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My puppy ate a paper straw wrapper. Should I be worried about her?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 months and 2 days old | 10.6 lbs

I swear my puppy eats everything she's not supposed to. I just caught her eating a straw wrapper in the car I was driving and couldn't get the full thing out of her mouth in time. Should I be worried? It was a Starbucks wrapper.

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on July 3rd, 2017

Puppies are always bad about eating things they shouldn't at this age - I can sympathize! :) Fortunately, a straw wrapper shouldn't harm her at all - the paper will be broken up in her stomach and should pass through harmlessly in her stool.

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