Juneau And The Squeaker

This post is totally different than most of my other posts. It is more of a PSA and is about dog safety. It is NOT about food at all. It is about my Juneau or my Juni Bug.

She is OK now, and is now once again at home, but yesterday was a very scary day for us, again.

Juneau, like most dogs, loves her toys. But unlike most other dogs, Juneau doesn’t just play with her toys; she DESTROYS them, and then eats the insides and eats the squeakers. Unfortunately, Dorrie is proving to be the same way. SO NO MORE TOYS in our house anymore.

We think this was the culprit. As you can see, Dorrie completely killed the pig. Unfortunately though, the pig almost got Juneau in revenge too.

This is NOT the first time this has happened either. This is the second time we’ve been in this situation with Juneau. And she is only 2 1/2 years old. Both times, the squeaker got lodged between her duodenum and her small intestine, requiring major surgery. This time, it was slightly better than last time, since they did not have to remove any of her small intestine. Last time, they had to remove 8 inches of her small intestine.

Our regular vet does not have the capacity to keep animals overnight, so we picked her up from them once she was out of surgery and had to take her to an ER vet overnight, so they could watch and monitor her.

I got a call from the ER vet this morning, around 8:00 AM. They told me she had a very good night, but did NOT want to be there any longer. She removed her catheter on her own, had eaten some earlier and could I come and bring her some chicken. If she ate again, she could come home. The doctors wanted to make sure she was eating consistently and was doing OK before releasing her.

She definitely wanted to come home, and she ate the whole can. She even finished off this little bit.

At first, we thought we had removed all dangerous stuff and she would be OK with toys as long as we were watching her and removed all things dangerous once the toys had been attacked.

We also weren’t too concerned at first, because Juneau is a very picky eater, and it is a regular thing for her to skip meals, especially if she is “bored with her food”. But when she hadn’t eaten in a couple of days, we got very concerned. She was even turning down her cookies, and she LOVES her cookies, again just like her mommy. That’s when we called our vet. She was eating a lot of grass and throwing up, trying to dislodge the culprit, but it was in too deep, and she couldn’t remove it on her own.

Juneau is home again now, and she is eating and moving on her own. These are very good signs indeed, however, we still have to keep an eye on her for the next few days, and we have her on meds and painkillers too. My message to all of you doggie parents though, especially if you have toy destructors like we do, is DON’T give them toys. We were VERY lucky, twice, but I definitely DO NOT want to go through this again, EVER! Your good, loving thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated by Juneau and Larry and I. Thank you all so much. I hope Juneau’s story helps all of you doggie parents and all your fur babies.

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Author: ajeanneinthekitchen

I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

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      8. I am hearing about it more and more, but most people are lazy and don’t care, unfortunately. They would rather purchase something cheap, regardless of the damages it can do. At least this is what I’ve found. And not all dogs are toy destroyers either. Some dogs love their toys and keep them for years. Mine are lucky to keep them in tact for minutes.

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      10. Other than the nylon bones, none that I have found. There are some that say they are, but Juneau easily destroyed those too within no time, and then eats the small parts she has chewed off.

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  5. Oh wow, poor baby and you guys too going through all that. I’ve been lucky not to have had dogs that liked to tear up their toys with squeakers, but I’ll pass along the wisdom you’ve shared. Heal fast Juni, I’m praying for you.

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  6. That’s a scary situation. We’ve got a lot of toys that can’t be chewed through. On the rare occasions when Charlie gets a chunk off, I take it away or he chews it up so it’s small and passes through. No stuffed toys and no squeaky toys. Glad she’s home now.

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  7. Glad she is alright! When I read about the first time we removed everything that could do it…Martha isn’t as destructive with her toys but we took everything out with sqeakers.

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      1. No as long as the money keeps rolling in they don’t care.
        I can’t imagine…I’m always worried she will swallow something she shouldn’t.

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      3. It can happen with anything though. Martha is our 3rd Saint and the only one we have ever had that actually likes toys. Its harder than child proofing.

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    1. Thank you. She is still a conehead, and still on her antibiotics, but other than that, she is doing great. Other than her big giant scar and loss of tummy hair, which will grow back, you would never even know. She doesn’t seem to be in any pain at all. 🙂

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