My puppy just chowed down a chicken (1 Viewer)

[Baloney Sandwich]

We had a rotisserie chicken for dinner tonight, I had carved it up on our island and served it. My 5 year old daughter was acting up so I took her upstairs to bed early. My wife stayed down with my son but came up a short while later. The chicken stayed on the island and when I came down from upstairs our 6-month old goldendoodle was laying by the empty chicken container. He ate it all, bones included so while I was initially mad at him I more worried now. I'm assuming he will have the runs but do I need to be concerned about the bones causing damage to his insides?

 

[AnonymousBob]

This a euphemism?

 

[xulf]

T&Ps

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Chicken bones aren't supposed to be good for dogs. I would probably go to vet.

 

[northern exposure]

This a euphemism?

Negative. It seems there was no choking chicken involved.

 

[nirad3]

Needs to go to vet. Good luck.

 

[xulf]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

 

[IC FBGCav]

I think chicken bones are mostly a concern as a choking hazzard.

I am wrong, vet time.

https://www.google.com/search?q=chicken+bones+for+dogs&oq=chicken+bones+&aqs=chrome.3.0j69i57j0l2.7154j1j4&client=tablet-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[Quint]

i'd say a trip to the Vet is a good idea.

or at least call and talk to someone.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Wife just got off the phone with the vet, they said just monitor him and bring him in if he pukes or has blood in his stool.

Wife has mentioned multiple times that we are so stupid for leaving it out, taking a lot of will power not to point out she was the last one down here.

 

[MikeIke]

Cooked bones aren't quite as big a concern since they're softer. If he got it all down without choking he'll probably be OK. Wouldn't hurt to ask your vet, though, since I'm just a guy on the Internet.

 

[boots11234]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

Gross

 

[xulf]

Wife just got off the phone with the vet, they said just monitor him and bring him in if he pukes or has blood in his stool.

Wife has mentioned multiple times that we are so stupid for leaving it out, taking a lot of will power not to point out she was the last one down here.

I'd lay into her...then tell her it was her fault.

 

[E Street Brat]

Sounds like you've done a horrible job of training the dog and the wife.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Dogs are basically walking garbage disposals..probably fine

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Wife just got off the phone with the vet, they said just monitor him and bring him in if he pukes or has blood in his stool.

Wife has mentioned multiple times that we are so stupid for leaving it out, taking a lot of will power not to point out she was the last one down here.

I'd lay into her...then tell her it was her fault.

My buddy's german shepard ate every last chicken bone/rib cage that family ever ate and was fine. Its not good but its not a likely death sentence either.

 

[jhib]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

Holy crap, there's a nice mental picture.

My dog has eaten a couple of bunnies, too. No babies, fortunately, though now I'm going to be worried the next time. Only thing she got was worms from one of the stupid things.

There's something about rabbits, though. She's killed several squirrels, a chipmunk here and there, dug up a few moles, and even got a young groundhog. She's never shown interest in eating any of them, but usually by the time I realize she's gotten a rabbit, there's only half a rabbit left.

 

[Amused to Death]

Cooked bones aren't quite as big a concern since they're softer. If he got it all down without choking he'll probably be OK. Wouldn't hurt to ask your vet, though, since I'm just a guy on the Internet.

uncooked chicken is fine, cooked the bones are more brittle. Used to have a neighbor with a young golden retriever - he would give it whole, uncooked chickens which it ate frame and all. Cooked is a different story.

 

[Dragons]

Uncooked >>>>> Cooked meat covered bone >> cooked bone with no meat

The first risk is sharp bone fragments getting stuck in something going down. If you make it that far without problems, a dogs stomach acid is pretty toxic. There is risk a fragment could pierce something in the digestive system, but less than when going down.

I'm not a vet, but researched extensively when our (now 8 year old) pup swallowed a cooked chicken thigh whole.

 

[gianmarco]

Cooked bones aren't quite as big a concern since they're softer. If he got it all down without choking he'll probably be OK. Wouldn't hurt to ask your vet, though, since I'm just a guy on the Internet.

uncooked chicken is fine, cooked the bones are more brittle. Used to have a neighbor with a young golden retriever - he would give it whole, uncooked chickens which it ate frame and all. Cooked is a different story.

