Re: Hydrogen Peroxide- Pumkin& Vaseline too...

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

At 02:06 PM 6/28/00 -0700, you wrote:
>So, our first dog was the ultimate consumer dog; everything went into his
>mouth, no matter what it was, what it tasted like, how many sharp edges it
>had. Quite a battle. Anyway, our vet told us that Hydrogen Peroxide works
>very well when your dog swallows something really bad. A couple of
>tablespoons (usually poured down the throat from the bottle while you have
>the dogs head tilted back), and 3-5 minutes later everything comes back
>up. Looks horrible, but its not really all that bad.
Yup!  god old drug store hydrogen peroxide.  But there is a ketch (isn't 
there always)...   If a dog eats something and you see them do it or KNOW 
it's only been a few minutes is this usually effective for toxins.  But yes 
good old HP...  I guess it's time to make up a list of things to have 
around.  Let's work on this together...  Leigh gets credit for the HP... :-)

Now here is mine:  Pumpkin and Vaseline If a dog eats something like glass 
(yes they have been known to do that) It's almost impossible for a vet to 
go in and remove chewed up glass.  You mix a one pound of pumpkin with a 
small say 2 ounce jar of Vaseline with a wooden spoon (don't try to do it 
with your hands it's really icky) feed it to them.  They love it and what 
it does is the Vaseline coats the intestines and the pumpkin pushes it 
through with volume and doesn't give them diarrhea.  I have heard this can 
be used as well for things like sock eaters.  You would be amazed at the 
things one can find in a busy dogs poop! <LOL>  Our Charger ate more 
pumpkin and Vaseline than any dog I know of.  His fav was tennis balls, not 
just the fuzz either.   Pumpkin is great if they get constipated to, just 
adds fiber which helps thing flow freer.

Ok who's next?