My Dog Eats Socks and Bras

RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (07/06/2008) My 13 month old Black Lab pup is a laundry eating machine. I have moved all laundry into what i thought was a safe place. The laundry room. I try to keep the door shut and just toss all clothes right into the washer rather then keeping them in a laundry basket. I have no idea how or when he gets the panties and socks but once a month we will be walking with all our friends and out comes my laundry. It's funny now but i worry alot that he will get very sick or die. Thank you for the peroxide information. This will be helpful if and when I see him swallow it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Gerry (Guest Post) (06/05/2008) Our Husky puppy (3 month ) just swallowed a sock. Tried the peroxide and milk, gave her one tea spoon mixed with milk ten minutes apart and after the second tea spoon she threw up the sock in five minutes. Thanks for the tip really saved the day. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Shana (Guest Post) (06/03/2008) You are not the only one. I have a 2year old Golden and he eats everything in sight. I thought we were the only ones. He has eaten everyones socks in the family and have to buy new ones constantly. They are never laying on the floor or anywhere for him to get to them but he manages all the time. They are always in his stool or throwing them up. He is driving me crazy and don't know what to do anymore. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Danielle (Guest Post) (05/04/2008) I have read a majority of these posts and if all of you notice, most of the dogs on this thread are PUPPIES! 99% of the people who have posted have dogs under 2 years of age. PUPPIES need supervision. Puppies need crates. Puppies need to be confined into puppy safe areas. Puppies need training. If you can train a dog to lead the blind, avoid bombs, find drugs, aid the police, hear for those who don't have ears, you can train a dog to avoid socks underwear and bras. It is not a monumental task. Dogs under 2 yrs of age need to be confined when not supervised, and if your puppy is stealing socks, where are you when it is happening? Your puppy needs to be on a leash IN THE HOME! Yes in the HOME. Until he is trust worthy. These are not trust worthy puppies here. Why do puppies eat socks, bras and panties? Because the armpits, the crotch and the feet are where YOUR scent glands are. They also lick other dogs urine and poop. This is not a dog problem this is a people problem. Why does you dog inhale the sock as you go to scold him? Because you missed the opportunity to properly correct his behavior. He is being punished AFTER the fact. He needs to be caught in the act of GRABBING the sock, not once he has already got it. Once he has the sock you cannot go running, yelling "FIDO DROP IT" in an angry tone! He will get frightened and GULP that sucker down. His fear is you will take it a yell and he LIKES SOCKS. These type of puppies are possessive in nature and have been trained that giving up items results in a punishment, so they will dispose of the item as fast as they can. The flip side is he rarely or never has been caught and he has not been corrected, so he has no idea the sock will kill him, or that it is bad. They wolf the item down because you have punished him so many times at the wrong time! Human error, not dog error. I have been training dogs professionally for 12 yrs and this is a very easy problem to solve. Instead of paying 100 and 1000 of dollars on vet bills, spend a couple hundred bucks and solve the problem, hire a trainer. If you can train dog to avoid rattlesnakes, this should be a no brainer. It is called aversion training. Call a PROFESSIONAL, not you local pet shop to find a good private trainer to come to your home, tell them you need to do avoidance or aversion training to save your dogs life and your pocket book. If not, Invest in a hamper with a lid and use it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post by Nanda (1) | (04/27/2008) Profile | Contact I have a 5 years old American Bulldog. He loves to eat socks. My husband and I have to be so careful not leave any socks around but he always gets a hold of them. The funny part well is not funny but if you catch him, he swallows the socks so fast, like he's eating spagethii. So far we been lucky after 2 days he usually poops or pukes the socks. By the way thanks for the peroxide tip. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks ,shoes,remotes Post By karen wiedmann (Guest Post) (04/20/2008) Sometime during the night our 130 lb Labradoodle ate my husbands 3 day old 1500$ dentures! He eats everything! Shoes, socks, glasses. This was the worse! He jumped on the counter where my husband had placed them because they were bothering him, and puff gone! No one ever told us the dangers of dogs loving denture, let alone a dog who was already a thief! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By dave (Guest Post) (04/19/2008) Thanks, my 2 year old Boxer ate a balloon, 3 tbls. peroxide with some milk worked like a charm. Feeling much better now. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Andrew (Guest Post) (04/18/2008) My pit-bull just ate a pair of my wife's underwear. We used the hydrogen peroxide trick and she puked them up in under 5 minutes. She then drank her entire bowl of water. I hope we don't have to do that again, but it was VERY effective. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By ducky (Guest Post) (04/15/2008) My dog eats socks whole as well! Crazy kid! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By C~ (Guest Post) (04/15/2008) Man it is nice to know we are not alone! Our 6 month Golden Retriever LOVES to swallow my socks whole. He does not touch my husband's socks, just mine! Crazy kid! lol He also LOVES to lick/suck on our hands. It as though he loves a good pacifier! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By In Atlanta (Guest Post) (04/14/2008) Yup! I just tried it, and she threw up not 1 but TWO socks within only 1 minute of giving her the peroxide mix. Great trick. I am also very glad to see that it's not just my dog that has a craving for swallowing socks. 4 month old Weim, and she's eaten about a dozen or so already. Now if only there was a way to keep them away from socks in the first place? Anybody? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Karen (Guest Post) (03/12/2008) This was great info on how to help the poor dog that ate something he shouldn't. My dog ate a nylon also this past sunday, he finally threw it up last night (2 days later). Boy, what a mess before he threw up though-he had diarrhea and got sick a couple of times and both smelled REALLY bad. Glad I got online and read this posting, next time will try the proxide trick! thanks all for the great informational feedback. