I need help - advise please!! Asap!

Well she threw up another one while I was at work today. Thankfully I had come home at lunch and put her in her kennel. If she had thrown it up in the middle of the 5 of them, someone surely would have eaten it!

I guess I'm just going to wait it out. I'm very worried, but she seems no worse for the wear. She's happy and active.

Durdyn literally knocked her over with his waging tail!! She went flying, but was up in a flash and back in the pack. She doesn't want to be left out of anything.
 
We have to keep the bathroom door "completely shut" when we leave Mally home alone and also one of the bedroom doors. He has enough space to roam, with those 2 doors completely closed. I would keep her totally out of the bathroom if you can.

Prayers going up for her that she's alright.
 
I'm keeping Miss Lottie in my prayers. May I recommend a trash can with a step-on lid? We have then on all our cans -- just in case!
 
I just did a search on the Internet titled - what to do when dog eats foreign cloth object. You will find much advice and you would not believe how many dogs eat lady products.
 
Chris said:
I'm keeping Miss Lottie in my prayers. May I recommend a trash can with a step-on lid? We have then on all our cans -- just in case!
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Haha! This is the kind of trash can I have! The little stinker figured out how to open it! This is what I want to know, did she use her bad foot to open it, or did she stand on her bad foot and use the other? The foot pedal now faces the wall. I close the bathroom door when I leave now. It's a bummer for Meggie though because she likes to lay in there.

I have an antique dresser that I retrofit as my vanity. There is no where to put the trash "under the sink." I'm thinking of just taking it out all together. I live by myself. I think I could handle the trash being in another room. Convenience certainly isn't worth all this anguish over Lottie Jean.

She is eating, drinking, peeing and pooping and doesn't seem listless or lethargic. I'm hopeful we're nearing the end of this mess!
 
MissSuzie said:
Haha! This is the kind of trash can I have! The little stinker figured out how to open it! This is what I want to know, did she use her bad foot to open it, or did she stand on her bad foot and use the other? The foot pedal now faces the wall. I close the bathroom door when I leave now. It's a bummer for Meggie though because she likes to lay in there.
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Bentley just uses his nose to lift up the top--doesn't need to step on the pedal to open it.
 
Mally points with his nose to let me know what he wants, or where something is, etc.! I agree shelties are too smart for their own good. But would we want them any other way, really?
 
Mine began canvassing the bedrooms and bathrooms to raid the trash baskets for kleenex to shred. We never figured out if it's one or all three since when we ask we get the "Who Me" look of innocence. Now I just pick the wastebaskets up and put them on the sink counter or the dresser. It's a lovely look when company comes and I forget to put them down, but since most of our friends are dog people they understand! :uhoh:
 
Ok I realize you've stated multiple times that your dog hasn't gotten into the trash for two weeks, but... My understanding is that dogs have short GI tracts, and I've observed this in action too, I've seen bad input at breakfast time affect the output by dinner time.

If I were in your shoes, this is the question I'd be asking:
Momentarily discarding all assumptions about her intake, is it even remotely plausible, from a physiology perspective, that a dog might eat any given thing, retain it, and then throw it up two weeks later?
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An aside, I know how frustrating it can be, trying to keep them from eating things other than their kibble. It seems to be fading, but my Jake had an inordinate interest in the cat box. He knows damn well he's not allowed, but... And the hell of it is, we can't lock it down, it must be accessible to the cat. My GF (it's her cat) has suggested putting it on the bathroom counter, but even thinking about it (much less having it at sink level a foot away) while brushing my teeth is even more revolting than what Jake does, so... hoping Jake grows out of it completely -- soon!

-Mark
 
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