yes, I’d like to head over to the pet nutrition group with some hard facts to see what they have to say about it!
Her weight, though... it was really getting out of hand. She looked like skin and bone, it was so worrying.
And I agree, the best thing would be to get her stable, but honestly, I'm at my wits' end. I’ve got a massive stash of "miracle" powders and supplements that haven’t done a thing, so right now I’m more focused on managing the symptoms so I don't have to watch her waste away (even though she’s actually full of beans!), rather than anything else.
I know we need to be patient and keep running tests until we find the root of the problem. But it’s definitely easier said than done...
Maybe after the results for the nutritionist's thread, it might be worth getting a fresh pair of eyes on the whole situation and starting from scratch, without you needing to go into your whole life story...
The weight will come; the main thing is to get her stable, otherwise it'll just keep plummeting. You can always increase her portions once her little tummy is sorted.
I imagine it must be so overwhelming for you; even I'm finding it frustrating just from a distance...
Right, I’m heading out to the shops this evening; I should be able to find some kefir and psyllium!
As for the Vit'i5 supplement, I'll see tomorrow depending on the test results, but there's not much hope of them being good!
We'll see about changing the meat tomorrow too. Since she's lost so much weight (15% of her starting weight), beef was good for fattening her up a bit! Plus, mince was easy to find, especially while abroad!
No, I haven't posted yet; to be honest, I'm not really sure what to ask... I don't want to go on there just to ramble on about my life... :/
(Lately, I’ve been all over the place with everything going on...)
The main thing for now is to get her stools back to normal. My vet prescribed Smecta for my girl when she had a bad episode as a puppy, but it was completely useless despite the massive doses. These days, I always keep a huge tub of psyllium husk at home; it works wonders for both diarrhoea and constipation (you can stop the runs in less than 12 hours), for the little stinker and for us too. Try and find a tub in a health food shop or on Amazon; it doesn't cost much and it’s really effective for us.
Absolutely no way should you give her bones again just yet, but like I was saying, a little course of a calcium/phosphorus supplement (like Vit’i5) wouldn't go amiss.
It’s a shame you’re so far away, otherwise I’d have given you some milk kefir. If she’s had the runs on and off for two months, her gut flora must be completely shot—it’s a vicious cycle... See if you can find some fresh grains (not the bottled stuff, that’s useless).
Also, look into giving her the leanest meat possible if you suspect pancreatitis. Rabbit would be good once you’ve restarted the bones (since deboning those things is such a faff). If you go with turkey, only use the breast; if it’s veal, stick to the escalope. Lamb shank is also very easy to digest. And exotic meats are generally good lean red meats (like ostrich).
Have you posted on the raw feeding boards?
