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Hi, I have a 5 month old boxer/amstaff/chihuahua/spaniel mix and we love her to death but she chews up and INGESTS of her plastic & rubber toys and other plastic items she finds. We have already been to the ER for slicing off half a nylabone and swallowing it whole. She stays in the crate during the day (only 4 hours at MOST) and today when we came home, she somehow managed to eat the handle off the TOP of the crate from the inside. There was only half left with no sign of the other half.
I don't mind that she chews up her toys, that's what they are for, but my concern is that she ingests them and I am terrified that one of these days she is going to get impcted. We try very hard to keep non-edible items out of reach and watch her with her toys but sometimes it happens so quickly that even when we are watching her we cannot get something out of her mouth before she swallows it. If she sees we are coming to get it she will swallow it immediately. We can't even give her bully sticks anymore because she will swallow a piece that's 5 inches long without chewing it.
She walks at least 2.5-3 miles per day and also gets play time in the house. She has a plethora of chew toys including kongs, balls, elk antlers, ropes, etc. her jaws are powerful and her teeth are sharp so even toys that are supposed to be "indestructible" she manages to break off pieces and swallow. She eats a very high quality dog food twice per day and als gets treats throughout the day.
Why is she swallowing non-edible items? What can I do? Any advice welcome.
I don't mind that she chews up her toys, that's what they are for, but my concern is that she ingests them and I am terrified that one of these days she is going to get impcted. We try very hard to keep non-edible items out of reach and watch her with her toys but sometimes it happens so quickly that even when we are watching her we cannot get something out of her mouth before she swallows it. If she sees we are coming to get it she will swallow it immediately. We can't even give her bully sticks anymore because she will swallow a piece that's 5 inches long without chewing it.
She walks at least 2.5-3 miles per day and also gets play time in the house. She has a plethora of chew toys including kongs, balls, elk antlers, ropes, etc. her jaws are powerful and her teeth are sharp so even toys that are supposed to be "indestructible" she manages to break off pieces and swallow. She eats a very high quality dog food twice per day and als gets treats throughout the day.
Why is she swallowing non-edible items? What can I do? Any advice welcome.