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My dog might have swallowed a bottle cap 4 days ago. What now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 5 months old

I lost cap of my empty coke bottle it's been 4 days now I try to find it but could not succeed it I am scared as I don't know what if bruno has swollen it so I m very much worried so what should I do now?

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Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 8th, 2017

You can observe Bruno closely for signs of a gastrointestinal foreign body. These would include vomiting, decreased appetite, lethargy, abdominal pain, straining to have a bowel movement. If any of these occur, seek veterinary care. Luckily it has been 4 days with no issue, and usually an object will have passed through the GI tract in this amount of time. Also, the bottle cap would easily be seen on an x-ray so it will be very easy to see the problem if he does start acting ill.

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