My puppy ate a stick. Should I be concerned if she's acting normal?

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Hi my 5 month boxer puppy may have swallowed about a 7 in thin stick that she was chewing on. I tried to stop her but she kept running off when I went to take it and I didn't think she would swallow it. It's been about 5 hours now since she did and seems to be acting normal. Should I be concerned or will she just poop it out? Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 7 days old | 36 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. I would monitor Ripley for now as there are no clinical symptoms to be concerned about. What I would recommend doing would be to feed bread slices with pure canned pumpkin to help booked up the feces around the object to help prevent it from causing any punctures in the intestinal tract potentially. If you begin to see any symptoms such as vomiting, lethargy, abdominal pain, inappetence or anything else out of the ordinary I would get Ripley seen by a veterinarian sooner rather than later and have abdominal x-rays taken to see if the stick has caused any issues. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My puppy ate a stick. Should I be concerned if she's acting normal?

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