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Jennifer (Guest Post) (03/12/2008) I was on this site because I was watching a Golden who ate a sock. We called the vet and she said there was nothing that could be done that day so we waited and waiting and no sock. We took her to the vet for an xray and the vet said there was no possible way she ate a sock. We all stopped getting nuts over it and almost 5 weeks later she threw it up. Went back to the vet with the sock in a zip lock bag and the vet was shocked. Is that crazy or what. I told the owner to get a new vet. The dog could have died from that. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Karen (Guest Post) (03/12/2008) This was great info on how to help the poor dog that ate something he shouldn't. My dog ate a nylon also this past Sunday, he finally threw it up last night (2 days later). Boy, what a mess before he threw up though-he had diarrhea and got sick a couple of times and both smelled REALLY bad. Glad I got online and read this posting, next time will try the peroxide trick! thanks all for the great informational feedback. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks Post By (Guest Post) (03/05/2008) My sons Portie ate a trouser sock tonight and I used the peroxide suggestion and it worked great! He was a little stubborm getting down enough peroxide so I mixed it with milk and then with some peanut butter, then lo and behold my sock reappeared! I feel so much better! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By jeanett (Guest Post) (03/05/2008) Our 5 month old Great Dane has been eating socks. And Ive worked pretty hard to keep them away from him for the last week. So today all of a sudden he is walking around with his rear end all pooched out like a hemroid and squatting but not able to poop. Im pretty certain he must have eaten something crazy. He had parvo when we first bought him and we pretty much maxxed out our vet bill at over 5grand over the last 2 months....any ideas of what I could do at home when It looks like getting him to vomit is no longer an option? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Ann (Guest Post) (03/01/2008) This is amazing. My 8 month old beagle also swallows socks whole, seems like socks are pretty darn popular! I have caught her in the act and pulled them out of her throat. The last was eating her entire nylon harness she was wearing minus the metal loops. The vet induced vomitting and it all came up. IT's good to know about the peroxide treatment for the future. But I can't find any information anywhere about how can he be taught not to do that? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Lauren (Guest Post) (02/21/2008) My dog just ate a rope toy and has to have surgery tomorrow. I'm very very nervous about the surgery. I never knew he would eat the toy. How risky is this surgery? Report Spam or Abuse Sock-eating Golden Post by wallykater (1) | (02/14/2008) Contact My dog threw up a men's sock this morning and before I could move it out of the way, he ate it up again, bile and all. Good thing... or I wouldn't have known it was in there! We fed him 3 tablespoons of peanut butter with 3 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide. At first nothing happened and he seemed normal. Then 3-4 min. later he started heaving. Took him outside and out came not one, but two socks. The socks were whole and not chewed up. Phew. Near miss there. No vet bill for us! Glad our doggy is safe. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Joan (Guest Post) (02/11/2008) Hi! Our 7 month old chocolate lab eats anything that he can get down his throat! He got a hold of and then ate one of my daughter's socks last night. We were worried because it was one of those thick, fuzzy socks. Luckily he threw it up in the middle of the night and seems fine today. He gets plenty of food and attention so I don't think it has anything to do with that. I think he just loves to chew on things! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Same problem... :( (Guest Post) (02/03/2008) Hello I have a Chocolate lab (maggie) who is about 10 months old and STILL DOES THE LAUNDRY SURFING! She has sock poops everyday and we are in need of a sock spree! Today we found exactly 10 sock poops! Well my advise is to probably close all the doors in your house and make sure that the socks and other underwear make it into the laundry basket instead of the dogs mouth! Also try to get him a kennel and keep him into it most of the day :) He'll get used to it eventually! Only till hes old enough to understand the socks are no nos. If your dog isn't in your site then he's probably up to some sort of trouble! We also have a yellow lab Tug Boat he Eats crayons too! Just try to keep them away the reason he eats them is because they are loaded with soy... YUM.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By kdog (Guest Post) (01/22/2008) The Peroxide trick did not work for our dog. It made him sick! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Ann. (Guest Post) (01/14/2008) My 7 months old Welsh Springer Spaniel ate two handkerchiefs, one we never saw and the second came out, with some help. Today he ate a pair of my daughter's underpants. My vet told me to use cooking oil, when he swallowed the first handkerchief. I have given him oil three times today but nothing has happened yet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Gloves Post By CJ (Guest Post) (01/11/2008) Thanks for the information about using hydrogen peroxide as it worked a treat. My 10 month old Hungarian Viszla who weighs 27kgs is a devil for eating socks and small gloves and has had one sock surgically removed. This time he ate a kids woollen mitten that would fit a 3yr old. I was very worried and gave him one part 6% hydrogen peroxide mixed with three parts water - 8 tablespoons of it and he just drank it down and he vomited the mitten up within a few minutes. He is feeling a bit sad and sorry for himself now though! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Kim (Guest Post) (01/09/2008) Well our flat coated retriever mix threw up the underwear (one complete piece) on Sunday... but still no sign of the ped sock. Could it be it passed without our knowing? It was relatively small and thin cotton, style that does not show above the shoe. We're concerned that it's been about a week now and no sign of it - but the dog is acting completely normal! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By @home mom (Guest Post) (01/09/2008) I also have a chocolate lab. He's nine years old and has never outgrown his addiction for dirty socks and underwear. I have to put him outside when I do laundry. I can totally relate to your problem. Once he vomited up a pair of my underwear when we had houseguests. EMBARASING to say the least. