[Frasier's Mommy]

Don't read this if you're eating or about too. It's a long story and it's gross.

Frasier has a fetish for fabric softener sheets. Before someone lectures me, yes of course I try to keep them out of his reach.

Friday I opened the laundry room door. I didn't know he was behind me. He shot in there like a missle. Grabbed one and ran. I'm careful about chasing because sometimes he'll just swallow whatever is in his mouth if we chase. I remember Rachael's story about her friend who lost her dog this way.

He ran under the guestroom bed. I called him calmly. He came immediately out. I assumed he dropped it under the bed and closed the bedroom door with the intent of getting it out later. I went back when he was otherwise occupied and the sheet wasn't there. I just sorta thought, "hhmmm" and forgot about it.

Twenty-four hours later I'm in my own world, doing my Tai Chi. Hubby knows not to talk to me or bother me during that time. Out of the corner of my eye, I see my husband doing something to Frasier's butt and Frasier inches away from jumping out of his arms and crashing on the tile.

He swallowed the ENTIRE sheet!! Can you believe it?? The whole thing?? Hubby is bad at doing this. He wraps four papertowels around his hand to be sure he doesn't touch anything gross. Frasier goes nuts the whole time. I just grab and pull - gently of course.

Soooooo I start pulling.
Frasier :bootyshake: :shock: Me ukeright: Hubby :silent:

It just kept coming and coming and coming! It came out long-ways which has got to be 5 or 7 inches. I just couldn't believe we got through this with no lasting effects or harm.

I have to be out of town for 4 days soon. So I explained to hubby that whatever gets on your hand WILL wash off. :argue: He asked what does he do if something doesn't pull out in case he had to do this alone. :?
I said if it's hung, don't force it, go to the vet.

It's just amazing what these little guys will swallow and get in to.

 

[Frasier's Mommy]

Were you pulling it from his bum, or mouth?quote]

Not his mouth - other end. :booty:

I wouldn't have believed it if it hadn't happened before my eyes. He only had a few seconds to swallow it. He must have balled it up and gulped, then it straightened out as it passed through him.

It's not possible to guarantee that he'll never have access to another fabric softener sheet. I'm just going to get rid of them and start using the liquid kind in the washer.

 

[Frasier's Mommy]

BTW, what happened to Rachael's dog? Everytime I see Seiah pick up something, and I try to get it out, its gone.

The dog I referred to in this thread wasn't Rachael's dog. It was her friend's dog. There was a piece of hard candy on the floor and the little dog found it. The lady tried to get it away from him - I think she yelled or chased - and the dog swallowed it and choked to death. Correct me Rachael if I told that wrong.

So everytime something is in Frasier's mouth, I think of that story and try not to do anything to make him swallow quickly.

 

[Frasier's Mommy]

CooperChi - Now that we know he's okay, it's hard not to laugh.
He's eaten and pottied normally for the past 2 days so if there were to be any ill effects surely we'd know by now.

Rachael - I hope it didn't upset you to bring up that story. But, it truly is a good lesson to be learned. I know it changed how I react when Frasier has something in his mouth.

 

[Frasier's Mommy]

OMG what an experience.
Okay I am going to be my annoying vet-tech self and give "the warning" about this story. While its funny and very gross things could have goon very wrong. Fraisier is very lucky that he could pass the drier sheet. Had the drier sheet bunched up in the stomach or the intenstines you would had been looking at surger. You would be amazed what we pull out of dogs sometimes and things smaller then a drier sheet.
The lesson here is to make sure you really go in every room your dog can get into and puppy-proof it. Its amazing what dogs will chew on and eat and, of course, there is no way to totally puppy proof the house, but this just goes to show how easy it is for a chi to get into something that could had potentially harmed it.
I am sure you keep the rooms safe for Fraisier but now you know he will eat an intire drier sheet. It can be very harmful so I would really try to make sure there are no drier sheets in Fraisiers. (though I am sure you are way ahead of me and have done this :wink: )

Again, since I actually see what dogs and cats have to go through when they swallow forign objects I find myself really trying to help inform people so they dont have to go through all the stress and heartache. Like i said, I have to be annoying and mention the obvious :wink: 8)
Glad to hear that Fraisier is okay! Is your hubby over the shock yet? :shock:

The dryer sheets are simply gone. I threw them out. It's impossible to be sure he won't get another one so I tossed them. I'm using the liquid softener stuff in the washer now. And, yes I realize things could have gone very wrong. The sheet seemed so huge compared to his size. I'm just so grateful that it passed through without twisting or blocking or even cutting anything inside him - dryer sheets are not soft like toilet paper or papertowels.

It's amazing that it's so hard and scary to have to out think a puppy. I had no idea he could get the sheet he got. So, I find myself looking around thinking, "Would he eat that, or that, etc.."

I had a dog named Doodle for 13 years. Until she was about 6, she'd eat anything that wasn't nailed down. She literally ate the walls when she was little. (She was a wild terrier). I thought Doodle had trained me well enough that a tiny little chi would be no problem. Then, along came a dryer sheet. sighhh

And don't worry - your lecture was stated politely and professionally enough not to offend. Hubby seems to have recovered too, except he keeps checking Frasier's butt before cuddling up with him.

 

[Frasier's Mommy]

OMG, that sounds gross and painful. Did he cry out in pain?

It sounds kinda similar to my 2 Chis when they ate my hair.... I have long hair and once in a while, they picked up my hair from the floor and ... same story afterwards....


***JJ***

Strangely enough, no, he didn't cry or show any kind of pain. Normally, he can just have a tiny little piece of paper or hair there and he screams like he's dying. But, not a peep over an entire dryer sheet. I wonder if he's smart enough to just know that he needed help and it was time to be still.