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My mini ate a tamal corn husk

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#1 · (Edited)
ok, so just now my mini boy got hold of a tamal corn husk (used to have a tamal inside of course, cooked and then frozen and the reheated, not straight from a bag) from the trashcan and when I caught him he had already eaten half of it.

Should I worry? Could it cause an obstruction? I mean you can separate those things into some sort of strings or cords.

Also, when I caught him maybe he tried to eat it faster cause he started to sound like he was having trouble swallowing it, and then a few seconds later he was ok and just acting guilty.

What should I do?

Please help. :(

Just for the record, this is what he ate. To the right a whole husk, to the left the two pieces he left from the husk he snatched:

 
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#3 ·
Dang I wish had an answer for you. I so wished I did I even googled it. And I think your dog is a very light eater compared to this one:

Q: My dog ate a corn husk...will it kill her?

My lovely English Bulldog got into the garbage and ate possibly 4 total corn husks from cooked Tamales. She did not chew them, just swallowed.

A: I wouldn't worry. Dogs eat some things that seem strange to us but the dogs seldom suffer from it. I had one dog who ate corn cobs and watermelon rinds whenever he had a chance. He would steal them from the kitchen compost pail when I wasn't watching. That dog lived for 17 years with no health problems. I would be very surprised if 2 tamale husks do any harm.
My dog ate a corn husk...will it kill her? - Yahoo! Answers
 
#4 ·
lol!! omg, thanks, taem! That really cracked me up! I needed a laugh too cause I was freaking out.

I called the vet too and while she wasn't available, I could ask the receptionist in case he knew and he didn't really have an answer, but he said he might digest it just fine.
Just to keep an eye on him.

I really really hope he's ok and nothing bad happens!

Thank you again so much!! It always feels tons better when you're freaking out and there's someone talking to you!! *hugs*
 
#6 ·
Thank you, Cherie!!

I just remembered why I stopped googling stuff like this and just asking people who really know, cause the results I found vary between "the dog will be just fine" and "omg take him to the vet NOOOOW!"

And I'm back to being a bit scared. :(
 
#7 ·
I just remembered why I stopped googling stuff like this and just asking people who really know, cause the results I found vary between "the dog will be just fine" and "omg take him to the vet NOOOOW!"
Oh totally, if I had been in your place I would have skipped google and posted here too. All google does is make it much much harder to find accurate info.
 
#10 ·
Thanks for asking, taem!

He's acting like a puppy like he always does (he's almost 11 years old but he doesn't know that), no vomiting or nausea, perfect stools and he's been eating with joy, lol.

This morning I did see a bit of a leafy string thing sticking out on his poo, so I guess it was from the husk.

lol, good luck!! I'm Mexican but this is the first time that this happened with any of my dogs.
I'm pretty sure mine got a bit of a tamal, maybe someone dropped a small piece, cause he doesn't usually go for the trash but this looked as if he was following the smell of something he liked and found the husks.
 
#11 ·
Ha, at least what he ate is organic material! Beau chews on paper, plastic, and even tin foil! (I guess dogs teeth don't experience the electric "zap" people do when biting foil.) I'm constantly stressing that he's going to have a blockage, but so far, so good.

And your post reminds me. The night before last we had chicken enchiladas. My daughter was carrying her plate, and when she bent down to pick up a dropped fork, Beau leapt up and snatched, well, the whole enchilada! By the time she chased him down, he'd gobbled most of it. Lots of red chile there, and I was afraid we'd at least see some loose poops, but he took it in stride. Dogs have cast iron stomaches.
 
#12 ·
omg, tin foil. Silly silly dogs!! The things they eat!

Poodles do love Mexican food, eh? lol!

And you know what I have noticed? My Sirius does seem to have a stronger stomach than my German Shepherds. The big ones do seem to be more sensitive to the stuff they eat, and more often than not they get soft stools when they eat something they shouldn't have, like pecans.
And I don't think this little guy has ever had soft stools, except for the very first day I got him as a puppy and that was it.
 
#13 ·
Well dang it now I'm in the mood for enchiladas and quesadillas. That's what I usually get, so corn husks won't be the issue for my poos, it will be the spiciness. Hopefully dogs have the sense to avoid super spicy stuff. I have no clue, when I had toys I was living in Kansas and there was no spicy food there, just meat and potatoes. The Chinese restaurant had bottles of ketchup on the tables. That really didn't make me seem cultured at all when I went to the east coast lol. Ribs and steak in Kansas cannot be beat tho.
 
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