Remy ate a small piece of glass

[MickeyTheYork]

Hi all,

My 5 month old yorkie, Remy, ate a small piece of glass (maybe a few cm). Should I be worried? He seems fine right now.

If everything continues to go fine, can I stop worrying about it? What signs should I look for. Thanks in advance..

MTY

[Patti]

I would call my vet just to make sure. Hopefuly it was small enough not to do any damage. They may suggest giving him something to eat to help coat the glass so it doesn't do any damage coming out. I definately would call the vet. Good luck.

[TJCYorkie]

I would have to agree, call your vet and ask. It shouldn't be a problem being that it was such a small piece, but I would want to take procaution. The vet may have suggestions on, like Patti said, something to help coat the glass while it's passing. Good luck, hope everything turns out fine!

[4Dogs]

Oh please let us know how this works out. It is scary all the things these little ones can swallow that big dogs will just pass by. Kinda reminds me of the differnece between my singles and my twin skin babies!

J

[LuvMySissy]

My first aid info. for dogs says to soak a cotton ball (make sure it is cotton, not synthetic) in Half & Half and feed it to the dog. Break into two pieces of your baby is under 5 lbs, from 5-10 lbs, feed two cotton balls. The glass will get wrapped in the cotton ball and the cream will help it slide through the digestive system without causing any cuts.

I would check with your vet first, though. Even a small piece of glass can do damage through the system.

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by LuvMySissy

My first aid info. for dogs says to soak a cotton ball (make sure it is cotton, not synthetic) in Half & Half and feed it to the dog. Break into two pieces of your baby is under 5 lbs, from 5-10 lbs, feed two cotton balls. The glass will get wrapped in the cotton ball and the cream will help it slide through the digestive system without causing any cuts.

I would check with your vet first, though. Even a small piece of glass can do damage through the system.

Wow, that's good information! I agree with everyone- call your vet. Spike ate a little bitty bead (unknown to us) when he was a puppy and he cried for about an hour trying to pass it. We didn't know what was happening until the bead came out. Glass would really worry me.

[diva pup]

Originally Posted by LuvMySissy

My first aid info. for dogs says to soak a cotton ball (make sure it is cotton, not synthetic) in Half & Half and feed it to the dog. Break into two pieces of your baby is under 5 lbs, from 5-10 lbs, feed two cotton balls. The glass will get wrapped in the cotton ball and the cream will help it slide through the digestive system without causing any cuts.

I would check with your vet first, though. Even a small piece of glass can do damage through the system.

[BamaFan121s]

Originally Posted by LuvMySissy

My first aid info. for dogs says to soak a cotton ball (make sure it is cotton, not synthetic) in Half & Half and feed it to the dog. Break into two pieces of your baby is under 5 lbs, from 5-10 lbs, feed two cotton balls. The glass will get wrapped in the cotton ball and the cream will help it slide through the digestive system without causing any cuts.

I would check with your vet first, though. Even a small piece of glass can do damage through the system.

Beat me to it! We actually did this once when we had a dog swallow a push pin...worked like a charm..we used flavored coffee creamer because, well, it's what we had in the house at the time.