Dogs and Intestinal Blockages

Dogs often tend to eat things that they are not supposed to and often this can end up with the dog having an intestinal blockage. People look outside to see their dog eating numerous things such as rocks, sticks, bones and other things and think nothing of it. To some people, their dogs become more like children. They have to keep everything away from their dogs or they will chew it up and get a blockage. My parents dog which is named Cody, has gotten several blockages costing them thousands of dollars. My mother has followed the dog around for several years now, hoping and praying that he doesn't get another blockage. See, there's nothing left to cut out anymore. Once all the intestines are gone there is nothing more that they can do. Cody is a healthy, four year old golden retriever.

Dogs love to chew on different things and you might not see them as a problem. Dogs chew up socks and bones and people don't think twice about it. Blockages are very easy to get. If something is to large to pass through, a dog will get a blockage. The dog will become very gasy and sick. The dog will start to moan and act very sick. If you do not get the dog to the vet soon enough, he could possibly die. You need to take the dog to an emergency vet. The best thing that you can do is take away toys which your dog chews on and remove bones also. Bones might not be a problem but once your dog has a blockage, you will take away everything in order to save the dogs life.

My parents found the cuplrit to their dog's blockages. It was all caused by cat litter. The cat litter which is scoopable will form into a mass almost like cement. This is very hard for a dog to pass through his digestive track. The dog can eat the cat litter just fine but it's passing the litter back through which causes the problem. If you have a cat in your household, make sure to keep the litterbox where your dog cannot get to it. Make sure that you don't use scoopable cat litter just to be safe. The last place you want to end up is in a veterinary clinic late at night with a sick dog that you love and a huge medical bill.

There are many reasons why dogs chew items up around your home. Perhaps they are just having fun and finding something to do. Perhaps for some reason they are stressed out or feeling lonely. Try to give your dog plenty of healthy things that your dog can digest. Also get your dog plenty of exercise through out the day. Make sure to skim through your yard to make sure there isn't anything that your dog could eat and not digest.