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She ate part of a towel......

They sure can give us tension can’t they. So glad to see that everything has turned out ok. At this young age, do whatever you can to avoid any further mishaps. Now that you know she has a taste for towels, it is best not to let her have access again. Kaiser seemed to enjoy paper products like toilet paper and kleenex, I knew he would devour Bounty towels which are pretty thick, so I still keep those away from him to this day. The story about Luke was pretty scary, but X-rays will at least show metal objects and then it’s obvious what needs to happen next.
 
Ravenbird said:
I was holding my breath reading to see how this ended up and so grateful a good ending! I only had one incident when Asha was a puppy maybe about 4 or 5 months old, can't remember... but she was never one to eat/swallow anything she got into, but I'd read all the horror stories. So one night it was time for supper and she didn't get out of her bed, and I totally freaked out. She absolutely wouldn't eat. Not puking, not drinking, not eating, just lay there. No temp, no high heart rate, nothing except not eating and pretty lethargic, and a rigid tummy. Of course it was Sunday night, I called the emergency # for my vet - they are out of town and referred to another vet in town and he said "probably not an obstruction, just see your regular vet in the morning". Like so laid back. I decided I was over-reacting and took it all in, watched her like a hawk, woke up every couple hours to check on her, took her into the vet when they opened at 8 a.m. (no appointments here, walk-in only). They took an x-ray while I waited, no sedation. Showed me the x-ray and a big ass gas bubble. Said they'd keep her for a few hours and take another picture to see if the gas was moving. I went back a few hours later to see the second x-ray and the bubble had progressed down the line, and they sent her home with me, instructions for chicken/rice/broth easy type food for a few days and "to watch". It is this kind of vet that I know is harder and harder to find. Total less than $150. No pressure, just matter of fact procedures & answers. They aren't perfect, but I'm so grateful for them on that call and not pushing me into a corner of making a surgery decision when they really didn't see a good reason. I never found out what she ate - if anything - that caused the incident and she was starving that next day and has never had anything like that again.

Goes to show how these dogs can absolutely pull at our heart strings. I'm so glad you brought up how your vet could be a little pushy. It's what made me want to share how some of the old small-town vets can still be found and be honest & thoughtful but not need to push unless it's really needed.

Keep us posted on her progress - I'm betting she's fine now!
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$670 for this total bill.. 2 x-rays.. 2 anesthesia shots and 2 intravenous .. over a course of a two day visit.. it is not even the money that is an issue in my mind.. although definitely think it is a over the top price to pay.. but moan and groan about it won't help so i accept that the prices .. i do not accept the service .. the moment we walked in the door the first time.. they scrambled around sorting surgery papers and wanted a signature .. red flags went up.. i said why are you jumping to surgery conclusions when the doctor has not even seen Lucy as yet.. infact the entire 2 visits i never once saw the dr.. or xrays .. such a drastic uncomfortable feeling as compared to prior visits with the good doctor vets of the past.. .. Nothing is done with you and your pet.. they take your dog and you can only take their word that what is going on behind closed doors is really happening.. I never saw the xrays.. and never saw the contents the dr said she pulled out of her.. Everything has changed.. there are no more country vets here.. .. i live in the country...a very rural area where not much has changed since the 1800's.. but the corporations are taking over the small practices.. so sad we will never have that trust again..........I am glad everything turned out good for you.. and i am totally thankful that my Lucy is home safe without an operation.. Maybe the way i questioned them helped avoid the operation.. i do not know.. all i know is change like this is not welcomed.... thank you
 
lady Dobie said:
$670 for this total bill.. 2 x-rays.. 2 anesthesia shots and 2 intravenous .. over a course of a two day visit.. it is not even the money that is an issue in my mind.. although definitely think it is a over the top price to pay.. but moan and groan about it won't help so i accept that the prices .. i do not accept the service .. the moment we walked in the door the first time.. they scrambled around sorting surgery papers and wanted a signature .. red flags went up.. i said why are you jumping to surgery conclusions when the doctor has not even seen Lucy as yet.. infact the entire 2 visits i never once saw the dr.. or xrays .. such a drastic uncomfortable feeling as compared to prior visits with the good doctor vets of the past.. .. Nothing is done with you and your pet.. they take your dog and you can only take their word that what is going on behind closed doors is really happening.. I never saw the xrays.. and never saw the contents the dr said she pulled out of her.. Everything has changed.. there are no more country vets here.. .. i live in the country...a very rural area where not much has changed since the 1800's.. but the corporations are taking over the small practices.. so sad we will never have that trust again..........I am glad everything turned out good for you.. and i am totally thankful that my Lucy is home safe without an operation.. Maybe the way i questioned them helped avoid the operation.. i do not know.. all i know is change like this is not welcomed.... thank you
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That's very sad. I just hate when everything gets to be a corporation. To not be able to even see the x-rays? Even see what they pulled out of her? That's insane! And I totally think you avoided it by questioning. We need to start questioning! Everything!