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Jeri (Guest Post) (01/04/2008) Our 5 mo old Goldendoodle swallowed a whole sock tonight and I just did the peroxide trick about 15 mins ago and nothing has happened...?.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By KIm (Guest Post) (01/04/2008) Just adopted a young flat coated retriever mix from Rescue - he ate an ankle sock "ped" 2 days ago and just ate something I could not distinguish before he gobbled it down. No sign of the sock and I'm nervous to try the hydrogen peroxide because I read they can choke on what comes back up. I have never had a dog eat things like this (chewing, but not eating)! He does not bother anything else in the house, at least so far. Fortunately we have a vet appointment anyway tomorrow morning. It was reassuring though to see so many people have this same problem with their dogs. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Rebecca (Guest Post) (01/04/2008) Our 10 lb Jack Russell ate a nylon trouser sock two nights ago. We have two Jacks and they've eaten my smaller, nylon booties before and tossed them up eventually when their stomachs did not agree, so I wasn't too terribly worried. I was mainly concerned for the fact that digestive enzymes can't break down synthetic material like nylon, and being so small, she would most likely vomit it, but if it didn't come up all at once, she could choke on it. We called the vet to get prices for an X-Ray (or X-Rays) and got their advice. Even though we had done it before for other things, they did not recommend administering hydrogen peroxide (why, I do not know). They also recommeded we bring her in right away for $170USD worth of X-Rays and possibly a barium series (sometimes I swear, the vets are only out to make a buck of of you, the bastards). Knowing she had been able to toss a similar object before, we decided to wait. Today, my hubby caught her choking on something earlier and saw the black end of a sock come out of her mouth and as he rushed towards her to try to grab it to remove it, she sucked it back down. So, two days later and it was obvious the thing was still in her stomach (you can't vomit something that has gone into the intestines). I told him to administer 1 TB of hydrogen peroxide right away and watch her like a hawk in case she needed help getting it up. Luckily, it came up all in one shot, and though she dry-heaved a bit, she's doing just fine. The lesson here is: If you witness your dog eat something they should not eat or is not edible, administer hydrogen peroxide as soon as possible (we've gone with the measure of 1TB per 10LB, but it can depend on what and how much they've eaten). Don't wait. There's really no harm to them - it simply induces vomiting - there's no long term effects. Better safe than sorry! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (12/29/2007) Well, like many, we did the hydrogen peroxide, our 14 week old golden retriever named Ozzy ate a sock and we gave him this remedy, and what did our wondering eyes see in about 2 minutes? TWO pairs of socks AND part of a pair of panties we thought we rescued to the trash before swallowing! He now has dry heaves so I feel bad for him, but I am glad that he is ok. Thank you for the remedy! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Steve (Guest Post) (12/27/2007) Just got my English Springer Spaniel back from the vets today after he ate a glove and had to have it removed surgically. He has previously eaten socks and various pieces of litter he has picked up on walks, but they have always emerged from one end or the other up to a week later. This time he looked very ill, had no energy and was whining as he vomitted as if it was very painful. We took him to the vets the night before Christmas eve and brought him home today, 27th December. Luckily we had insurance, but the bill would have been over £1700. He is now on a bland diet until his follow up appointment. He is on antibiotics and antacids. We have been told that there is a possibilty of peritanitus developing in the week after this type of surgery. We love our dog and don't want him to have to endure this again, or go through the stress again ourselves. We are considering muzzling him on future walks for his own safety. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Julia (Guest Post) (12/22/2007) THANK YOU! My 1 yr old Chessie just ate a pair of underwear! I just did the peroxide thing! I was a little skeptical, but it worked! Now I don't have to worry! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By stefanie (Guest Post) (12/22/2007) this is the 4th time my cavashon has swallowed a thong... the firt time she needed surgery and removed 2 pairs and the next time they did barium and it came out.. this time i dont know what i should do to get it to pass i have been using laxatone but nothing yet i think i will try hydrogen peroxide it has been 2 days and going crazy worrying about it... Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Stefanie (Guest Post) (12/22/2007) Ty dog swallowed underwear thursday. If I gave her the peroxide now, would it still work? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (12/10/2007) Hello everyone. Thanks for all the great advice. My 4 month old standard poodle swallowed a pair of my fiance's underwear tonight and we had no idea what to do. I came to this site and decided to try the hydrogen peroxide suggestion. It worked like a charm. He threw it up in 2 minutes and all is well. We re so relieved. Thank you all so much for the great advice. Trent Milner Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Tracy Foreman (Guest Post) (12/06/2007) My puppy (5 months) is doing the same thing, too. Any way to stop it? I'm tired of hiding things! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Sherry (Guest Post) (12/05/2007) I just tried to retrieve a small hair scrunchie from my 12 pound poodle. yes he swallowed it. He has always played with them, but this time he ate it whole. I called the emergency vet and they said to just watch him and make sure he poops ok. I would try the Peroxide deal, but he has had Liver Shunt surgery a couple of years ago and I don't want to do anything to upset his liver or stomach. Guess I will call the regular vet tomorrow and just keep an eye out for something purple. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (12/03/2007) My chocolate lab is 6 months old now...and about 2 months ago was when I first realized she could also swallow whole underwear, socks, etc. It's unreal, I can't get her to stop! Yesterday, she threw up a sock, and then pooped underwear...both in one day! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By dani (Guest Post) (11/28/2007) My 7 month old miniature pincher swallowed one of my socks 2 nights ago and I just freaked out. Researched it on what to do and got this page. Just wanted to say thanks so much. last night, along with his food I gave him milk and this evening he passed the sock out! i was going to try the hydrogen peroxide trick but the veterinarian said theres a chance he could chock and suffocate on the sock while it coming up. So thought what goes in one way should come out the other way, and it did. So thanks soo much! