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My beloved German Short haired pointer consumes EVERYTHING in sight...I was always told that Labs are the voracious eaters - there is no way they can compete with my Ringo.  Three weeks ago he ate a full, brand new  bottle of Glucosamine that I had just bought for my elderly dog - that was 150 pills.  Of course, this happened after 5 - after my vet closed.  Off to the Emergency clinic.  They induced vomiting "just in case".  I paid them $260 to make my GSP vomit and of course, I had to order new Glucosamine - $75.  The emergency vet giggled as I left, "At least Ringo won't have joint pain for awhile!".  OK - nothing serious occured - just a dented wallet. 

 

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Then a week later, UPS delivered 6 months of heartworm pills for my 3 dogs  (that's 24 heartworm pills) - I arrived home to find a ripped up UPS package with remnants of the HeartGuard logo here and there.  Good old Ringo consumed all 24 pills plus the foil wrappers plus all the UPS paperwork.  Back to the Emergency vet.  He again vomited his guts out including 24 heartworm pills still in their foil wrappers!  OK - This time, I paid $330 to the vet (I guess this time his barf was more valuable) -and $150 to order more Heartworm pills. 

A few days ago I had a yen for Oreos.  I had a couple and put the rest away in the pantry.  I guess I left the door ajar, because when I returned home from work there was a little ripped piece of the Oreo box with crumbs everywhere.  I guess once Ringo got into the pantry he decided he did not want the oatmeal or the bread crumbs or the Special K - instead he sniffed out the best - The giant box of Oreos.  It was after vet hours again (Of Course!), so instead of going back to the Emergency vet, I just gave him a big glass of milk - afterall, what's a box of Oreos without milk?????

Don't worry, he's fine...just fat!lstldy

 
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3 Comments on Ringo the Star - the doggy vacuum!

MAY
27
2008

Joan...you're killing me with this story.... This just goes to show, It is not about the Money.  I mean neither our love of our pets or what we do in the real estate business....That's a funny story, thanks for sharing. JC

2:13pm • #1

We have a smooth fox terrier, miles, however he earned the nick name plastic dog. This refers to the fact that he will attempt to eat anything in plastic. Bread, cookies, chocolate(poison to dogs).  He has trained me to put things away very carefully and to keep the salt handy. 1- 2 tablespoons of salt down the gullet and up comes whatever he ate.  Disclaimer:I would check with the vet before giving the salt, but it might be a conflict of interest for his pocket book and his standing as a vet to advise anything. We have the same issue in our business when we know something. Liability issues. So he might respond with try it, but bring him in for a check up. Sorry I am not laughing at your shrinking wallet, but "plastic dog" can jump very high and reach for many things on the counter or table. I understand your pain.  I have friends that are vet techs and salt is what they told me to do. I usually administer it outside, as the reaction seems to be quite quick and I don't want to have to clean carpet. Good Luck!

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Joan- I'm sorry because I know one of these days it could be serious, but this was a very funny story! I have no idea what the appeal is to what he ate (except the oreos of course!) My shepherd mix is a little more sly. He ate a whole stick of butter off the kitchen table, and ALMOST had me believing I hadn't taken it out of the fridge yet. And when I made chocolate chip cookies, he ate an entire row that were cooling on a rack, hoping I would forget how many I made! My boy never even got a tummy ache! Good luck to you both, and you might be one of those people for whom pet insurance makes sense! ;)

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