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Dog ate absorbent chicken pad.

Species: Dog
Breed: Black Labrador
Age: More than 15 ye
My dog just ate one of those absorbent pads from a chicken meat tray......would this potentially cause any
harm to him?




Online vet, Dr. Marie

Dr. Marie replied:

These absorbent pads from the bottom of the meat trays are very attractive to dogs!

Most of the time these will pass through a dog's intestines and come out in their poop.

However, there is a possibility that the pad can cause an obstruction. The pads are meant to soak up moisture and so they can become very large in the stomach or intestines.

Signs of an obstruction include:

  • Vomiting

  • Straining to poop

  • Painful belly

  • Lethargy

  • No appetite



If your dog has any of these symptoms then a vet visit is a good idea.

If your dog has eaten this within the last hour you may want to consider asking your vet to induce vomiting.

The other concern I would have is for Salmonella. However, it is not common for dogs to get food poisoning from eating raw food.

I hope everything "comes out" ok!

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