This. Cooked bones much more likely to break into sharp pieces and perforate the GI tract, hence their vets warning. Not much to do now unless the dog starts showing symptoms. Will probably be fine but I'd keep a very close eye tonight.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Sounds like you've done a horrible job of training the dog and the wife.

Probably shouldn't have tried to train them together

 

[McGarnicle]

My dog ate a football, a bunch of DVDs and some cats.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

One of my cats stole a whole baked potato once.

 

[MikeIke]

Cooked bones aren't quite as big a concern since they're softer. If he got it all down without choking he'll probably be OK. Wouldn't hurt to ask your vet, though, since I'm just a guy on the Internet.

uncooked chicken is fine, cooked the bones are more brittle. Used to have a neighbor with a young golden retriever - he would give it whole, uncooked chickens which it ate frame and all. Cooked is a different story.

This. Cooked bones much more likely to break into sharp pieces and perforate the GI tract, hence their vets warning. Not much to do now unless the dog starts showing symptoms. Will probably be fine but I'd keep a very close eye tonight.

I stand corrected

 

[tonydead]

I lost a pound of bacon like that once.

 

[Harry Manback]

Cooked bones aren't quite as big a concern since they're softer. If he got it all down without choking he'll probably be OK. Wouldn't hurt to ask your vet, though, since I'm just a guy on the Internet.

I've heard the opposite...raw bones aren't brittle and won't shatter into shards.

Cooked bones will.

 

[John Bender]

Cooked bones aren't quite as big a concern since they're softer. If he got it all down without choking he'll probably be OK. Wouldn't hurt to ask your vet, though, since I'm just a guy on the Internet.

I've heard the opposite...raw bones aren't brittle and won't shatter into shards.

Cooked bones will.

From what I know, it's like cooking squid.

You either need to eat it raw/cook it for 4 seconds or cook it for an hour because everything in between makes it rubbery as ####.

A lot of natural dog food brands include low and slow cooked down animal bones in their recipes (I'm talking wet, canned, actually can see the bone and hear your dog crunching on it stuff), so there's no exact science to this.

Good luck BS - I think you're ok with the vet's suggestions. Watch the ole girl closely and be ready with the emergency vet number in hand if needed (and use this as a a lesson going forward). I have to remember how lucky I am in times when I want to kill my dog because of how much she barks, that she will never go for food that's not hers and have never chewed on anything that's not a dog toy. She's a savage, but I could leave a fully steak dinner next to her food bowl and she wouldn't touch it unless I gave her the word to do so.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I think someone stole the chicken and framed your dog.

 

[John Bender]

I think someone stole the chicken and framed your dog.

Probably Sgt. Lenk IMO

 

[James Daulton]

Wouldn't have this problem if you had a cat instead.

 

[Chemical X]

...we'd always have walking-bird on Thanksgiving, with all the trimmings: cranberries, ***** eyes, yams stuffed with gunpowder. Then we'd all watch football, which in those days was called baseball...

 

[JaxBill]

...we'd always have walking-bird on Thanksgiving, with all the trimmings: cranberries, ***** eyes, yams stuffed with gunpowder. Then we'd all watch football, which in those days was called baseball...

Old Hoss Radbourn? Is that you?

 

[comfortably numb]

your wife chowed the chicken!

OOOOH YEAAAAA!!!

I don't even know what that means...carry on

 

[Ned]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

Holy crap, there's a nice mental picture.

My dog has eaten a couple of bunnies, too. No babies, fortunately, though now I'm going to be worried the next time. Only thing she got was worms from one of the stupid things.

There's something about rabbits, though. She's killed several squirrels, a chipmunk here and there, dug up a few moles, and even got a young groundhog. She's never shown interest in eating any of them, but usually by the time I realize she's gotten a rabbit, there's only half a rabbit left.

What is it with rabbits??

I was grilling out back with our 2 labs running around. I went in to get a beer and heard a rabbit scream. I go back out and see both dogs tearing a nest apart. The chocolate lab had a baby in his mouth and the other babies running for their lives. Just as I'm seeing all this, I see him toss his head back and swallow the damn thing like a coyote would. I never would've thought he'd do that.

