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The Panty Bandit Strikes Again, Again
We survived yet ANOTHER of the Panty Bandit’s (AKA Apollo) raids… whew! I swear I dont know who I was more mad at. My husband for leaving the closet door open or Apollo for doing what he does best worst, raiding the laundry basket for my unmentionables (cotton granny panties) and eating them! GROSS!!!!!! (Did I actually admit that?!)
Early Monday morning Apollo got in the closet and had a field day. He destroyed and consumed bits and pieces of 9 pairs of my undies. DUMB DOG! Obviously I freak out because of the sheer amount of fabric he has consumed i had a bad feeling this was not going to go well. Consuming foreign objects is a serious and potentially life threatening danger and should be avoided at all cost. Many times a blockage can occur requiring painful surgery to remove the object to prevent death. As we learned with Rufus’s escapades with the salad dressing packet.. it makes a dog very sick to have even a partial blockage.
Since this wasn’t his first panty raid and all previous raids have had good outcomes I was hopeful and not as freaked out as I could have been. But 9 is a lot and I held my breath.
Luckily he passed all nine pairs a few at a time over the course of 3 days with the final hold out showing up on day 5. Why on earth have I been plagued with “poop” related issues this month? My word! I swear I feel like a “poopologist” these days….
Signs your dog has an intestinal blockage:
The signs are vomiting, dehydration, and distension of the abdomen. When the blockage is high, projectile vomiting occurs shortly after eating. When low, there is a distension of the abdomen and vomiting is less frequent, but when present, it is dark brown and has a fecal odor, A dog with a complete obstruction passes no stool or gas per rectum.
Untreated intestinal blockages leads to death of the dog. This is most urgent when there is interference with the blood supply to the bowel. This can be recognized by a rapid deterioration in the dog’s condition, an extremely tender abdomen and signs of shock or prostration.
If your dog is showing any of the above signs rush it immediately to the vet for surgery to remove the foreign object. – source Harlequin Haven Dane Rescue
I can’t believe you admitted this! lol
I can relate…my dog does the same thing. I have to regularly buy new ones or I’d be all out! She also always finds a way to steal chicken. Yesterday the bag of 4 chicken breasts were hanging out on the counter defrosting….my dog was OUTSIDE and managed to quietly tear the screen and get the bag of chicken, open it and eat it. The window she tore the screen from was COUNTER HEIGHT. I was so angry. I am making her sound like a monster, but really she’s usually a sweetheart. When it comes to panties and chicken though…she is the wildest of beasts!
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Why labs love to eat clothes? Rufus drives me nuts with that!
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OMG! Reminds me of Patsy when she was young! She ate a pair of my pantyhose and Matt had to actually step on it while she walked away. He said it came out foot, leg, crotch, leg, foot. She was so lucky she didn’t get blocked!
It’s a fact, dogs ? underwear and they especially ? used underwear! Of course, I’ve had a couple who have had a fetish for my socks, too? Yes, it can be very serious when they eat fabric or anything else that won’t pass easily. Years ago I spent an afternoon wringing my hands in the waiting room of my veterinarian as he was extracting from my Cocker Spaniel’s belly contraband that should never have been in his mouth.
You have a lovely blog. I’ll be back!
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Oh my goodness!! I’m glad mine never try to eat anything other than FOOD!!!
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Oh my gosh Apollo! You did the unthinkable! We don’t eat our hoomies’ clothes. Or we will get killed.
Smoochies,
Solid Gold “Actress”
We’ve never eaten panties before, Apollo! Maybe we need to check this out!
We’re glad to hear that you’re okay!
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
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Oh dear, that can be serious. Glad everything came through OK.
Slobbers,
Mango
Poor Lora!!! Appollo is sooo cheeky!!
OMG….I can’t believe Apollo ate that many! Wow! Glad it worked out ok in the end.
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my boy loved to run through the house waving sox and knickers above his head-oh and he loved to rip them up -usually on one of a pair of sox
lol-my boy was into socks-he loved to rip one of a pair
Many years ago while living in New York I was the proud owner of a sweet and smart little female Dachshund (Ms. Hottie). She had figured out how to open the latch on the built-in wall hamper in the bathroom as well as push open the folding doors to my closet.
After a nice dinner with some friends I invited them to my apartment for a night cap.
OMG!!!! When I opened the front door I found my dirty laundry scattered all over the living room floor. In addition she had hauled my shoes out from the closet and lined them up neatly on the living room carpet. All the shoes were paired correctly although sometimes the left shoe was positioned to the right and v.v. It’s said that dogs a colorblind, so how she did it remained a puzzle forever.
At first I was mortified, but my ‘shame’ eased away when my friends started to roar and I, of course, joined in.
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