My dog ate something bad, now having accidents. Is it serious?

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Our dog is a chewer, and for the past few days he woke up overnight to gag up some tiny stuff (wood chips and maybe a cigarette filter?). He did it three nights in a row. We now notice more water drinking, a couple more poops per day (mostly normal but smaller), and he had a few accidents inside. He’s still very hungry and eating fine, plenty of energy and playful. Could the accidents be tied to bowl/intestine inflammation from eating stuff? Poop issues are normal but accidents aren’t. Thanks! Pet's info: Dog | English Cocker Spaniel | Male | neutered | 1 year and 1 month old | 25 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. The accidents may definitely be tied to the inappropriate ingestion of garbage. Try to be more diligent securing garbage & placing things like cigarette butts out of his reach. At best, he may get a bit of GI upset, at worse, he may actually poison himself or wind up with a severe intestinal inflammation or blockage. Make sure he has easy access to appropriate chew toys like nylabones & Kong toys ( especially the ones you can hide treats in ). Invest in some puzzle toys & tire him out so he is less apt to wander the house looking for trouble to get into. Hopefully, once he matures a bit more, this will no longer be such an issue. thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog ate something bad, now having accidents. Is it serious?

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