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Some dog owners may try to treat their dogs on their own. This can be dangerous as advice from non qualified professionals, or even information from the internet can be inaccurate. For example, you may find instructions on how to make your dog vomit the bones out. While this may remove the bones if successful, the bones may get lodged somewhere coming back up.
Other people might suggest medications for your dog, and this too, can be unsafe for your dog. Thus, while self treating your dog at home may save you some money, it is very dangerous.
You may just end up paying more if your dog suffers additional issues due to the self administered treatments. If your dog is displaying any of the following signs after eating chicken bones, head to the vet immediately. It is important to keep an eye on your dog for the next 48 hours.
Abdominal pain, lethargy and black stools may not show immediately but are all signs that something might be wrong. Even if your dog seems completely normal, you should still monitor the situation for the next couple of days. Bones can pierce the esophagus which runs from the mouth to the stomach.
This can cause serious illness and even death. Some dogs may take over two days to pass the bones. If your dog seems perfectly normal after getting into chicken bones, then it is very likely that there will be no issues. Hopefully, the bone will be digested as it passes through the natural digestive route. For this reason, most vets will advise you to wait and see if there are no immediate signs that your dog is in distress.
After reading all this, you may be wondering what bones your dog can eat. Raw bones, which are much safer than cooked bones, are obviously the better option for your dog.
There are two types of raw bones - recreational raw bones and nutritional dog bones. Recreational raw bones are meant for play. They are strong, hard to shatter and generally safe for your dog to chew on. In fact, some dog owners grind the bones with a meat grinder to ensure that they are safe for their dogs.
Raw cow, lamb and beef bones are the best bones for your dog. They are generally the safer option although you should still keep and eye on your dog when they are chewing or eating them. While raw chicken, turkey and pork bones are a little safer than cooked ones, they can still splinter and cause damage that may require medical attention. Hopefully, you now have a better understanding of whether chicken bones are good or bad for your dog.
Many dog owners feed their dogs raw bones because they want to ensure that their dog gets all the nutrients that they need. You panic when you realize that your dog has eaten the chicken bones, too. Do you rush him to the vet immediately? Dogs have been eating bones for thousands of years , and most of the time, they process them just fine. Typically, chicken bones will dissolve once they hit the stomach—before they have a chance to become dangerous.
Most times, dogs are able to pass chicken bones uneventfully. Other bones, such as beef and pork bones , can cause significantly more distress and disease. Cooked bones tend to be slightly softer than raw bones, but some such as the thigh bone can be quite large relative to the size of the dog.
If a dog swallows—or tries to swallow—a chicken bone, and it does not go all the way down, it can become lodged in the esophagus. This can cause a lot of gagging, drooling and retching.
In other dogs, the bone can become stuck in the upper part of the airway—either the back of the throat the pharynx or the start of the airway itself. This is an immediate emergency in which the dog will show significant signs of distress and might cough heavily or have trouble breathing.
Chicken bones splinter easily, and when they are swallowed, they can cause perforation of the esophagus or the intestinal tract. Particularly if the chicken is uncooked, your dog is at risk of exposure to bacteria like salmonella.
If you are concerned that the bone is stuck in the upper airway or the upper intestinal tract, this is an emergency and should be addressed immediately.
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