[rawfeeding] Re: Very worried-- dog swallowed whole oxtail segment

Julie, I had a very similar bone experience. I often give my Standard Poodles long beef rib bones to chew on for an evening snack. I've been doing it for a long time before Joey started having obvious abdominal discomfort and seemed to have a blockage.

I finally took him to the vet (HATED to---she's very anti-raw feeding and has a waiting room stuffed full of Sci Di. Has given me many lectures! The reason I have taken Joey to her is that all her staff is female and very kind. Joey was horribly brutalized rescue and is especially afraid of men.)

I asked her for an x-ray, but she insisted on doing other tests first since he was a "raw fed" (translation "at risk!" ) dog. The tests, of course were negative, and the x-ray showed a bone somewhere in his intestine. She advised me to feed mineral oil and pumpkin and presented the $180 bill with another lecture on my evil ways of feeding!

I drove directly to the market and took Joey out on his leash before going in. He promptly squatted down and passed that very expensive bone!

It was, however a learning experience. I examined the rib bones and discovered that each one had an unattached irregularly shaped bone at the end--something I'd never noticed since all the dogs had been swallowing them. I now remove them as a precaution.

Oh yes, Joey has a new vet. He's gradually adjusting---as long as the male tech removes his baseball cap!

Joan Spencer

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