I think he swallowed my earring!
I can't imagine the earring hurting him. Should I be concerned? Then what are my odds of recovery? Anyone ever find anything after the trip down the digestive tract? |
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Well there's good news and there's bad news 
A few years ago my dumb dalmation ate an acupuncture needle while he was having acupuncture for his back injury. Needless to say both the vet and I freaked out a bit. So after a bowl of muesli and some cotton wool balls soaked in parafin oil the needle reappeared-this is the good news and I dont think you need to do the wool thing for an earring. Unless you wear totally huge diamond earrings, of course 
So you ask what is the bad news. If you want the earring you get to have the dubious honour of poking around in dog poo every day. 
I had to find the needle as it was dangerous if it stayed in there. It took 8 days to reappear, all tangled up in the cotton wool. I was heartily sick of all my friends text messaging me about hunting for a needle in a stack.
I can see the funny side now |
| Must be a sheepie fetish thingy
It should pass OK  Some flax seed Oil or some oily sardines in a meal should help it slip through quicker  You then just have the delightfull job of checking the doo doo's over the next couple of days to retrieve it. 
Same thing happen to my friend her OES got her gold earring off the side table in her bedroom, it passed 3 days later although a bit out of shape when it exited  She sterilised it and took it to the jeweler for straightening out, thank goodness the jeweler did not ask what happened to the earing
Whenever she has them on now I crack up in fits of laughter cause I know where one of them has been |
| You might want to have those earrings reset into screw type and really crank those things down when you put them on!
I live in dread of one falling out so I risk gangrene of the earlobe. |
| Great info. Glad to see people have been successful at recovery attempts.
I will be on poop inspection duty for the rest of the week. |
| Try mixing a little Metamucil or Fiber..sure?? in with her food to add bulk to her stools and speed their travel. Less than a teaspoon is about right for our pups. Metamucil may cause a little gas, I have better luck with Fibersure or whatever it is. |
| Good luck!!!!
I really hope you find it - I would be so bummed if I lost one of mine.  |
| Nothing says: "I love you" more than a diamond
in a pile of steaming poo. |
| Oh dear. This has officially confirmed one of my mother's greatest fears with Linus. He loves to give ear kisses, and she swears he's going after her very expensive earrings every time he leans in for a slurp.
In the last few months, he's eaten several rubber flip-flops, irrigation tubing, a leather dog collar, and four feet of lamp cord/wire. He also decided to do some nice sanding and refinishing of my patio door. The kid's digestive system is like a Timex watch! He seems to be getting over his obsession with this kind of misbehavior. We didn't have a Christmas tree this year, however, just in case he got extra creative. Good thing they're cute, right? Best of luck! You'll find the diamond soon.... |
shescribe wrote: Good thing they're cute, right?
Best of luck! You'll find the diamond soon.... Let's hope the sun is shining so the you know what has a glint beaming from it, otherwise a popsicle stick and examination works wonders. |
| this happen to my mom about 20 years ago with my oes pup.. never did find the earring |
| Good luck, I really hope you find it, so that you know Bert is ok. |
I hope you can bring yourself to put it back in your ear once it reappears too !! 
Julie x |
| I am so sorry this has happened.
I went through a similar situation last month with a diamond ring. Coincidentally, the ring went missing the morning of her vet appointment. The vet offered to X-Ray, I declined because I wasn't certain she had swallowed it (that was back in my holistic-phase for the puppy!) The vet assured me she was large enough that it would pass. For two weeks I dutifully scooped every pooh. I knew after three days she hadn't swallowed it, but I continued my careful search, just in case. I found my ring next to the clothes hamper wedged between the carpet molding and the carpet, against the wall. She had been playing with it and dropped it and then her pawing pushed it into the wall. I would recommend trying to go through your home, especially the area where you found the back, as carefully as possible. I used a flashlight to aid looking for the sparkle and only the Roomba for vacuuming so I could sort through the debris cup before tossing out anything accidentally. Good luck! |
shescribe wrote: he's eaten several rubber flip-flops, irrigation tubing, a leather dog collar, and four feet of lamp cord/wire. He also decided to do some nice sanding and refinishing of my patio door.
Oh my.  You are a brave soul! |
| My husband gave me a pair of diamond earrings when I was pregnant with my oldest. They were very special to me because I had been told I couldn't have any children - and I endued up having three. The earrings were given to me when the baby reached 27 weeks gestation and therefore had a good chance to survive.
Four years ago, Riley ate one of the posts. We never did fid it. I do have a replacement pair of earrings now and I am not mad at Riley. Accidents happen. |
| This reminds me of the book Marley & Me. The part where he was searching for a piece of jewelry with a "scat stick"
BTW: The movie opens Christmas Day Best of luck with your search. |
QuailTrail wrote: shescribe wrote: he's eaten several rubber flip-flops, irrigation tubing, a leather dog collar, and four feet of lamp cord/wire. He also decided to do some nice sanding and refinishing of my patio door. Oh my. You are a brave soul!It's a good thing he's not my first sheepdog. I've been trained by previous OES thieves who were quite destructive and creative in their youth, but absolute joys to live with. Linus and I had a "discussion" about his behavior when I came home to find that present and came to an understanding --- Mom will not trust him for a very long time. He gets locked in the kitchen when I leave (although I know he's escaped and returned before I came home. But that's another story). The floor lamp in question wasn't plugged in. Thank goodness he didn't swallow the plug. The little devil managed to drag the lamp across the room --- we're talking 10 feet --- keep it upright, and shorten the cord from 6 to 2 feet. |
Quote: Linus and I had a "discussion" about his behavior when I came home to find that present and came to an understanding --- Mom will not trust him for a very long time. He gets locked in the kitchen when I leave
Linus and Tiggy must NEVER get together to compare notes. See previous posts re Tiggys gastronomical forays. I have also concluded that a lack of trust is a must. Tiggy doesnt even stay in while I have a quick shower anymore as that's as long as it takes for destructor woman to get up to no good. She's out in the back courtyard every time. Its just safer for all. |
Mim wrote: Quote: Linus and I had a "discussion" about his behavior when I came home to find that present and came to an understanding --- Mom will not trust him for a very long time. He gets locked in the kitchen when I leave Linus and Tiggy must NEVER get together to compare notes. See previous posts re Tiggys gastronomical forays. I have also concluded that a lack of trust is a must. Tiggy doesnt even stay in while I have a quick shower anymore as that's as long as it takes for destructor woman to get up to no good. She's out in the back courtyard every time. Its just safer for all. Jenny can't ever meet either one of them (LOL). I have caught her trying to get at the cord to my crystal lamp in the living room. Come to think of it, I am glad that her brother Bert lives a little too far away because they would be double trouble. But he is so adorable!! |
| Glad to hear Jenny has those thoughts in her head as well
....Right now I have to retrieve Bert favorite birkenstock clog. (They grow too fast.) Still no results on the diamond search... |
Bert wrote: Still no results on the diamond search...
You might be looking for a while. One of the items on Linus' recent Greatest Hits was velcro for tying holiday garland to a railing. I saw that it "reappeared", so to speak, two weeks later when I was cleaning the yard. I'm glad to know he has culinary soul mates across the globe. They do make life interesting, don't they? |
| Wow I thought 8 days for the acupuncture needle was bad. |
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