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Anyone's dobe ever eat their ear post?

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I have been posting Falcon's ears every 3 days. So Friday morning they were new, and I was going to redo on Monday morning. Sunday night, I let him out around 10pm for last potty, I heard my husband let him out around 2:30am and I got him up at 6 am to go out. At 6, his one ear post was gone. I thought it might be in the crate, so gave a quick sweep of it with my hands, didn't feel it, so went back to bed. I asked my husband if he had the post in at 2:30 - he said NO! :shock:
So I flew out of bed, and got him out of the crate; emptied the crate and shook out the blankie's....NO POST. I looked around the crate, looked all around the house, once it got light, looked around the yard....no post.
My husband thought he ate it, and I said NOWAY would he eat that whole thing. There was not a shred of tape, foam NOTHING in or around the crate.
I was certain that it flew off 'somewhere'.....but as a precaution; I only gave him sloopy canned food yesterday with coconut oil in it.....(hoping to move things out). He had normal poops yesterday, and last night, and this morning....and (sounds gross) but I went through the poop with a screw driver to see what if anything was in it. By this am, I was convinced that he had not eaten that post....until just now. He had a big poop, shaped like an ear post :wideyed: so I went through it, and it was ALL Zonas tape...but no post. It was raveled around like ribbon...but that was it. No duct tape, no foam. UGH. Praying that the rest was chewed up, but have not seen anything else!!!
Years back, Glory ate part of an old couch we have...I am sure I posted this at some point; but always love to revisit my horrors! I was not home, and my husband was mowing the yard....said "She didn't want to go in her crate" :nono:. So in an hour, she ate leather and foam. I had given her sloopy food with coconut oil, and she passed it all.
Anyone have other ideas??
 

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Our pups have occasionally chewed one up if it comes out, but never swallowed it. Olive would have if given the opportunity though and yes, she would have swallowed it whole.

Hopefully you can figure it out.
 
Wow…I feel really bad for your stress level right now. Jeesh, that’s a feeling that just gets you in the gut.

I would suggest giving mineral oil to coat the insides so materials may move out more smoothly but your coconut oil seems to be working.

I would also not feed a whole bowl. I would cut my food serving in half.

Make sure he gets plenty of exercise, I would walk mine many times a day and even playing ball to promote insides jostling around and moving.

Plenty of water.

Nothing really you can do now but wait for the anticipated next poop.

If he starts vomiting, lethargic, hunched over, not acting like Falcon, then it’s time to get really concerned.

Please keep us updated.
 
I've seen it take 4+ days to pass something so just keep a close eye on the poop.
 
After all these years of owning dobes, I have never had one eat an ear post!!!! Our first doberman ate a corn cob off the top of the garbage, THAT had to be removed. Saw him swallow it; then get real grouchy a few days later. The vet brought it out in a plastic bag after surgery. I said I TOLD you that's what he ate!!! Guess there is a first for everything. I will keep you all 'posted' on what I find in the poop! Thanks for the tip about keeping him moving.....AND plenty of water.
 
and (sounds gross) but I went through the poop with a screw driver to see what if anything was in it
Not gross at all. I'm sure all of us have gone through this at least once in our lives! We are all Poop Watchers! :poop:Saying a few prayers 🙏 for Falcon not only for everything to come out okay but for that to never happen again! :nono: They certainly keep us on our toes. 🐕
 
Well, this is day 4, and he has been pooping regularly. Nothing but that tape that I saw on Tuesday. Of course, my husband picks it up if he is out with him, but will NOT go through it as I do :thumbsdown: Praying the duct tape and foam disintegrated to be unrecognizable, but I don't see how the duct tape could do that. Acting his normal happy self, so that is the best news :thumbsup:
When Glory ate part of that couch; balls of foam came out alone, no poop attatched, and they fell to the ground, then opened up like a flower :woot: so you couldn't miss THAT!
 
Well, this is day 4, and he has been pooping regularly. Nothing but that tape that I saw on Tuesday. Of course, my husband picks it up if he is out with him, but will NOT go through it as I do :thumbsdown: Praying the duct tape and foam disintegrated to be unrecognizable, but I don't see how the duct tape could do that. Acting his normal happy self, so that is the best news :thumbsup:
When Glory ate part of that couch; balls of foam came out alone, no poop attatched, and they fell to the ground, then opened up like a flower :woot: so you couldn't miss THAT!
It has probably come out unnoticed by your hb. Seems like 4 days is enough time to say he's in the clear, especially since he is acting normal. That said, if he has a 'taste' for those posts now, maybe an extra piece of tape to really secure it might be a good idea.
 
Just keep an eye on him for ANY abnormal behavior like reduced energy, vomit, diarrhea, lethargy and be quick on getting him xrayed... it can be sitting in his stomach and suddenly move months later. Just went through this a few weeks ago with Stavros where he swallowed a stuffing-less toy, about 12" WHOLE over A MONTH prior to his obstruction. Vet said it was likely sitting in the stomach and didn't move into the intestines until right when we noticed his behavior was off which for him was reduced energy. He acted completely normal up until then. Was pooping, eating, running, showing etc. My breeder told me of someone she knew who's dog had socks sitting in their stomach for 3 months, then they decided to move. Fortunately a hospital stay for Stavros for 24 hrs with IV fluids, few X-rays, and $2k later and he passed it...whole...at home.
 
Thanks, I have heard those stories as well....I remember someone's dog who had eaten MANY baby pacifiers and went unoticed until months later!!!! The tape is triple wrapped around the base now....it's that balance between too tight, and not tight enough :(
 
Remy has eaten a sock before, but luckily I was able to talk to his vet and induce vomiting for it at home. I have to be really careful with him though and make sure nothing is laying around the house. He’s chewed on his posts once or twice when they fell off in the middle of the night, but thankfully he never ate them. It gave me a mini panic attack until I found them since they ended up stuck between the crate and the wall.

I had to laugh to myself a little when I got this sponsored post on Instagram. 1 year old Doberman? ✔️ Wants to eat things they aren’t supposed to? ✔️ I guess the ads really are personalized to you 😂.

I’m assuming some of these things were sitting in the dog’s stomach for awhile, similar to what @Rits mentioned with Stavros. It’s amazing that they will just eat these things whole…F1B95957-6FCF-4B1E-BF21-50F86B427923.webp
 
:shock: I would be horrified if all that came out of my dobes stomach!!! Thankfully, I have never had one eat clothes....carry them around; but never chewed or swallowed.
 
Great news, PRAISE GOD! My husband let Falcon out around 4am and I got up as he was bringing him in, and he handed me his ear roll!!! He told me he carried it out of the crate into the yard....we couldn't figure out where it came from; until I smelled it :wacky::eek:. He definetley threw it up over night. My husband said 'He came out of the crate with it; but his ears were still posted?" So very relieved it came up.IMG_2011.webpIMG_2012.webp
 
Thankfully, I have never had one eat clothes....carry them around; but never chewed or swallowed.
Same here.

I've been wondering, it seems as if this is more of a male puppy thing than a female thing? Obviously you will have to keep an eagle eye on Falcon (no pun intended... ) since he had the terrible idea of swallowing the ear post along with all the fixings.

I got this sponsored post on Instagram. 1 year old Doberman? ✔️ Wants to eat things they aren’t supposed to?
That picture is terrifying!
 
Oh my goodness so it was floating around in his stomach! Glad he managed to throw it up vs it shifting the other way!
 

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