Corn cob

[Emily]

First Merlin's leg, then Harley's heart and now Ella's stomach

In a madhouse moment when we were cleaning up after dinner last night (Nathan decided to use his toothbrush to scoop the gel disc from the toilet bowl) Ella took the opportunity to grab a small section of corn cob from the bin (about 1/5th of a full cob). She crunched it up and ate most of it before I could get back to her.

In the night at about 1am she threw up (and ate it again). This didn't particularly surprise me as she tends to do this if she has anything out of the ordinary to eat for dinner. Today she's been bright, bouncy, eating and drinking and toileting as usual but... She's thrown up (and eaten it) twice more. I spoke to the vet and I had a good feel of her belly (nice and soft and no obvious discomfort) so for now, we're on a watch an wait.

Looks like I'm not getting any sleep tonight

 

[Charlie]

Waste not want not! I hope Ella will be OK too and that you get some sleep tonight Emily. Hugs to darling Ella xxx

 

[Joy]

Poor Ella. I hope it all passes smoothly! I bet it feels like having two toddlers sometimes.

 

[Selina27]

Hope it comes to nothing @Emily

 

[Jacqui-S]

Goodness me.
If it's crunched up rather than whole I think it will be ok.
It's the whole ones that cause the obstructions I think.
Hope your night is quiet x ( although that might worry you too...)

 

[Mabel’smummy]

Oh dear, fingers crossed for a peaceful night. X

 

[kateincornwall]

Oh No ! Is there no end to what the devils will eat ? Hoping for a peaceful night x

 

[Emily]

Thankfully we had a quiet night with no sickness and she's still her bouncy self this morning.

 

[Jen]

Glad to hear Ella is ok!

Slightly off topic but when I read your original post I was on my lunch. I find it so strange that you’ve had a full nights sleep between then and now and I’m still up and about!

 

[Selina27]

find it so strange that you’ve had a full nights sleep between then and now and I’m still up and about!

I know exactly what you mean

 

[Xena Dog Princess]

Corn cobs were the bane of my existence this summer, they were bloody everywhere. I pulled so many out of Xena's mouth. Glad Ella's feeling fine this morning.

LOL at Nathan and his toothbrush. Hey, at least he didn't eat the Toilet Duck?

 

[Lab_adore]

So glad Ella is ok. Maxx is a bin monster too and we have to be so careful.

 

[Emily]

Slightly off topic but when I read your original post I was on my lunch. I find it so strange that you’ve had a full nights sleep between then and now and I’m still up and about!

I always think it's funny because you're so far behind. Sometimes I'll see a post saying "looking forward to this evening" and I think "don't bother, it wasnt very good" as if I'm actually living in the future

 

[Lab_adore]

always think it's funny because you're so far behind. Sometimes I'll see a post saying "looking forward to this evening" and I think "don't bother, it wasnt very good" as if I'm actually living in the future

That is so true!
I love my morning commute now (used to hate it) as I get to catch up on all the doggy news from overnight! I haven't read a page of my book in the morning for ages and normally I am inhaling it (avid reader). Then on the way home, the UK/Europe are waking up and they can catch up on the (limited) news from Australia and NZ....it is weird isn't it? Coupled with comments about how hot it is when my hands are like two little blocks of ice

 

[Cath]

Glad Ella is ok.

 

[Kelsey]

Oh Ella, why the cob?! My friends rottie ate the same size corn on the cob a few weeks ago. She also chewed it up mostly and she was ok. I’m sure Ella will be too ? doesn’t stop the worrying though, I know ?

 

[edzbird]

Good girl for chewing it up. Glad she's OK.

 

[Emily]

Her poos have been, well, chunky. The hard bits of the corn cob are like bone

 

[Naya]

What a worry our dogs are! Glad she seems to be ok though.

 

[Boogie]

Glad she’s OK