My Dog Ate A Box of SOS Pads Yesterday

[ProfessorGAC]

Yep, you read that title correctly.

We're having new cabinets put in the kitchen today and tomorrow. (They're in the garage, but i'm way to lazy and inept to put them in myself). So, we've purged all the existing cabinets and some of the boxes ended up in the basement laundry room. The dog basically lives down there, because our rec room is also in the basement, so when he's home alone he's down there, and when we're home, he's down there with us. (He sleeps in the bedroom with us, lest someone think we're mean to our doggie.)

Anyway, my wife calls me at work about 10am yesterday, and says "You know what this big doofus did today? He ate a box of SOS pads!" Tore the box to shreds, and ate at least 3 of the pads, and shredded the other ones in the box. Steel wool and blue powder detergent all over the basement floor.

What a dumbass!
The Professor

[rfranklin]

1. Perhaps he needed some fiber in his diet?

Instinct tells animals to balance their nutrition.

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. Join the club

Our dog has eaten a bathroom scrubber sponge. The next day little green pieces of the scrubber came out the other end. Dog apparently not the least bit bothered by this. Go figure.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Careful picking up his shit

don't cut youself

[ProfessorGAC]

10. I Use A Pooper Scooper

So, i should be safe. He might not like the next few days, though.
The Professor

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

19. He'll clear it pretty quick..and the soap will give him runny ones

My dog ate a stuffed toy back when I first got him..it had little plastic beads in it...the next day as I was scooping up his mess in the yard...I saw these brown lumps with white plastic beads throughout...laughed my ass off.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Yikes! Uh, I hope he doesn't get injured while passing the steel wool.

[zbird]

7. Keep an eye on him.

It is possible for him to perforate his intestines or bowel.

My BIL ate a hamburger that he had made on the grill after scrubbing it with one of those copper wire brushes. A piece of the copper stuck on the grate and got into his burger. He ended up with a perforated bowel and emergency surgery.

Hope everything is okay with your pooch. They will eat just about anything, won't they?

[ProfessorGAC]

11. These Are The "Soft" Version of the Pads

The steel wool on this version of SOS is the super fine wire. I think he'll be fine. Besides, i would think he'd puke them up if they were too course.

My wife's a teacher, so she's home all summer. She'll be around if he starts acting up, and our vet is a friend, so we can call him anytime.

Not too worried. He's a BIG dog. He'll pass everything through ok.
The Professor

[Spinzonner]

8. I think that would be Stool Wool

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. That's.......awful.

[sbj405]

6. Mine did that too!

I think they were lemony flavor. I think he spit them up for the most part.

[mopinko]

9. oooooooooo

did you talk to the vet? this sounds like something that can cause serious trouble. or at least serious discomfort. maybe there is something that Can help it go through more easily.
dogs can make you crazy.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Vet Said No

He's not worried either. The dog is BIG dog. So, his "passages" are pretty big too.

ALso, as i mentioned in another post, these were the superfine scouring pads, because we have a stainless steel sink and stove. So, these are not course wire pads.

As a result of my job, i'm an expert on detergents, so i know that won't hurt him either. Might loosen his stool a bit for a couple of days.

Still, what a maroon!
The Professor

[Steve Beatty]

13. strart digging a hole right now

he's a dead mofo

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Thanks For The Cheery Input

The Professor

[MissMillie]

14. Think it will clean out his innards? (n/t)

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[ProfessorGAC]

16. Spotless & Clean!

Shiny, Too!
The Professor

[jukes]

17. sugg you dose him

w/ metamucil or fiber caps, just to ease passage. he can digest fine steel wool, though, y pass "rust".

[DS1]

18. That would scare the hell out of me

:scared:

[bif]

20. Maybe he needs some minerals in his diet?

n/t