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Mike (Guest Post) (11/27/2007) Wow...Never thought I would post. Our Cockapoo ate my daughters sock tonight and we used the advice you provided. Worked like a charm. Would recommend to anyone suspecting their dog ate a sock or any other clothing that could get lodged. Best of luck to all and thanks for the advice! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Donna (Guest Post) (11/24/2007) I'm so glad I found this site. I was cleaning my lab puppy's kennel the other day and found a sock. I didn't think much of it. Then yesterday my husband found another one in his kennel, again, didn't think much of it. But today, everything became clear. My husband watched as he vomited and in the vomit was a pair of my underwear! So he had thrown up those socks and then a pair of my underwear. I had never heard of such a thing until I did a search and found this forum. Thanks for suggestion of Peroxide, but how do you know when to use it if you don't actually catch them eating these things? I'm fascinated, I had no idea dogs ate things like this, I knew they could chew them up, but eat them? Wow. Thanks for sharing everyone, I don't feel so alone now and I will definately hide the wardrobe from the puppy!!! Report Spam or Abuse 6 month old standard poodle puppy eats socks Post By michelle (Guest Post) (11/17/2007) My 6 month old standard poodle puppy eats socks often. Usually throws them up the next morning. Yesterday morning ate one and didn't throw it up this morning so I took the advice of others here and gave him 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide (3%) and within 2 minutes he threw 2 socks up!! Poster said vet told her to give 1 tablespoon every 5 minutes until they throw up. One dose did it for Kasey. Put the peroxide in a small bowl of milk as suggested. Thanks for the suggestion....he was able to have a bowel movement just after throwing up the sock which leads me to believe he could have had the start of a bowel obstruction...dangerous stuff! Thanks for the great advice! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By sunflower (Guest Post) (11/17/2007) We have a 7 year old golden retriever, who has always eaten socks, mostly sicked up, some passed. Well Thurs night had to have emergency op to remove sock which got stuck! His signs were not wanting to walk anywhere, hunched over, and drooling. Would drink water but 10 mins later came back up. Generally not a happy chappy. A day and a half later, he is now feeling VERY sorry for himself On painkillers and antibiotics hopefully he will make a full recovery. The whole house has been de socked. The 4 teenagers are under strict regime to hide all socks. if I find one they will be made to eat it! (joke) All I can say after 7 years of eating socks, maybe we got too complacent! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Ashley Jennings (Guest Post) (11/15/2007) My dog just ate a whole pair of socks! And he did it so fast! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Dan & Laura (Guest Post) (11/07/2007) Kate, our Golden Retriever 7mos, ate 2 of our daughter's socks this evening. My wife took her to dog obedience class tonight and just happened to mention it. They recommended the Peroxide. So there we are in the back yard....Yes, it made her puke! Not only did she throw up our daughter's socks, but a pair of our son's we didn't know was missing! Thank you ALL for saving us some major pain! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Jeff Gilbert (Guest Post) (11/07/2007) "The Peroxide Trick" Give your dog 1ml of 3% peroxide per kilogram of body weight (or a 5 ml teaspoon per 10lbs). Check the percentage and scale accordingly. Give it to your dog in milk. Down goes the milk, up comes everything. Dog pulls long face and you need to give him soup and gentle food after.Chicken soup.The dog has been partially stripped of his/her stomach juices and needs time. Add breathing space and love. Jeff Report Spam or Abuse how do I know? Post By Findlays dad (Guest Post) (10/28/2007) My dog has been vomitting the last few days and I am wondering if he has swallowed something that is blocking the other end. He is pooping but the normal size poops. How long do I leave it before bringing him in for an xray? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Kristina (Guest Post) (10/25/2007) My dog Otis ate a sock tonight. I didn't know what to do, so i looked online. I didn't want to wait, risking him not passing the sock and having to have surgury. I was skeptical about trying the peroxide trick, but I did it anyway. Within fifteen minutes Otis barfed up the sock and is doing fine now. This trick worked for us, so Thank you to whoever posted it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Dogs eating socks Post By Missy (Guest Post) (10/24/2007) Thank you for all the information on sock eaters! My 6 month old Labradoodle "Otis" ate one of my daughters socks tonight, I panicked and immediately hit the internet! Thank God for the tip about peroxide. I only had to give him two doses and he chucked up the sock. Then about 10 minutes later he chucked another one!:/ Needless to say, all our footwear is now on lock down! Thanks for the great posts! You all saved us from a costly/tragic evening. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Cara (Guest Post) (10/23/2007) I have a 5 1/2 month old Shihtzu that swallowed a sock sometime, and during the night last night she vomited 2 times and then the sock came up. I was so worried, I didn't know what was wrong with her the last few days, she has been vomiting a little bit here and there, and just not acting right, I guess I know why now!! I am just sooo happy that she was able to get it up and she didn't need surgery or worse! She is only 9 lbs. She is our baby and we would be so lost without her! So, lesson learned.. We will be more aware of our surroundings and keep everything safer for her!! Good luck to all of you in the same situation! