So my dog apparently swallowed an orange crayon...

[youthere]

without chewing. Guess how I discovered that bit of information.

[NewWaveChick1981]

1. One of my dogs used to eat crayons.

:rofl: When I was growing up, our dachsund Fred would get into our toy box and eat crayons. I don't know what his fascination was with them, but it happened. :P One Christmas, he got into the green and red ones and...well.. you can imagine....:yoiks:

[youthere]

6. I'll bet your yard was very festive!

And I'll wager you had the most unique yard decorations that year.

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. Apparently, crayons are on the list of items toxic to dogs

http://www.twodogpress.com/healthy.html

[youthere]

7. I didn't know that!

Obviously they don't digest well, but that article says you're supposed to induce vomiting! I had no idea. Problem here is that our dog is a "stealth raider". She's very sneaky about the "special finds" she eats.

[MrCoffee]

3. after the subject line, the rest of your post is totally irrelevant...kinda like this one.

:hi:

[rug]

4. I had a poodle who ate glitter. It was spectacular.

[youthere]

8. SOunds like it...

I think I would have invested in several cans of shellac, and some ornament hooks.

[hedgehog]

17. This is the best laugh I've had all day!

Many thanks for that image.

[zanne]

29. Another Steven Wright impersonator. nt

[Mutley]

5. The same way I found out my dog ate a two inch nail without chewing.

:scared:

[youthere]

9. Omigawd...

how terrifying was THAT to discover? That's one lucky dog!

[Mutley]

27. Absolutely nothing bad happened because of it.

I have no idea where she got it to this day. :shrug:

[Sabriel]

10. Cats who eat tinsel....

Fun to watch them towing the little train of turds around the house after them.

We were tinsel-free for years after that fiasco.

[hedgehog]

16. Yeah! Tinsel is the best!

[youthere]

20. Even more fun to watch Sabriel REMOVING said train...

ick.

[slj0101]

11. My cousin ate a box of crayons when he was 2.

And yes, he passed 64 colors.

[Kali]

12. Little green plastic army men.

[LaraMN]

13. Ohhh! NoelMN swallwed a push pin, once.

I didn't know about it until I changed his diaper, and I was horrified!

[kmla]

14. Ummm. Lemme guess....

When he scooted across the floor on his ass, he accidentally wrote out "Gimme some Puppy Chow", in a bright orange font.

Was that a good guess?

[youthere]

23. LOL..

She dragged her butt across the carpet and now the living room is a no passing zone.

[undeterred]

15. My dog had a really blue tongue once

and that's not his normal color. Blue magic marker- non toxic. The next week he had a really pink tongue. Pink magic marker- non toxic.

[Deja Q]

18. I'm surprised it didn't melt in there...

[youthere]

21. Weird...innit?

I figure either it didn't melt or one of the kids is making birthday cakes out of the piles in the yard, using crayons as candles.

[Blue Diadem]

19. The same way I discovered that my lab ate an entire Reese cup, wrapper and all?

Came out about the same way it went down..in one piece.

[youthere]

22. That would be the way.

the canine digestive tract...amazing aren't they?

[Blue Diadem]

24. It sure is amazing..

I can't believe what they can swallow and not get sick..and then have it come out whole.

Brings back memories of my dear lab that's no longer with us. When he was about 2, he ate a portion of a rug and green yarn appeared in the yard for days.

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. BabyG swallowed a bar code once when he was a baby...

I found it changing his diaper and wished I had scanned him.

[MountainLaurel]

31. Better watch out

Some people think that barcodes are the mark of Satan. You may have given birth to the Anti-Christ. :evilgrin:

[ScreamingMeemie]

36. Somedays...it wouldn't be so very hard to make me believe that.

:D

[hedgehog]

26. We had a friend with a small dog who went through a dish of

Hershey kisses. The odd thing was that he managed to remove the wrappers first. Most dogs wouldn't bother. I know that chocolate is supposed to be poisonous to dogs, but I suspect that depends on the breed. Our mutts eat anything that is remotely edible with no ill effect. They seem to confirm the new theory that dogs are descended from the wolves so dumb that they had to scrounge ancient dumps for food.

[youthere]

28. I know our dog...

will eat just about anything. Unfortunately she doesn't have the cast iron stomach so many other dogs seem to have...she's a puker. That's one of the reasons I was so surprised to find the crayon "in tact".

[AutumnMist]

30. We Had A Dog That Ate CD's and DVD's

constantly. I am not sure what his fascination was with them actually. We had to put all of our movies and music way up high so he wouldn't get to it. He moved on to live wires after that (no joke here either) something wasn't right about Max. He was the weirdest dog we have ever had. And he NEVER had any medical problems either. We used to joke that he was the spawn of Cujo. He had to be! :)

[Hugin]

32. My dog ate TeeVee remotes...

Expensive habit.

[hedgehog]

34. So did my dog; well at least he chewed on them.

It still worked for a long time. My son came home for the holidays, looked at the zombie remote we were using and walked away muttering.

[hedgehog]

35. Our little bitey cat chewed on a live wire with no apparent ill effects.

There is also considerable debate on what happened to the plug that somehow got all corroded despite being in the socket. It's been suggested that somehow milk got on it. Behind the couch?!?! Sometimes it's better not to know the answers.

[hedgehog]

33. I was thinking of this thread this morning when I found the

evidence that one of my dogs chowed down on some aluminum candy wrappers. Very festive, but you'll never see it recommended by Martha Stewart!