Not to worry : We have a few tips on how you may avoid this kind of trip to the veterinary surgeon .
If you ’ve been needing a reminder to pass your counter of anything — and I meananything — your inquisitive dog could possibly eat , this is it .
Because our four - legged scraps disposals have zero boundaries . Just require the folks atAlicia Pet Care Center . Last month , the California veterinary hospital post atrioofTikToksasking its veterinary staff about 1 ) the eldritch thing they ’ve extracted from dog ' stomach and 2 ) the odd things their own pups have corrode .
Photo: Courtesy of apccvet / TikTok
This list is suspicious — but also horrendous ? Like , it ’s awing our vets can remove all these matter , but some of these objects are mete horrifying .
That ’s the commencement of a fairly squeamish landfill aright there . Our own favourite health and behavior editor — Jenna Stregowski , RVT — has a similar list from her career : coins , batteries , nuts and bolts , silverware , and even a bunch of sand .
" [ Because ] dog primarily explore the public with their noses and mouth , they sometimes immerse stuff that makes no horse sense to us humans , " Stregowski says .
And these lists are n’t just a collection of hungryLabrador retriever . They’reboxers , West Highland terriers(the sand feeder ) , andMaltipoos , too .
So how do you prevent your dog from eating something that endanger both his well - being and your wallet ? We have a few footmark you may take .
First : Put everything by . reset the counters ; shut down the laundry room room access ; secure the eyelid on the shabu cans and wearing apparel hampers . If your wienerwurst has pica — the urge to use up unusual affair often spawning from forcible or behavior problem — you’ll want to set his opportunity .
2d : Give him something else to do . Stregowski sound out pica is " often triggered by boredom , tenseness , or anxiousness , " so this is where you ’ll require to distract him . That mean giving himtoysto turn with orpuzzlesto solve .
Third : wear down ‘em out ! If you ’re apprehensive about leave alone your dog neglected , get in some honest exercise before you go . It ’s much harder to eat home items when you ’re exhausted and just require to nap . Plus , exercising with your dogcan be a way to expend even more quality time together .
Four : relish intact self-will and a healthy dog .
Has your dog eaten something incredibly weird that did n’t make this list ? get me know about it ataustin.cannon@dotdashmdp.com .
