Learnt the hard way!

[ilovemarkb]

Hi animal lovers! this isnt a question!!! We.ve had to take our 4 month old cavalier king charles to the vet twice today as he.s been vomiting since lastnight. The 2 valuable lessons we.ve learnt is
A: Dont give your pup a spare rib bone (From chinese takeaway)
B: Make sure you have pet insurance!!!

The vet bill so far is �124.27 we have to take him back in the morning as there is still a piece of bone in his lower bowel!!!
P.S We now have pet insurance! (too late to pay this bill)

[yesmadam]

Hi ilovemarkb, I'm sorry to hear you have made that mistake :-(
Chicken and Pork bones splinter and are deemed not suitable for dogs.
As is:

http://www.paws-kuwait.org/index.php?fooddange r

Hope poochy gets well soon :-)

[garner]

oh, im so sorry for your pup. please go back to animals and nature 11.1.07 to raisins [lankeela] and robotics they pass on some very good info on what your dog can eat and what they are alergic to i hope he is soon well and healthy...good luck

[pmjblue]

oh dear, hard lesson to learn, hope he is ok. You may find this interesting from a friend who always fed her dogs raw chicken wings, which are supposed to be ok, although I wouldnt give them mine
http://www.collienet.com/health%20topics/bones %20and%20dogs.htm

[ilovemarkb]

Thankyou for your responses!. We just hoping and praying that he poohs out that last piece of bone, although not sure how this is possible as he hasn,t eaten since 9pm sunday! (under vets instruction) surely there cant be any pooh left in him.
thanks for vauable information, i.ve learnt a lot, and will be very carefulin the future x

[wolf63]

you have learnt a lot.

But there is so much more to learn - don't leave valuable antique vases where a dog can get his head stuck in it.

Don't think a six foot fence will keep the dog in the garden is another one.

Enjoy your puppy, they are worth the effort, the sleepless nights and the times you want to hit your head against a wall.

[lankeela]

If you work on the basis that dog food is for dogs and human food is for humans, you won't go far wrong!

[bexe]

hi,
cooked bones are a non no but ive heard that aslong as they are raw, then they will not splinter and damage your dog/cat. though make sur the raw meat has been frozen first to kill any harmful parasites!