 

[Deranged Hermit]

My beagle did something similar a month or so after we brought her home. My wife had just cooked a roast and put it on the dining room table to rest. She started to mash the potatoes and, when she was done asked me to come up and slice up the meat. I get up there and asked her where it was. She said it's on the table. I said, no, it's not. She gave the hearty woman sigh and said, it's right here, pointing to the empty plate. I look at her like she was nuts and we heard a gnawing sound in the corner. Out little Molly decided she was hungry and snatched up the roast and claimed it for her own.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

The dog seems okay for now, breathing seems slightly labored during the night but I slept on the couch and he didn't cry at all in his crate. I just spoke to my wife as he didn't crap for me last night or this morning but I guess he let one loose for her. No blood in his stool so that is a good sign. We had snipped his balls last week so I'm thinking last night was his FU to us for that.

 

[Zow]

I lost a pound of bacon like that once.

So you'd save the stranger?

 

[heckmanm]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

Holy crap, there's a nice mental picture.

My dog has eaten a couple of bunnies, too. No babies, fortunately, though now I'm going to be worried the next time. Only thing she got was worms from one of the stupid things.

There's something about rabbits, though. She's killed several squirrels, a chipmunk here and there, dug up a few moles, and even got a young groundhog. She's never shown interest in eating any of them, but usually by the time I realize she's gotten a rabbit, there's only half a rabbit left.

What is it with rabbits??

I was grilling out back with our 2 labs running around. I went in to get a beer and heard a rabbit scream. I go back out and see both dogs tearing a nest apart. The chocolate lab had a baby in his mouth and the other babies running for their lives. Just as I'm seeing all this, I see him toss his head back and swallow the damn thing like a coyote would. I never would've thought he'd do that.

Do you hear the bunnies, Clarice?

 

[(HULK)]

When my lab was a puppy, he ate the Tivo remote. Then he ate the replacement Tivo remote.

Some of the rubber buttons showed up in his poop, but nothing else. I assume there are batteries, plastic, and who knows what else still floating around in his stomach.

He's about to turn 9. Dogs eat stuff and live. I doubt you need a $500 vet bill for him to tell you to feed him some white rice and hope he poops it out. I just told you that for free.

 

[McGarnicle]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

Holy crap, there's a nice mental picture.

My dog has eaten a couple of bunnies, too. No babies, fortunately, though now I'm going to be worried the next time. Only thing she got was worms from one of the stupid things.

There's something about rabbits, though. She's killed several squirrels, a chipmunk here and there, dug up a few moles, and even got a young groundhog. She's never shown interest in eating any of them, but usually by the time I realize she's gotten a rabbit, there's only half a rabbit left.

What is it with rabbits??I was grilling out back with our 2 labs running around. I went in to get a beer and heard a rabbit scream. I go back out and see both dogs tearing a nest apart. The chocolate lab had a baby in his mouth and the other babies running for their lives. Just as I'm seeing all this, I see him toss his head back and swallow the damn thing like a coyote would. I never would've thought he'd do that.

They're delicious.

 

[SacramentoBob]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

And then Da Guru ran over them with his mower.

 

[Bucky86]

My ####### dog eats sticks and then pukes them up at 4AM.

 

[xulf]

My 30 lb Boston Terrier has eaten a bunny and its babies from its belly (then puked up whole baby bunnies) and a skunk. Likely ok but probably worth a call.

Holy crap, there's a nice mental picture.

My dog has eaten a couple of bunnies, too. No babies, fortunately, though now I'm going to be worried the next time. Only thing she got was worms from one of the stupid things.

There's something about rabbits, though. She's killed several squirrels, a chipmunk here and there, dug up a few moles, and even got a young groundhog. She's never shown interest in eating any of them, but usually by the time I realize she's gotten a rabbit, there's only half a rabbit left.

Yes, super gross. She threw them up in the bedroom. I didn't know at the time that she had even killed anything, just found a bunch of the little ones on the floor with some fur and claws. The next day we found the mom in the yard...just its head and spinal cord (mortal combat style).

 

[Angry Beavers]

You got the right advice. Unless there is blood in the stool or puke the dog is fine. You would be amazed at what a dog can eat and pass without incident... including a pound of multi colored Chocolate kisses wrappers and all at Holiday Time - makes it really easy to find the dog crap with minimal light... just sayin'

( yes, I know chocolate is bad for dogs, but it is the Dark Chocolate you need to worry about a lot more than milk chocolate - so i have heard... )