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog ate a leather glove any advice please? Post By mikey (Guest Post) (10/19/2007) Hi, my black lab ate an adult size leather glove the other day so we took him to the vet and took x-rays but couldn't see the glove because he ate right after he ate the glove. we brought him back home and have been keeping an eye on him, so far we haven't seen him vomit but I'm still worried that he's bloated and that he might not be able to pass it. :/ Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By anita (Guest Post) (10/12/2007) We have 2 20 month old boy labs a black and a yellow and our yellow one is often eating socks and swallowing them whole. This time we weren't so lucky and he got a bowl obstruction and had to have surgery - he just came home today and is slowly recovering . I think it is just a habit some dogs have as only one of our dogs tends to do it and our vet says that some dogs just do it. They once had a dog eat a large alan key and pass it. Please be careful with socks, etc lying around as it is really dangerous. Report Spam or Abuse My dog eats paper and dirty underwear! Post By Cem18 (Guest Post) (09/25/2007) Please help me! My dog eats dirty underwear and gets into the trash and eats paper. He also tried to devour my retainer!(I'm ten) Any way that I can train him! Oh by the way, he is only one so we don't want these habits growing into his older ages. But the good news is hes only ten pounds!(I think that's good) Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Lori (Guest Post) (09/25/2007) My 5 month old Boxer puppy threw up a pair of athletic socks last week during the night. Sunday, we grabbed a sock from his throat as he was devouring it and last night he swallowed another sock and was working on another one when we caught him. I have been reading these posts about all the labs and I have a 6 year old black lab that never did any of this stuff as a puppy. Perhaps because I was in grad school and was home a lot. He was never even put in a crate! I now work full time and the Boxer is in a crate during the day and at night when we are sleeping. Although we have a dog walker that spends and hour during the day with them, I believe this behavior might be out of boredom or attention. At least this is what seems to be true in my case. Anyway, I called the emergency vet last night after he ate the sock and we gave him (puppy, 30lbs) 1 TB of hydrogen peroxide every 5 minutes as directed. After an hour and a half, up came the sock. They said it is very important to keep a close eye on him after they eat it. Sometimes you get lucky and they throw it up. Larger dogs can defecate it. It could also get stuck in the intestines and require a scope. My research also showed that nylon stockings are extremely dangerous since they can get tangled up in the intestines. This boy of ours will be in lock down in the future if we aren't watching him like a hawk. Good luck to everyone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Shannon Osburn (Guest Post) (09/19/2007) I have a Shih Tzu 10 months and I think she swallowed my 5 yr. old's sock. She took both of them off. I went to pick them up and get on her for leaving them where Abbey could get them, and I only found one. Abbey has done this before because I have come home from work and found a bile stain on the couch with a soggy sock. I never knew she actually did it. But this time I know she swallowed one and I am very worried. I have read some of the feed back and sometimes the dogs pass the sock and sometimes they don't make it. If anyone has a positive story about a shih tzu sock eating issue please give me feedback. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Farene (Guest Post) (09/10/2007) He's in surgery as we speak. :-( Hop, my 4 month-old Golden swallowed a calf-high stretchy cotton sock last night. I was hoping he would just pass it out so I thought I'd just wait and see. He seemed perfectly fine today, but I got a little worried when I saw some gel-like substance on his stool this morning. I called the vet and they advised me to bring him in. He was put under and they put a scope camera down his throat to see if they can use clamps to pull the thing up but the sock had balled itself up and the vet recommended surgery. It's the first time he's ever swallowed a non-food item. Hop doesn't eat cloth items lying around his pen (for cleaning) but he ate my sock, probably because it had my smell on it. Just a story to share with other dog owners. I will most certainly be more careful in the future. Report Spam or Abuse Re; My dog eats her how fur Post By Sharon (Guest Post) (09/09/2007) My dog eats everything. One thing I can't understand is that she eats her own fur. Is this normal? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By bob (Guest Post) (09/03/2007) Has any one had a dog eat a used contraceptive sponge? I am not sure what to do. My dog is eating fine. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By debbie (Guest Post) (08/29/2007) My dog does the same thing. He just threw up his 15th pair of my underwear! I'm so sick of buying underwear. I don't know what to do! I hide it all in a closet and he still finds it. He seems to throw it up in the middle of the night every time. He did it before I went to sleep tonight! I need to hide things better I keep saying, but I've had it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Christine W (Guest Post) (08/25/2007) I can't thank you all enough for sharing all of your experiences and expertise. My 6 month old puppy had just swallowed a sock. I saw him pick it up and when I moved toward him to take it. It's like the only place he could think to hide it from me was in his stomach so he swallowed it. Actually, it was more like he inhaled it! It was like watching an alligator or a shark eat. Anyway, he seemed fine, happy, almost like he couldn't understand what the fuss was all about, but I knew the damage that a sock can do. I came right to the computer to see what remedies there were available to make a dog vomit. One quick search led me to your website and to this thread. Long story short, I used the hydrogen peroxide and he threw up the sock within two minutes! I've never been so happy to see something puke in my life! I remember when flowers and jewelry used to make me happy. Now after how many years with kids and pets it's vomit! Oh how we grow! Thank you again! Christine & Dozer Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By n/a (Guest Post) (08/16/2007) I just found that my dog ate the top of a thin plastic cup. I found pieces in the area she was chewing on it, but i dont know if she actually swallowed any of it. I dont know if i should rush her to the vet,. Can anyone tell me the symptoms when they swallowed something like plastic and it blocks up their stomach and intestines? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Debbie1 (Guest Post) (07/19/2007) My Goldendoodle is 1 yr old and eats odd things too. Socks is also her favorite. We watch her closely and crate her when not with her but she still gets stuff. It is awful. She gets diaherria and is sick with it for about 4 days until she passes the "thing". She once ate a nylon trouser sock and when she went to pass it we had to actually help her pull it out. She has been sick now for 4 days and passed this morning what I think is a Bounty paper towel. It really held together throw the digestion! I worry about her safety but can't get her to stop. Our vet can't offer any advise other than hope she outgrows it. I have never heard of giving her something to make her throw up imediately byt may try this, or using the drop of liquid parrafin wax as suggusted. Has anyone else tried these? