Wood Chips

On June 21, Hobbes and I made a very interesting discovery. Wood chips are not good for dogs to eat.

I believe this discovery had much more of an impact on me than on Hobbes.

Since I was the parent/guardian of Hobbes that day, I found it incredibly disturbing when he decided to get sick twice in the morning. I thought that maybe he had an upset stomach for whatever reason, so I let Mom know, just in case it was of significance, and kept an eye on him. Usually he'll just sleep it off whenever he's not feeling well.

Then, not to long after that, he started getting sick again. Thankfully I caught him this time so he only messed up his bed instead of the newly cleaned rug he hit the first time (I swear that dogs have a sixth sense for anything that's been recently cleaned). Now I'm starting to get concerned. This is way out of the bounds of normal, even for a sick puppy.

Then, I discovered that he's...brought back up....a wood chip. Lovely.

This results in a mildly frantic call to the vet, and a very frantic car ride to the vet's office. During the car ride, Hobbes is bouncing all over the place - front seat, back seat, everywhere. Acting like everything is 100% normal. It's more than a bit annoying, since in my mind I'm having visions of a wood chip causing damage to his esophagus and dying a painful death. Doesn't he realize how serious this is??

After a brief physical examination by the vet, it's decided that Hobbes has naturally taken care of the problem all by himself. She prescribed a little bread and water in about an hour, just to see if he'll keep it down.

Despite all this stress and worry, Hobbes still tries to grab wood chips out of our garden. Ah, the joys of a 5 month old puppy!