mrs tornsocks Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Our 30yo 30kg lab got his snout outside and ate a rotten egg (not sure how many but can't have been too many). I'm assuming if he needs to, he'll vomit it up, but is it worth giving him anything. The hydrogen sulfide smell is putrid ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs tornsocks Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 oops he is 3 not 30 !! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I've had a dog seek out & get into rotten eggs. It never seemed to do her any harm, I just couldn't understand WHY she would want to eat them. Of course kisses were definately not on for hours after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 LOL!! lots of very stinky burps to follow ................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs tornsocks Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 LOL!! lots of very stinky burps to follow ................................. Ewwwww. Well he'll be doing those outside .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeimMe Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Gross! And I thought it was bad that mine eats their poop whenever the chance presents itself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I would be more wary of the back end burps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkehre Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 If it just a rotten egg, than there is unlikely to be any issues. The only concern I would have would be ... is it unusual to see an egg where it was? Why was it there? There is a chance someone may have injected something into it. But maybe you have chickens and the egg was on your own property. Just not sure of the source of the egg, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I would be more wary of the back end burps. That's what I was thinking... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 My old Stafford at a 4 month old Ostrich egg he had stolen and buried months before. He was fine but smelt like he was rotting from the inside out!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs tornsocks Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 If it just a rotten egg, than there is unlikely to be any issues. The only concern I would have would be ... is it unusual to see an egg where it was? Why was it there? There is a chance someone may have injected something into it. But maybe you have chickens and the egg was on your own property. Just not sure of the source of the egg, that's all. Very irritating actually. We live in the burbs in Western Sydney in a cul de sac --- one of the neighbours just lets a chook roam the street and I'm actually not exactly sure who it is. Archie's ears prick up like no-one's business when we go out for walks - he's chased it but reached it and chickened out (chickened out, geddit ? :D) and I doubt he'll ever go for it anyway ... but there's a staffy down the road that may feel differently one day. Anyway ... the chook created a little nest in the bushes outside the front of our house and laid. I have meant to pick them up a couple of times coz I've seen him sniffing in there, but they're really hard to get to. Tempted to ask whoever owns it to pick up after their chook but need to narrow that down first. Thanks to everyone for all the advice - he's lying down sleeping now, doesn't seem too worried but yes, we'll see what treats he leaves from the back end on his walk later ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkehre Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) If it just a rotten egg, than there is unlikely to be any issues. The only concern I would have would be ... is it unusual to see an egg where it was? Why was it there? There is a chance someone may have injected something into it. But maybe you have chickens and the egg was on your own property. Just not sure of the source of the egg, that's all. Very irritating actually. We live in the burbs in Western Sydney in a cul de sac --- one of the neighbours just lets a chook roam the street and I'm actually not exactly sure who it is. Archie's ears prick up like no-one's business when we go out for walks - he's chased it but reached it and chickened out (chickened out, geddit ? :D) and I doubt he'll ever go for it anyway ... but there's a staffy down the road that may feel differently one day. Anyway ... the chook created a little nest in the bushes outside the front of our house and laid. I have meant to pick them up a couple of times coz I've seen him sniffing in there, but they're really hard to get to. Tempted to ask whoever owns it to pick up after their chook but need to narrow that down first. Thanks to everyone for all the advice - he's lying down sleeping now, doesn't seem too worried but yes, we'll see what treats he leaves from the back end on his walk later ... Sounds like the egg would be safe from any human intervention then, all good. :) Edited February 5, 2012 by dyzney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 My Pug ate over a dozen rotten duck eggs last week. His guts were churning that avo so he slept out in the runs that night. What greeted me the next morning wasn't pretty! Aside from the diarrhea there were no ill effects and he was burning around the next day as it nothing had happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ewwww Archie!!!! Eggs can carry salmonella and other nasties but dog (especially labradors) seem to generally have an iron gut when it comes to these sort of "dietary indiscretions" so he should be right. I'd watch for signs of vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy etc over the next few days though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Our dogs regularly find and eat very, very old eggs ..and apart from the smell where they break them open , and the smell they then exude for 24 hrs ,we have no apparent problems ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korbin13 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I was told years ago, the reason why dogs don't get sick from rotten food was because they have a very short digestive system, in and out within about 8 hours depending on their overall diet. Humans on the other hand take about 48-72 hours which is why salmonella is such a risk, it has time to 'breed'. I have no idea if that is true but sounds plausible! Anyway good luck over the next few hours, sounds like it is time for Archie to catch some fresh air :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs tornsocks Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 no terrible post-egg emissions I'm pleased to report. Must be the labrador gut of steel ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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