LGD ate Glass

[Goat Servant]

Found small piece of glass in his stool today mostly encased in alfalfa. No wonder the last 1/2" or so looked like it had blood before he passed it. He has been a little off for several days.

Do I give him Pen G or what? Tet? Thanks for your help.

[HappyFarmer]

I think I'd be calling the vet for xrays.

Any idea how much glass was ingested, rephrased to how much more is possibly inside him? How big is "small"? I'd like to think the one piece was gulped before he realized it was sharp & there are no more pieces. At least he passed it with out dying in the process.

I think I'd feed him some mineral oil, maybe it will help coat his stomach should any shards be remaining. I would also start him on antibiotics fever or not (normally I would not say this, but this is different). I'd also put him on soft foods for at least a week, raw hamburger if he won't eat wet dog food.

Is he still "off"? Any more blood, throwing up, temperature?

Then I think I'd be calling the vet for xrays, did I say that already?

I don't know about you but without my LGD's I wouldn't have any goats; No live ones anyways. I'd get a professional opinion for sure.
HF

[Minelson]

I would get to the vet with that....Especially since she has been off.

[Bearfootfarm]

I've heard you can feed them a few cotton balls soaked in milk.
The theory is the cotton fibers will catch on the glass and sheild it.
If it's been a while since he ate it though, it may be too late for that to help

[Goat Servant]

Yes Happyfarmer I was thinking about some mineral oil. How much?
The glass was about 1/4" long & 1/8"wide.
Lord I pray that is the only one.
He has found glass before and all kinds of stuff but just leaves it where I can find it. (and not in his poop)
Will keep eye out tomorrow for any blood in stool.
K now I need to find out normal temp for dogs.

[HappyFarmer]

That's not that big, Pyrs are big dogs. I was thinking it (the glass) was bigger. Lets hope that's the only piece, heh?

Normal temp is 101.5, above 102 is considered a fever (had to google this I havn't taken a dogs temp in 3 years!).

Bearfoot Farm the cotton balls are a brilliant idea. I'd feed them just in case there may be more glass, such a small piece I'm afraid to say it is likely there are more. I'd start with maybe 2-3 tablespoons of mineral oil-too much & he'll throw up. Maybe mix it with some hamburger so he doesn't aspirate it. Or bacon grease sopped in bread.

He probably has some internal cuts, plus I'm sure ingested glass is a painful feeling if you move wrong.

I think I'd still take him to be examined.
HF

[glazed]

BREAD.



Lots and lots of bread.



(Worked for my two year old nephew, it did.)



BREAD.

[Goat Servant]

Mama Crow, what did your nephew injest?

Think what I will do is bread & bacon grease sounds like an ingenious idea!

[glazed]

Those dadgum, sparkly, temptuous Christmas lights!



He bit one off while it was lit! We're not sure what hurt him worse, the glass shards in his little mouth or the popping explosion when he chomped down.

My sister called the pedi and called me ... we both said BREAD.



But it was a harrowing 2-3 days, it was.

[farmmom]

Originally Posted by Mama Crow

BREAD.



Lots and lots of bread.



(Worked for my two year old nephew, it did.)



BREAD.

This is what the vet I used to work for told people to do for dogs that had eaten sharp things. It seemed to work. I've helped take lots of stuff out of dog tummies, but never glass.

[Goat Servant]

Today's poop no sign of blood. Put canola oil on his food ths am.
Oh Mamacrow what an ordeal!

[Goat Servant]

He also got some bread soaked in drippins; had to be sneaky the pup was asleep he steals anything he can.

[Goat Servant]

No off stools today, more normal "fighting" with the pup. Its usually the pup who barks alot but this am pup was standing quietly with herd while Glass Eater took the front line.