Opinions on pig ears?

[husky 1]

so sorry to hear this news jan , i think embolism is something to do with the heart, but not too sure.

[Vela]

Hi, this is the first time I have EVER been in a talk group. My darling little dog died yesterday, and I need someone to talk to. She was playing with out neighbors dog, and all of a sudden, she backed up, yelped real loud, and fell over. when I got to her, she took a last breath and then died. I have cried constantly for 24 hours and dont think I can cry anymore. she was four years old, no health problems that I know of, but the vet, when I took her in to have her cremated, said it sounded like an embolism??? Never heard of this, does anyone else know of this?? thanks for letting me vent. Jan

I'm sorry to hear of your dog's passing=( You will probably get more responses to this if you post it with it's own title. Start a "new thread" and repost this with it's own title. I don't think many people will see it here. Just hoping to help you get more of a response. Again, I'm sorry for the loss of your girl.

An embolism or aneurysm can happen at any time, even to people. An embolism is a blood clot, that can form and then travel to the heart or lungs or brain and stop all blood flow to that area. An aneurysm is the rupture of a major blood vessel in the heart or brain etc.

[pitc9]

Hi, this is the first time I have EVER been in a talk group. My darling little dog died yesterday, and I need someone to talk to. She was playing with out neighbors dog, and all of a sudden, she backed up, yelped real loud, and fell over. when I got to her, she took a last breath and then died. I have cried constantly for 24 hours and dont think I can cry anymore. she was four years old, no health problems that I know of, but the vet, when I took her in to have her cremated, said it sounded like an embolism??? Never heard of this, does anyone else know of this?? thanks for letting me vent. Jan

Jan - I am so sorry for your painfull loss, all of us here at PetTalk love our pups more than life itself so we understand how painfull it is when we loose a pet. Especially when it's so unexpected and as quickly as you lost yours.
Please take comfort in knowing that your sweet pup is running free at the Rainbow Bridge with all of the other loved pets that have pasted before yours.

[lyonmild]

Thanks for the support, My Min Pin is a little better today, fever is down and she is off the IV, still not eating or drinking yet. I went and held her for about an hour this morning and she fell right asleep. I am so mad at myself. I should have known better with my education. Just wanted to make my pup happy by giving her something tasty and tough to chew on.. a pig ear.

Jan, I hope you remember all of the happy times with your pup. You gave her a wonderful life, remember that and smile through your tears girl.
Peace and love to all who are suffering with and for their animals.

[pitc9]

My Min Pin is a little better today, fever is down and she is off the IV, still not eating or drinking yet. I went and held her for about an hour this morning and she fell right asleep. I am so mad at myself.

Glad to hear she's doing better today!
What is her name?
Don't be mad at yourself! It was a freak thing that happened! Tons of people give their pets pig ears and nothing happenes to them! It's not your fault!

[finn's mom]

I don't claim to know any scientific reasons or real safety issues with pigs ears or rawhides. I just know that the pig's ears smell like crap. I walked around sniffing the carpet for almost an hour one day when I had a roommate with a young Siberian Husky. I could have sworn I smelled urine, but Nikolai was already nearly 100% potty trained. Turned out, it was the pig's ear he was eating outside! That was the last time I ever bought one! As for rawhides, I just think they're gross. They get wet when the dog chews on them, then they dry in the carpet, and blech. I wouldn't give them stuff like that inside anyway, but I did give a rawhide inside once and saw what it did, and again, I'll never get another one. Any treat or food or toy can be dangerous at some point, nothing is 100% safe, really. And I don't claim to know if pig's ears or rawhides are any more dangerous than anything else. My reasons for not giving them are just that they're nasty.

[lyonmild]

My 13 mo old Miniature Pinscher is in the hospital now since Saturday morning with a bacterial infection in her GI system that has affected her liver now. She is on IV antiobiotics (2) and has not eaten or drank anything for 4 days now. She had vomitted 5x in an hour and had diarrhea with some blood in it. I took her right in and the vet diagnosed bacterial gastroenteritis from eating pig ear. One study has shown that 46% of pig ears are laden with Salmonella, 13% were resistant to more than one antibiotic, and 4% resistant to more than 4 different antibiotics. I hope my pup lives through this. Please do not give to your dog and research it on the internet. I am printing out researched info and taking it to the pet shops in the area in hopes they will become enlightened and stop selling this product. I hope this saves other pets from a painful and possibly fatal occurence.

[Vela]

Thank you for posting that. I never feed them to my dogs but your post is a good warning about what could possibly happen with feeding pig ears or rawhides. I do hope your baby pulls through and has no lasting ill effects. That must be very scary.