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (07/17/2007) We have been experiencing the same thing with our dog which has prompted us to start a new website, stuffmydogpoopedout dot com. While we would never encourage anyone to feed things to their dog just to have their photos put on our site, it appears your precious dogs have already consumed the items. We would love to add pictures of any excrement to our site. You may email us photos at mydogpoopedthis at gmail.com. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Suzie (Guest Post) (07/14/2007) My dog regularly swallows cloth things, socks being his favourite. It was funny until he got a small cloth toy stuck and had to have surgery. I was given some very good advice by my vet who said give him a dollop of liquid paraffin to try and help the item go through smoothly. I did this a couple of days ago when he was sick for no reason and sure enough a sock appeared on the lawn this evening. Also, if I see him swallow something and I am 100% sure of what it is, i.e. not just a tissue, then I give him a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide and this makes him vomit within 10 minutes. This was not advice from my vet but something I found on the internet and alot of people do it (suggested amounts differ). I cannot vouch for the safety of this but I had to resort to it when my stupid dog kept repeatedly throwing up a pair of my son's underpants and eating them up again. It was a better option than surgery. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Vicki ( Lola Bear) (Guest Post) (07/05/2007) I have a 5 month Newfoundland and we went to the beach on July 4th. She picked up a sock and put it back down. That night while I was taking a shower she got a hold of something from the laundry room and ran around the house. I knew she swallowed something. I put my hand down her throat and tried to make her vomit. No luck. I rushed her to a 24 hr. clinic and they induced vomiting and there was 2 items of clothing. One sock and one pair of underware. The sock was from the beach. I was very lucky. This is a very serious issue with all dog owners-- it can kill them by the fabric wrapping around the intestine. Good luck to all dog owners. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Adam (Guest Post) (06/20/2007) Our black lab is nearly four and he has just swallowed a trainer sock. This is the first time he has ever swallowed anything that isnt food. Given the stories previously posted, I feel semi-confident he will be ok but am really worried about his digestive system. Its weird he did it tonight as he has never done it before. I hope everyones dogs will be ok. Adz & Mel Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Jo (Guest Post) (06/08/2007) If you see your dog swallow something give him about 10ccs of hydrogen peroxide (for about 50lbs dog, less for a smaller dog) It should make him throw up almost immediately. If he doesn't bring up the object, bring him to the vet, they may just tell you to monitor him, but it's worth it to err on the side of caution. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By MountainLippy (Guest Post) (06/05/2007) As "Marieaa65' stated above your dog is bored has ALOT to do with this. This is a compulsive behaviour which for you all is socks, for someone else it is chewing funrniture, chewing their own fur etc. Dogs are designed to be active, running, hunting, marking territory, migrating as the situations dictate. They are born with gobs of energy which must be released. If there owners do not allow them a proper outlet for this energy they will come up with ways to get rid of it themselves. Since chewing is very satisfying to all creatures the begin chewing on something, in your cases socks. Your dog is telling you "I need to be more active". take them for a walk 1-2 times each day, tire them out and these compulsive actions magically go away when combined with proper correction from you. Your dogs cannot sit all day in crates, in empty houses, in backyards with out exercise, it's basic. Report Spam or Abuse Dog eats socks Post By Andrea (Guest Post) (06/02/2007) ** PLEASE TAKE THIS HABIT VERY SERIOUS** It's with a very heavy heart I type this post. We have just suffered the loss of our wonderful, Jackie/Rat, Bandit. We rescued him Sept. 2005, and his young life of only 3 years, was cut short on June 1st. He ate a sock, and it got lodged in his intestines. He made it through the surgery on Friday afternoon, but passed before 11pm that night. I can't stop crying, I miss him so much. I blame myself for not being more attentive to him, and getting him to the Vet. sooner. PLEASE, don't lose your baby like we did. "We will always miss you Bandit" The Davis family Editor's Note: Oh, no. So sorry for your loss, Andrea and family. Thanks for letting others know how serious this can be. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By melissa (Guest Post) (06/02/2007) My dog eats dirty socks and underwear. She does not touch clean socks or other clothing, just the dirty ones. This is gross and we don't know what to do in order to rid her of this habit. She is a cocker spaniel who is about 3 1/2! Help! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Greg (Guest Post) (05/31/2007) I have a Siberian who was in the hospital a couple weeks ago, and they got two socks out of him. Before that he passed a nylon, and since then he ate one of the things my wife uses for her hair. I watch for him constantly but my wife and kid aren't as careful. A trainer told me that he could cure this problem with training by an electronic collar. I'm ready to try it. Does ayone have any experience with this approach? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post by eddie1234 (1) | (05/31/2007) Contact My 2 and 1/2 months old Siberian Husky ate an ankle sock today. i'm really worried. A few hours later when he tried to poo..(don't read if u are easily disgusted) this weird jelly like substance came out and i think the sock is still inside him. we tried to make him throw up but failed. it has been around 3 hours since he swallowed it. I'm especially worried because he is still quite small and im not sure if it will pass through. pls email me at "eddiechae (at) hotmail.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Christine (Guest Post) (05/14/2007) We have a 6 month old yellow lab and he just ate my son's sock tonight. I gave him hydrogen peroxide and he threw up but not the sock!!! He eats anything that fits into his mouth. I just hope It comes out tomorrow because we have spent so much money on him already. How long does it take for a sock to come out anyways? