My puppy ate fabric. What to do and how to prevent future chewing?

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my 4 month old kelpie pup has eaten a lot of material off my pillowcase as I was out celebrating a birthday and ive come home and its been chewed off. what do I do to make her vomit it up or poop it out as soon as possible as I don't want any damage to her intestines and the vet is in the next town over and unreachable at this time, im very worried and how do I stop her doing it in the future as ive tried everything to make her stop eating materials she shouldn't be eating, please help

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, vomiting up a foreign body can only be done if the item was consumed in the past two hours, and given that you aren't sure when your pup ate your pillowcase, it may be too late to induce vomiting. There's nothing you can do to make her pass it quicker, and I would caution against using any human medications without veterinary approval or using a method you find on the internet as you may do harm to your pup. You can try giving her a slice of whole wheat bread now, and with every meal to form a ball of ingesta around the pillowcase to help cushion it as is passes through her GI tract. You can feed this piece of bread to her with every meal. I would monitor her for the next 72 hours of signs of obstruction, which include vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, lethargy, and constipation. Should you see any of those signs, please take her into the vet immediately. When you leave the house, I would recommend putting her in a crate, as that will keep her from getting into things while you are gone.

My puppy ate fabric. What to do and how to prevent future chewing?

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