If he made it after that thing bouncing around his body for a year, Turner will be OK since at least corn on the cob is something edible, and won't harden with very sharp edges that can pierce the stomach lining or intestines (it's a miracle that didn't happen to Boj). I'd take corn on the cob any day compared to a plastic hair catcher! Remember how large their intestines are. As wide as two garden hoses put together- this is what helps our guys get all this stuff out as opposed to causing an obstruction. I'd do the whole milk soaked bread trick as an effort to wrap around the cob and help it move smoothly along it's way. You know the signs/symptoms of obstruction, if he's not acting abnormal, just breathe easy. (I know, easier said than done, but I've been there! I know how stressful poop patrol and watchful waiting isYeah.....I'll never forget the "shower plug"......I thought about that last night as a matter of fact.
Actually it may be because raccoons like to dunk their food in water, so they come to your rain water barrel. They "wash" it with their little hands.Morgan's sneaked small pieces left over from the raccoons, etc. They like to bring cobs into our yard sometimes to eat. No idea why it has to be our yard but they do now and then. Guessing it's the rain water barrel so they can get drinks while eating?
Good luck Turner!! Hope it all ends well.
Which is the cutest thing to watch! LOLActually it may be because raccoons like to dunk their food in water, so they come to your rain water barrel. They "wash" it with their little hands.
Marie
Glad pieces are coming out! That means he did chew it, I'm hoping he chewed it all enough for it to work itself out. Yellow liquid could be bile. It has a very strong smell to it. The major sign of obstruction for Bojie was extreme lethargy, and vomiting bile. He ate and pooped up until the day I brought him in. Nothing was seen on our xrays either, except for the piling of intestines they refer to as "coining" which can indicate an obstruction. It might take quite a few days for the entire cob to come out, but I take it as a great sign that it's starting to.Some pieces are starting to come out, but not as much as he ate. Also, he just vomited some grass and yellow liquid. Eating and acting normal so far. We called 3 different vets and they said we wouldn't be able to see a corn cob on an xray.