Digestion

Is your dog vomiting? Is your dog eating and drinking and being active? My dog has eaten chicken bones and just vomitted them up. Look for signs of not eating, low activity, stools not normal for signs of obstruction. My friends dog ate something and she didn't know. But the dog had clear signs that something was wrong and brought the dog to the vet

What we worry about with chicken and pork bones is that they tend to splinter. The splintered chicken bones can puncture the dog's gastrointestinal tract, causing deadly toxins to be released into his stomach, or peritenial cavity.

Since there isn't much that you can do after the chicken bones have been ingested by your dog, you simply need to monitor him closely for the next few days. Keep checking his stools to see if the bones pass. Watch for blood in the stool, or any signs that he's straining to defecate.

You should also keep an eye on your dog's temperament. If he becomes moody or listless, take him to a vet immediately.

Perhaps the best thing you can do is try to "cushion" the tiny bones inside your dog's tummy by overfeeding him a little more over the next couple of days. Cooked rice (that's completely cooled first) is ideal, because it is gentle on a dog's stomach and digestive tract. You could serve up a small helping of plain white rice alone, or mix some cooked rice in with your dog's normal dog food.

Chances are, everything will come out fine in the end.

I do not know if I am the only one, but my mom said that is an old wives tale, she grew up on a farm, & none of her dogs ever died, I have always given my dogs chicken bones, & have never had any die from it. I actually give them to my husband dumb mutt & say " die, you dumb mutt" but he doesn't. (I am joking when I say that. I am a dog lover.)
I do not know of anyones dog who died from it. People have said a friend of a friends dog did, but like all tales, it is always the friend of a friend.

Well as a vet who has operated on many dogs with punctured bowels from chicken bones, I can assure you it is not an old wives tale.

Sorry ruchele, I really never knew it was true!

Yeah, it can, and it isn't good.

i'd call the vet first thing when you could after something like this happens