The vet that I go to was a partner in the original practice that my breeder used from my first doberman. The other partner did all the cropping and docking and did a beautiful job. When my vet moved down here and opened his own practice, my breeder told me about him. I was ecstatic! I had yet to find a vet I was comfortable with since moving here myself. So I have been with him for quite some time. He is open with me, lets me see the x-rays, tells me how much something is going to be and let me make the decision if I want to go forward. The staff is friendly and helpful. The minute it turns to a corporation, I'm out of there! I'm hoping with more people voicing their displeasure with these Corporation vets that the old country vets will come back. I would definitely seek them out.

I can still remember the moment that my own personal physician got bought out by a corporation. What a difference. One of the biggest things was the time spent with you. I can tell she was rushed and I told her so. She told me that it kind of sucked. She said they are instructed to do so many appointments per hour with maybe 15 minutes per client. That's not enough! It all began to get impersonal. I'm still with her because I like her. But I hate the corporation part. That's got to change too. :cus:
 
MyBuddy said:
That's very sad. I just hate when everything gets to be a corporation. To not be able to even see the x-rays? Even see what they pulled out of her? That's insane! And I totally think you avoided it by questioning. We need to start questioning! Everything!

The vet that I go to was a partner in the original practice that my breeder used from my first doberman. The other partner did all the cropping and docking and did a beautiful job. When my vet moved down here and opened his own practice, my breeder told me about him. I was ecstatic! I had yet to find a vet I was comfortable with since moving here myself. So I have been with him for quite some time. He is open with me, lets me see the x-rays, tells me how much something is going to be and let me make the decision if I want to go forward. The staff is friendly and helpful. The minute it turns to a corporation, I'm out of there! I'm hoping with more people voicing their displeasure with these Corporation vets that the old country vets will come back. I would definitely seek them out.

I can still remember the moment that my own personal physician got bought out by a corporation. What a difference. One of the biggest things was the time spent with you. I can tell she was rushed and I told her so. She told me that it kind of sucked. She said they are instructed to do so many appointments per hour with maybe 15 minutes per client. That's not enough! It all began to get impersonal. I'm still with her because I like her. But I hate the corporation part. That's got to change too. :cus:
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you explained everything much better then i could .. yes your right.. even the doctors for humans has changed.. big corps are buying them out and it is now a corporation that is cold and fast and uncaring .... our dermatologist office is all different.. .and our primary care.. we went from almost immediate answer of phone call to automated long waits ;;;. thank you for response .I always believed humans need a close advocate to watch over them in situations like this.. but now i know for certain that our beloved pups need you to ask questions and research to.. not just trust.. which is sad.. but a reality that probably will get worse..
 
lady Dobie said:
i know for certain that our beloved pups need you to ask questions and research to.. not just trust..
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Your description of your experience is really terrifying to me. I think of the many pet owners who are not as in tune or knowledgeable about animal health and symptoms but love their pets and I'm sure they just nod their heads and say yes, do whatever you need to do. There are 3 vets at the clinic where I go and the only time I see a vet tech is for leading me back to the weight scale and then to the exam room. The rest of the visit is with a vet. They are there to assist the vet, not to take care of clients! I don't know about the corporation part, but I do know from taking care of my mother as she aged that you MUST advocate and speak up (and demand if necessary!) to see the work, ask questions: all the whys, what-ifs, alternate ideas etc. Otherwise they will just barrel through and do what they want. Evidently same with many vet clinics...

No, it's not so much the $$$ charged, I just mentioned it because I'm seeing such astronomical prices in the cities and I'm grateful for the reasonable charges.
 