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post by PerfectRose (1) | (05/07/2007) Contact I have an American Bulldog/Pitbull, he's about 5 months old now; and he eats everything also. He's eaten: socks, toys, paper, wires. Anything he can get his mouth on he chews and eats on. He has been checked, and he's healthy. He just passes everything he eats. But I do get worried sometimes, thinking something can get blocked. Hopefully this habit will go away soon. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By bOut2k (Guest Post) (04/30/2007) I made a mistake with my previous post. My GS is a 10 week old puppy and he swallowed a sock. Anyways, we took him to the vet 3 days later and the doctor examined him and again informed us to keep an eye on him. 4 days after he swallowed the sock my daughter was in the back yard playing with him and she started screaming excitedly and sure enough he threw up the sock. He is back to normal now. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By bOut2k (Guest Post) (04/25/2007) My 10 month old German Shepherd ate a small sock last night. I seen it in his mouth so I went to grab it and he ran away and swallowed it. He is still eating and relieving himself although he seems to be acting more calm then usual. The vet said to wait a few days. I hope he passes it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (04/25/2007) my 4month old shepard just ate my 8 yo child's knee high sock. He's acting normal right now but it's only been an hour. How long would it take to pass (either way) and if there would be a blockage when does that usually show? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By silly dogs (Guest Post) (04/19/2007) I'm the one with the 4 month old poodle who ate a sock & was just spayed. I took it to the vets and had x rays and the sock was to big to even fit into the intestines. So she is in surgery to remove the sock out of the stomach. It cost me $600, I recommend calling the vet asap when your dog swallows a sock. It can be very serious. Editor's Note: Sorry to hear she had to go back into surgery. She probably won't realize why. Unfortunately it may be a while before she figures out they are not good to eat. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By silly dogs (Guest Post) (04/18/2007) My 4 month old standard poodle just ate a sock. The vet said I have to come in and have x-rays to see where the sock is. She just got spayed 4 days ago. I hope she doesn't have to go in for surgery so soon after beeing spayed. She tries to eat rocks and what ever she can get her mouth on. She drinks like a gallon of water too. So I was wondering if it was something in the diet. Good luck to everyone. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Ashley (Guest Post) (04/18/2007) My seven week old pitbull just ate a nylon knee high sock. She is acting normal. She is playing, eating and drinking. I called the vet and they said i just to wait and see what happens. I hope it passes because i know i won't be able to afford surgery for her. Most of the previous posts are about dogs that are quite a bit older than her and i am just worried about her being so young. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post by smiley_07 (1) | (04/09/2007) Contact HELLO ALL..... I'm searching for the same answer as all of you. Why does my dog eat socks! I have a 4 month old Standard Poodle named Elmo Costello..:) & I cant get him to quit eating socks. He tips over laundry baskets & digs for socks! We try hiding but he continues to find one. I would love to know why he does this...& how to stop it. My daughter said her teacher has the same problem w/ her dog & the vet told her he gives him 1-2 yrs to live if he continues to eat socks. I noticed my pup has lost a few pounds & hasn't had a big appetite, I've made him an appointment this week end at the vet. He often looks down in the dumps & he was never like that before, I'm wondering if socks are gettin the best of him??? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (03/17/2007) My 2 year old goldendoodle has eaten a few socks and they have been thrown up or passed threw. But, last night he had emergency surgery to remove one that got stuck in his small intestine. Like another post says, some of the signs of his great discomfort were (1) crying all night, (2) stretching by hanging off the couch, (3) constantly moving to a new place to sleep, (4) not eating or drinking. We hope he'll be okay. If you wait to long to have the surgery, the dog can die. He was dehydrated and bloated, etc. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (03/06/2007) I came here to find solutions to the same problem our standard poodle puppy has. She can suck down a sock and we're none the wiser. We only figure out she's eaten one when she starts to have very smelly gas (sorry for the indelicacy). To put it mildly, she reeks. She usually has the gas for about 4 days before the sock comes out. She's also eaten a swifter duster (not the plastic, just the fuzzy material) which she vomited. And, she's eaten a sewing needle. Fortunately, we actually saw that go "in." Unfortunately, it was a Sunday and it meant a trip to the emergency vet and a surgery price tag at nearly 50% more than a regular day. We do crate her when we're not home or cannot watch her. For the life of us, we can't figure out where the socks are coming from. We've taken to counting them and they are all present and accounted for. I'm hopeful she'll outgrow this eventually. To her credit, she's very well behaved otherwise and truly doesn't chew anything up. (Unlike the lab mix I had years ago who ate her bed - that meant a trip to the vet and them pulling the bag out, if you catch my drift). Anyways, since the original post was nearly 2 years ago, I'm hopeful that pup has outgrown the nasty habit. Now, the rest of us just have to wait ours out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By shadow (Guest Post) (02/23/2007) I have a 8 month old rottweiler puppy who loves to steal stuff, (especially socks) and run away. He hasn't actually swallowed any clothing yet (except a piece of a blanket today-I guess it's my fault for not crating him). Here's some tips I learned in obedience class: 1. Keep the dog on a house lead so that you can always catch him when he runs away. This should be at least 15ft so you can always catch up to him. 2.Instead of taking things like socks away from him, "trade" with him. Use a really yummy treat, something the dog doesn't normally get (I rotate with chicken and cheese) Give the command "give" and offer him the treat, only give it to him if and when he willingly gives you whatever it is he has stolen. If the treat you are using doesn't work, try something else until something does. Eventually, he should bring stuff to you willingly, instead of trying to steal/eat them. 3.keep your puppy in a crate when you are not able to supervise them. It's best for their safety and your piece of mind. Once they are mature (at leats two years for a Rotti), they should (hopefully) grow out of it. I hope this will help at least someone out there! