Penny was eating heaps of grass on Sunday (and she had been grazing since Friday) so we discontinued her pain medication - Previcox - having read that it can cause nausea. Interesting discussion on this drug here. I generally would trust a specialist vet over unmoderated discussion on the internet, but I'm glad we stopped this pain relief and I won't allow her to have it again, if possible.
And this morning - Tuesday - when we first got up from bed, we were greeted with this in the house!
We don't know which end it came out of, but tend to think it was the rear end, because we weren't woken by the retching and other horrible noises that usually accompany a vomit. On the other hand, she has in the past produced things like this from either end.
At all events, she is lively and happy today, though she still has a bit of a cough when she plays energetically with her toys.
6 comments:
Hope Penny is feeling better
It happens. We are so happy to hear that you're feeling better, Penny!
Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
Mitch and Molly, I'll bet Penny felt better once it was out, lol.
Lassie and Benji, thanks for those good wishes.
My 6month old puppy produced one of these today. the size of these grass clumps are startling. My dog eats grass regularly so I assumed it he passed it all out the rear. I watched my pup eject what looked like a turd out of his mouth. The grass was accumulating in his belly for days,perhaps weeks.
Hi, Unknown commenter! It's fascinating to think about grass doing its job in the dogs' stomachs and intestines. Recently Penny passed a big lump of grass days after she ate it, but there had been plenty of ordinary- looking poos in the meantime, so the vet said the grass might have been spread around the lining of her stomach, doing whatever it was supposed to do. Quite mysterious.
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