Update on Eating Bones Please Read

My lovely boy has been in hospital for 2 days now, he is on a drip, has a catheter, is being given morphine pain killer and immodium. They are taking stool samples to grow a culture which will take 2 or 3 more days so they can then give him the right antibiotic. His diarreah has now lasted 6 days even though he has been on nil by mouth for a couple of days and at one point he couldn't even jump on the sofa or walk. Its breaking my heart and all because I gave him a bone from the butcher. Never ever again. Please learn by my mistake, I would hate to see another dog go through what mine has. I am devastated.

Lizzie

To be honest, I think you have been so very unlucky. I would say that the bone was probably an old one which was tainted with either salmonella or campylobacter (I think that's how it's spelt). It may even be totally unrelated to the bone - Giardia, for example, which is what laid my boy low with exactly the same symptoms when he was about 10 months old.

The bone itself would not have caused the symptoms you have described - bacteria certainly can.

I hope he's feelong so much better really soon.

Poor thing, is it connected to the same bone you initially said? Thats awfull it was 5 days ago, poor baby. He'll pull through but what a shock for you. x sending hugs your way x

how sad feel very sorry for your boy hope he gets better soon i never give kaiser bones im to paranoid about things like that he only gets the bones with stuff in the middle from the pet shops

I'm so sorry about this! How very sad and scary!! I'll be thinking of you and your sweet boy.

Awwwww, poor boy.
Was it bacteria which made him sick or did he chew and get a peice of bone stuck and lodged somewhere to cause the problem???
The lady who runs the Puppy Pre-school which I took Roxy to also said that she would never give her dogs a bone.

Hope he's up and about soon

hope he gets better soon

Hope he's better soon

Hiya Lizzie, I really hope your boy is better real soon. I do agree with Caryll re the contaminated bone and it's damn unlucky and a real shame it's caused your boy such a rough ride like I say I hope he recoveres real soon ><

yes that is a sad story to read.. really hope he is on the road to recovery...

Oh dear, hope he pulls through soon and I agree this has been a very unlucky thing to happen and is rare! Sorry if you've posted before but was the bone frozen before you fed it to him? This kills bacteria as cooking would!

Oh you poor thing Lizzie.. it must be awful seeing your beloved dog in that state... Please keep us updated as to how he gets on and fingers xd he is back to his usual self in a matter of days ..

Sending big hugs your way xx

Lizzie, how is he today?

I had a bad experience with bones so they are banned in my house now