Cost of corn on the cob at Kroger - 4 for $2
Cost of corn on the cob after being digested in about 7.2 seconds by stupid large dog who takes mostly-eaten ear of corn from cackling toddler who gleefully tosses food scraps to furry beggar -- FOUR HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN DOLLARS.
Did you know that dogs aren't supposed to consume entire ears of corn? Oh yes, the whole cob, like it was a dog Twinkie. I could have sensed that this was not the greatest idea ever; however, I was inside cleaning up from dinner and the rest of the family was outside on the patio. Dan even captured the corn-eating extravaganza in photos! Whoo hooo, FUN-NY!!!!
2 hours later, I, slightly concerned, pulled out my Google MD/veterinary license and checked into "dog eat corn cob" -- followed by 12938717865 results of people whose dogs needed emergency surgery for intestinal obstruction and a lot of vet pages that read "this is NOT GOOD. Do NOT let your dog eat a corn cob."
I called the vet this a.m. after panicking all night, hoping they would recommend some kind of doggie laxative or something to speed along the corn-pooping process. Their response -- "oh. That's NOT GOOD. We need to see him. Um, now would be great."
OK...so Grandma and both kids haul the dog in and meet me at the vet. Preliminary x-ray negative, although vet notes "with obstructions, it usually doesn't show on the x-ray."
8 hours later - Murphy has gone through barium testing to look for blockages. Apparently his corn-Hoovering did involve at least a little bit of mastication. He's currently crashed out on the floor looking drained and slightly green around the edges, but otherwise no worse for the wear.
So yes, most expensive damn corn on the face of the earth. Dan is now questioning why we didn't just wait to see if the dog exploded, as he basically received a $447 enema. Hey, so did our wallet!
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- Mel
- If you are visiting this site you probably know too much about me already. I am short; small; of unspecifiable hair color (currently summer highlighty-blondish brownish) neurotic; unstable; alternately a smart-ass and a dumb-ass depending on which medication I remember to take; musical; a graceless elephantine clod despite many many many years of dance instruction; impatient; sarcastic; pessimistic; fiesty. Depsite all this, they let me procreate. Twice!! Molly is our oldest little monster - born May 2004, followed by Natalie in April 2007. WE ARE DONE. Stop asking. The profile will say I'm a Taurus but I was born on the Aries/Taurus split day on which I blame my mental wacko-ness. In case I forget this or in case you need to ID my body in an accident, I conveniently had those two astrological signs tattooed upon my hips, much to my mother's dismay (despite the fact that I was 25 when I did it)
2 comments:
Oh man! what a nightmare!
Hi there. I know this post is older but... our dog apparently ate a mini corn cob today. She's a medium sized dog. She barfed up a little piece of it (that's how we now). I'm hoping we can put off till the AM taking her in to the vet. Was your dog terribly uncomfortable? Did it pass? She is in great discomfort. Hubby out of work, baby on the way, although I"m usually overcautious, I'd so love to wait till the AM for this one... but not at the risk of her health. Thanks so much!
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