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By (Guest Post) (02/21/2007) my 1yr old rottie just ate my sock....I must admit I'm worried about him. Can anyone tell me the normal time it takes a dog to pass a sock? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Paul (Guest Post) (02/18/2007) DON'T WORRY! Our Golden Doodle is 5 months old and regularly consumes socks, tisues and the stuffing from her bed. We have monitored her consumption very closely and it takes exactly 4 days for each item to reappear via the "back door". The worst thing is, as soon as it appears, she tries to eat it again!! According to my calculations we should be seing one popsock later today and 2 black trainer socks some time on Tuesday. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By guest (Guest Post) (02/02/2007) Found this blog after looking for advice on how to stop my lab from eating socks. I think there's some helpful info but figure I'd share some things that I've learned in the two years with my lab, including his 1st exploratory surgery. If your dog eats a sock the best thing to do is to get it back up. Best way as I've been told by my vet and read in various blogs is by giving a small dose of hydrogen peroxide. Best way I've found to administer is thru a syringe. Once ingested your dog will pretty much immediately vomit and the sock will not make it into his intestines. Our lab habitually ate socks even when great effort was taken to keep them away from him. He must have eaten over 15 socks, throwing up most, passing some, the most recent unfortunately got stuck in the middle and we paid $2,000 to have emergency surgery to get it removed. The money part sucks, the worst part is the possibility of losing your dog, and if they do make it, the miserable recovery. If you dog has swallowed something and you have not seen it come back up or out, here are few signs to look for when deciding to take him to the vet: - Stretching, if he is lowering his front paws and stretching more than usual, this is good sign he is uncomfortable and there is more than likely an obstruction. - Pressing his stomach on pillows or cold surfaces. - Sitting funny, almost lazy and slightly hunched over - Bloating of the belly, a very alarming sign, probably means the intestines are ruptured and dangerous fluids are escaping. This can quickly kill your dog and increasing decreases the chance of survival even with surgery. Hopefully this is helpful, it really can become a scary problem and I'm just incredibly grateful to have my guy back at home. I hope he out grows this as some people claim in previous posts, I don't want to be back in the emergency room again. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By kansasdawn (Guest Post) (01/24/2007) For all of you who have dogs that eat socks....My 6 year old Brittany is in critical condition at the Vet tonight after having exploratory surgery to remove a sock that would not pass or come back up. The vet had to remove 8 inches of her intestine. This time she ate 2 socks...one passed the other didn't. We don't leave our laundry out for her and we're not even sure when she ate the socks. I've decided when she comes home we are baby proofing all our cabinets, and drawers. Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Sock eating goldne (Guest Post) (01/20/2007) My dog is a 11 month old golden. He has eaten too many socks to count.( even though we keep them out of sight) He passes them or vomits them up, if he does this he eats it right back up. This was'nt a problem until he stopped going to the bathroom and vommiting. We took him to the vet the very next day. Our worst nightmare, he had an obstrutction and had to have emergency surgery. Were just glad he is ok. To all those Sock-eating-dog owners, be careful! Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Sam (Guest Post) (01/14/2007) I have a 7 month old lab and we have the same problem! He's not teething but he just finds it fun to take these items and get us to chase him. Today he ate a sock. We always have to hide socks, shoes and underwear from him! I think its a common thing... my dog also has a habit of ripping clothes off the clothesline and dragging them through the garden... nice! Does your dog do this too? Sam Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Toni (Guest Post) (01/05/2007) WoW! I have a black lab that is 11 months old and he eats my daughters thongs(underwear) he poops them out are sometimes throws them up... So yeah I know exactly what your talking about.... Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post by Marieaa65 (13) | (11/30/2006) Contact Take the dog to dog training, Never give a dog any thing to play with that is not a doggie toy , Them put Cayenne pepper on sox and things that they should not touch, I have a shelf for my little dog and all his bone and toys are on it, and he helps his self when he need s to chew. He never touches any thing else that s not there, Give them a chong with there food in it and peanut butter to close the end and it will keep them busy for a long time, Your dog is bored, need s more play time, Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras Post By Amanda (Guest Post) (11/30/2006) I know this was originally posted over a year ago but I had to comment. I have a Yellow Lab who is now a year old. He does the same thing. I have two girls with whom come along with little socks. Chance(my lab) has eaten so many I lost count. He always does it when he is excited and it is the first thing he picks up and gets in the back of his throat and down it goes. He has eaten batteries, gloves, crayons, balloons, toys, my husbands tube socks anything small enough to swallow. Just this morning he threw up 2 socks and a balloon. I try to keep things picked up, but having a 2 year old makes it though. I am hoping he grows out of it, I am tired of always buying socks. He has never had any problems with obstructions and I hope that never happens. He always seems to threw it up or poop it out within a few days. Report Spam or Abuse my dog ate a sock Post By spottedhound (Guest Post) (11/09/2006) We had a guest who brought two socks tied together as a playtoy for her dog and my dog loved it! I didn't mind him playing either until it came apart and he ran with the knotted half and came trotting back to me empty handed. Well, now i'm convinced that he swallowed it. That was about a week ago and he has been throwing up today but he seems fine besides that. I don't know if I should feed him or just let him get the sock up. Any advice? Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Dog Eats Socks and Bras