Ravenbird said:
Your description of your experience is really terrifying to me. I think of the many pet owners who are not as in tune or knowledgeable about animal health and symptoms but love their pets and I'm sure they just nod their heads and say yes, do whatever you need to do. There are 3 vets at the clinic where I go and the only time I see a vet tech is for leading me back to the weight scale and then to the exam room. The rest of the visit is with a vet. They are there to assist the vet, not to take care of clients! I don't know about the corporation part, but I do know from taking care of my mother as she aged that you MUST advocate and speak up (and demand if necessary!) to see the work, ask questions: all the whys, what-ifs, alternate ideas etc. Otherwise they will just barrel through and do what they want. Evidently same with many vet clinics...

No, it's not so much the $$$ charged, I just mentioned it because I'm seeing such astronomical prices in the cities and I'm grateful for the reasonable charges.
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I will be doing my best to find another vet clinic.. not easy around here.. but i at least will try........thank you
 
I just want to thank you all for all replys and help and comfort... truly appreciate it.. so nice that i can express my feelings and discuss my feelings with understanding pet owners.. especially dobies. owners.. dobies are so unique..bad good and indifferent.. but i love them all...... thank you again
 
Ravenbird said:
Another thing I always ponder: is this a genetic thing? Asha never ate anything like socks or gloves or toys.
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I'm not sure after today. These two are in a chewing/eating stage and the trainer had her dogs over and puppy Siinto was chewing on a plush toy and the trainer said "he looks like he's chewing it to swallow and he never does that".
 
Ravenbird said:
Another thing I always ponder: is this a genetic thing? Asha never ate anything like socks or gloves or toys.
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It could be genetics... my other girl dobie ... nothing.. well nothing but she has her issues too.. she loves to dig ..under the fence and out she goes.. leaving everyone else { 3 of them} barking and shocked about how did she do that??.....but she is saying.." i am free now to go in the back door like the humans do" and then they will praise me for being so good for coming right in.. .....and of course we do.. thank goodness this is something that only happens every couple of weeks.. out of the blue.. she thinks oh i know what i can do today... so making a long story short .. yes probably genetics.. for both of them... smarty pants.. and attention getter.. maybe at age 3 i won't need to constantly watch them.. lol.
 
Ravenbird said:
Another thing I always ponder: is this a genetic thing? Asha never ate anything like socks or gloves or toys.
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very lucky.. very lucky... our last dobie girl who has passed came to us from a breeder at 6 months old... the most mature dobie ever.. none of these games these pups play on me now... they are all a little different... and you never know.. what your getting until your there.. and once your there it is all okay... they all have something.. but when they don't celebrate lol..
 
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JanS said:
I'm not sure after today. These two are in a chewing/eating stage and the trainer had her dogs over and puppy Siinto was chewing on a plush toy and the trainer said "he looks like he's chewing it to swallow and he never does that".
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the BarkBone for aggressive dogs is a chew bone that i find is terrific .. i have aggressive chewers and it keeps them content.. so far the only one i trust to give them since they were young and now.. They all take turns on the one big bone.. so cute how they wait for their turn or steal it when one gets distracted.. and absolutely no squabbles over it. Even the 8 year old male gets his turn... the most aggressive chewer of them all..
 
Ravenbird said:
Another thing I always ponder: is this a genetic thing? Asha never ate anything like socks or gloves or toys.
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PICA is genetic and dobes are more predisposed to the behavior. I believe there is a link with PICA and OCD, which is also common with dobes. Sucking being another OCD behavior. I don't mind sucking; its the chewing, eating blankets that makes me remove all blankets. Stavros had been so good but I discovered he has been eating the pieces he chews so no freakin bed or blankets for him. Cold hard plastic kennel floor. Ripley also used to only suckle now chews holes but doesn't eat the pieces...yet. After 3.5 years she decided she likes chewing swiss cheese holes into the blankets now. I'm on the verge of removing all blankets for good. She hasn't had access to any blankets since her labor and I may keep it that way.
 
So far there have been no more incidents... thank goodness she is not one to even touch.. shoes, pillows etc .. never touched ... and the others are okay too .. thank goodness because i think it would only take one to start the trend.. .. but i still will never trust a sock,,,
 
lady Dobie said:
the humans do" and then they will praise me for being so good for coming right in.. ...
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🤣 I had to laugh at that! Little smarty pants.
Rits said:
PICA is genetic and dobes are more predisposed to the behavior.
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Really? I didn't know that. It does seem like some do it and some don't. They've got to weed that out of the breeding! 🤣

I never experienced that in a dog. Buddy was a blanket sucker and I made sure he had his own and not mine! LOL sometimes he would even tear off pieces but I would watch him spit them out! It was truly amazing and I was very grateful!

I'm glad she's doing well!
 
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