Natpants Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I've got a bit of a mystery. Last night I was away for the night, and my lodger/housemate who I entrust Purdie to looked after her. OH and I got back at around lunchtime, and this morning my housemate had sent me texts saying Purdie had been reluctant to eat the previous night's dinner and was refusing breakfast. Anyone who knows Purdie will know this is totally unheard of, she's the greediest dog ever. She was bloated and looking pregnant (she's spayed and slender usually) so I have just taken her to the emergency vet, worried about bloat etc. She was in fairly high spirits, she'd eventually eaten breakfast several hours later and was still interested in food my housemate had but just in case it was bloat I took her in as I didn't want to leave it until tomorrow if it was... The vet felt her stomach and straight away thought she'd over eaten. My housemate had assured me she hadn't so I thought perhaps Purdie had got into the food cupboard and helped herself to her Dr John's and my housemate hadn't noticed. On the X-ray the vet took it shows (according to him) uniform food around the edges of her stomach, and he thought she must have eaten her food rather than rubbish etc for it to look like that, as rubbish would be all different shapes. BUT and this is the weird thing - Purdie cannot have eaten any food I'm having a new kitchen so all the food was in boxes on the dining room table, there was nothing she could eat (only jars of herbs etc and all boxed up and high up) and no evidence anyway to suggest she'd been foraging. All the rubbish bags were intact and her food had only been opened last night by my housemate and was defintiely not chewed or "broken into" by Purdie beforehand, yet she was off her dinner last night so she would have had to have over-eaten before the new bag of food was opened. We have wracked our brains and cannot think of anything Purdie could have eaten so now I'm worried he's misdiagnosed her or something... There is honestly nothing that looks like it could ahve been tampered with and my housemate swears she was around Purdie all the time and knows her well enough to know to keep doors etc shut. It's a mystery! Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
border collie Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Has she chewed and swallowed any bits of clothing? that would look like food on an xray I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natpants Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Oh God. Am now panicking it might be bubble wrap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
border collie Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Oh God. Am now panicking it might be bubble wrap... was some out? dont panic it won't cut her up inside and she will have chewed it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natpants Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Yes, she's been after it when I've been packing, and she's chewed a hole in the side of the bag it's in, she may not have got any out but I can't tell, and I just can't think what else it could be. She does eat toys and bedding given half the chance and she's been obsessing about this bubble wrap... Would she be able to pass it do we think? She sometimes passes bits of plastic dog toy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Why not give the out of hours vet a call and explain that you are sure its not food and think it may be the bubble wrap I am sure with that additional information they can either ask to see her again or give you some more advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natpants Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Trying to get through, with no success. Really hope I'm just being a neurotic mummy... Vet says it's definitely food. I really don't know what to think now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natpants Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 she's put on 3 kilos so unlikely to be bubble wrap have weighed the bag of food, 2 kilos missing and she's only been given 250g out of the bag. so my housemate must've let her eat some without noticing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
border collie Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 she's put on 3 kilos so unlikely to be bubble wrap have weighed the bag of food, 2 kilos missing and she's only been given 250g out of the bag. so my housemate must've let her eat some without noticing... greedy purdy!!! hope she feels better soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our little godsend Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 she's put on 3 kilos so unlikely to be bubble wrap have weighed the bag of food, 2 kilos missing and she's only been given 250g out of the bag. so my housemate must've let her eat some without noticing... has the vet told you what to do next? presumably she won't need her tea tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 to Purdie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natpants Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 well she's still fat and still starving her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
border collie Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 is she pooing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natpants Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Well she had a big squidgy one yesterday at the vet's and a squidgy one this morning but nowhere near the quantities/explosion I was told to expect! She's clearly feeling better though (trying to steal the bubble wrap, and whining for dinner which she's not getting!) and has slimmed a lot since yesterday so I'm hoping it's on its way out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
border collie Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Well good luck purdie with your giant poo wot is due Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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