Today, I finally realized why my 9-week-old puppy was going to the bathroom so much. I went to pick up the food bag and realized she had chewed a hole in the bottom, and eaten half of the bag in the last 4 days. Goodbye 30 pounds of dog food, and 100$ for a vet visit. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I couldn’t tell that my puppy had an upset stomach before I left for work. I came home to her covered in shit inside her crate. After cleaning her up and almost being done with the mess, my husband found where she had tried to lick herself clean and then vomited it up in our bedroom. FML
Today, after being worried for a week because my dog wasn't eating, I paid the vet $120 for her to tell me that my dog doesn't like her dog food. FML
Today, my 8-week-old foster puppy pooped on my backpack as I was getting ready to go to work. In the 10 seconds it took to grab cleaning supplies, another foster dog ate my homemade breakfast sandwich off the counter. FML
Today, I brought my new puppy home. I saw her sniffing around, so I took her outside to do her business. She simply played in the grass for ten minutes, so I brought her in. She walked in the door, squatted, and shit. She has diarrhea. This is the fourth time today. FML
Today, I learned my dog had eaten a roll of vet wrap, which is like a long strip of bandage. I learned this when she tried to pass it in the yard today, and could only do so with my help. It seemed to never end. FML
Today, I took my dog to the vet because he hadn't eaten his food in three days, was drinking a lot of water, and was peeing a lot (all signs of antifreeze poisoning). I spent $200 at the vet to tell me that my dog is fine and just didn't like his current food. FML
Today, after massive bouts of diarrhea, vomiting, and doctor visits lasting weeks, I finally got a diagnosis… from my puppy's vet. I got Giardia from my dog. FML
Today, I gave my puppy a treat for finally doing his business in the grass instead of on the patio. He later puked it up all over the patio. FML
Today, I received a $100 bill in the mail as a late graduation present. I placed it on the table so I could go to the bathroom. I come back to find the table empty and my $100 bill missing. The fan blew the money on the floor and my 8 week old puppy ate it. FML
Today, my dog managed to get into our cabinet and eat an entire bag of Hershey's Kisses. Now she is puking all over the house and outside too. When I called the vet to tell her about it, she said that it was normal, and to call her back when it was "coming out the other end." FML
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captain_hero89 22
and that's how clifford the big red dog was created
bluejello2001 18
Trust me, pet food & treats are safest in plastic/resealable containers. Learned this one when we discovered the dachshund could open both fold-over and standard resealable bags.
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captain_hero89 22
and that's how clifford the big red dog was created
bluejello2001 18
Trust me, pet food & treats are safest in plastic/resealable containers. Learned this one when we discovered the dachshund could open both fold-over and standard resealable bags.
Merc6969 2
pet food isn't always safe in a resealable plastic container. I have a husky that figured out, he can undo the the latches on the containers I keep his food in, then open the lid and eat all he wants. I then moved the container to the top of a cabinet that I was sure he couldn't get on top of and I have found him getting into the food up there aswell now
OrganicSistah 17
Ain't that a bitch.
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Well you have a 50/50 chance of being right.
Hutchie931 15
It said the dog was a "she"
RichardPencil 32
Why did you go to the vet? The dog would have eventually shit out most of the food.
GreenReaper 13
I think they had already gone to the vet before they figured out the problem.
infernno 23
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I did the same thing when I was 9 weeks old. If he's hungry, let the baby eat til he's not anymore. Same principle for dogs, I'd imagine.
GreenReaper 13
No, NEVER EVER do that with a dog. Human babies will stop eating or even refuse to eat when they're full. Dogs (both puppies and adults) and some cats will not. If there is food, they will eat everything long after they are "full". Letting a dog eat as much as it wants will only lead to a massively overweight dog.
species4872 20
You ate 30 pounds of dog food as well. Did you also go to the vet? The way that's written you walked right into that.
rydersmomma16 21
You are correct #8; it can also lead to the animal eating until it throws up, every time it eats. I had a cat that was Born outdoors to a feral cat and was taken in when she was about six weeks old. She was somewhat domesticated, but still had a lot of the feral instincts when I adopted her (at 12 weeks). For a while, she would eat until she threw up. I think because she still had that "you never know when your next meal will be" mentality, she ate excessively. Took me a while to figure out because we have three cats, then I caught her trash digging for food And then throwing up people food, and figured it all out. Lol.
TeaRex__ 23
No! never let a puppy eat however much it wants, they don't stop when their full, they continue to eat to the point where their stomach is unable to handle it, and even then they'll try to eat more.
demonpuppeh 10
Not necessarily true. Many dogs will stop eating when they are full. Most dogs learn as puppies that "if I eat too much my stomach hurts" or they get sick. They do it once or twice and then never again. I have two dogs, both of them get huge bowls and are allowed to eat whenever they please. I refill them once per day, and usually there's still food left in at least one bowl. Every dog is different, some have the common sense to stop when they are full.
IorvethTheXolo 8
This is definitely a "know thy dog" type of situation. My old guy that passed on last summer was a self regulator. NEVER overate. Sometimes he would even leave some of a meal because he just wasn't hungry anymore. My dog before him was the same way as well as several others. Now, my current two are complete and total gluttons. One will pack it in until he looks like he's going to burst, then lay around and digest for the next 24 hours. The other will eat until he barfs, then eat it again. With those two, we definitely have to monitor their food intake for them because they have proven what they will do when given free rein with food. Puppies DO need a lot more food because they are growing. When a dog's growth starts slowing down, you'll see him gain a little weight on the amount of food you're feeding him which means it's time to start scaling back on the amount you feed until you find what keeps him in good shape. There is no one size fits all for feeding. I have two high energy dogs with high metabolism. The 60 lb dog eats as much as the 80 lb dog while the old guy was around 60 lbs and ate about half what my current two eat. All three were/are at great weights with lean muscle and energy to do all of our activities.
criley221 19
Not all dogs and cats will eat themselves silly. MANY people leave their dog food bowl full on the floor and the dogs will eat when they are hungry. Not all animals do this but it is partially attributed to the training of the animal as a puppy/kitten. This is not a strict fact but rather how the animal was raised. Source: Dog owner and lover (my dogs have always had their fill and left what was left without engorging themselves). Train your animals to have good behavior and this would have never been an issue!
trucker2 33
Time to tie the leash to the tredmill
rydersmomma16 21
There is really no need for a vet visit for that, *unless* the dog is showing (obvious) signs of distress. The vet is just going to tell you to "watch her/him for signs of distress such as vomiting, lack of appetite, difficulty going to the restroom, excessive sleeping etc. If you see that behavior, bring it back in for a follow up visit, otherwise the puppy is fine". Now if you see Any of those signs now, by all means, get puppy to the vet ASAP. But if none of those signs have been observed, puppy really is COMPLETELY fine and the $100 would be a waste of cash. I've had MANY dogs and cats that have had a few litters of babies, and this has happened to me more than once. Lol. Sorry for the book!
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
OP probably went to the vet because they thought something was wrong with the puppy cause it was going to the toilet so much.
arianelagolden 8
It's a labrador retriever, isn't it?
purple_bunnies 20
Keep the food in a pantry or room that the puppy doesn't have access to. I did that with my kittens. They weren't allowed in the pantry and the door was always closed so the cat food went there and the bag of litter went in the broom cupboard.
RavenousRiley 2
A puppy that young isn't going to eat 30 lbs of food in 4 days... K,thx.