My 7 month old puppy ate half a tennis ball before I saw him and wrestled the remainer away. He's always chewing on something, but this is the first time he's eaten a ball. Do you think he'll suffer any long term effects? Is a dog's digestive tract fairly simple - as in straight through?
2006-12-22 16:07:36 · 16 answers · asked by workingclasshero 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
A dog's digestive system is like ours. If it is chewed enough to pass, it will be just fine. My dog once ate condoms (!) and I was so afraid, but he passed them. The only time they are in danger is when it doesn't come out the other end. When that happens, the dog will shun food and get very slow. You will know. As long as your puppy eats and poops, all is well. Keep an eye.
2006-12-22 16:11:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If it is a large or medium breed dog, he should be okay. But if it a small breed you may have some trouble. I would just keep an eye on him and if he starts acting lethargic, vomits, refuses to eat, or has diarrhea I would call the vet.
He shouldn't suffer any long term affects as long as it passes okay and their digestive system is pretty simple (especially compared to other types of animals) and very similar to ours.
By the way, next time you catch him eating something that he shouldn't give him about 1/4 - 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide. It will make him vomit what he ate back up, so then you at least don't have to worry.
2006-12-22 16:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by iluvmyfrenchbulldogs 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of a tennis ball. Those are some teeth!
But, I've seen dogs eat pennies, nails, plastic toys, even a sock. watch the dog closely for any signs of obstruction, like vomiting or straining to go to the bathroom.
If he got it into little pieces, it probably won't hurt him, but a big chunk could cause a bowel obstruction, which your vet would need to take care of. I hope he's alright!
2006-12-22 16:12:47 · answer #3 · answered by Emmy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES! My dog HAS eaten a tennis ball and it nearly killed her!
One of my dogs, a Border Collie, broke a tennis ball in half, chewed one half into pieces and swallowed them then swallowed the other half entirely. (To this day I don't know how she did that.) The pieces perforated her intestine, causing her to go into shock. The half tennis ball lodged in her stomach not allowing anything to pass. She required emergency surgery to remove the half from her stomach and 6" of intestines that were perforated. The vets were very worried about infection (from the loss of intestinal matter into the abdomen). For a while, they weren't sure if she would pull through. Fortunately, I got her to an emergency vet in time and she was okay.
Don't fool around with this. If you see his abdomen contracting (the first thing I noticed), if he seems sick or in pain - get him to a vet immediately!! My dog went from being okay to having abdominal contractions (while I was on the phone with the vet) to being in complete shock (by the time I was at the vet's office) within about 30 minutes.
2006-12-22 18:30:13 · answer #4 · answered by keesnbcs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know. my dogs have played with tennis balls b4. both my puppy and my dog who passed away last yr kept chewing on tennis balls to the point where they'd tear it apart and we thought they had eaten at least half of the tennis balls but found that they were elsewhere. what you may wanna do is get your dog checked out though, just in case
2006-12-22 16:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by kristyb872001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 2 dobermans both eat tennis balls on a regular basis as did my last neo mastiff. As long as he didnt swallow the whole half he should be right. Dogs will generally chew things into just the right size pieces to pass thru safely but i would watch his bowel movements over the next few days to make sure.
2006-12-22 16:12:55 · answer #6 · answered by Big red 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a Boston Terrier that ate my mother's knee-high nylon. It scared me, so I called the Emergency Animal Hospital. I didn't wait to see if he got constipated, etc. Here's what they told me to do and I did it AND IT WORKS!!!!! As soon as you know that your dog has consumed something like that, give it a teaspoon of peroxide. The peroxide starts bubbling in the stomach, which eventually makes the dog regurgitate it out. You will have to repeat giving the dog the peroxide a couple of times before it will throw it up. The best thing to do is call the vet or hospital and they can tell you how many teaspoons of peroxide to give your dog. Every dog is different, and the amount of peroxide is determined by its weight.
2006-12-22 18:27:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop worrying!! He'll be OK - Dogs eat the strangest things and survive. Keep an eye on him and if he doesn't get any better ring the vet back again. He's probably just lost his bounce for a couple of hours ;)
2016-03-13 21:31:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup!! A couple of my dogs devour as much as they can of them on a regular basis. The rip them apart slowly - first that green stuff.. until they get to the middle and eat that!
In my experience, they've always come out the other end - check for the green fuzz and grey rubber stuff in their poop. Should be all there in a couple of days. If your dog starts acting depressed and you don't notice him poop, then it's probably time for a trip to the vet.
2006-12-22 16:24:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 10:04:59 · answer #10 · answered by Darlene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