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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Any words of wisdom? Our one-year old lab loves to eat rocks in the back yard, the entire back of the house is landscaped with rock so removing them isn't an option. Tried the nasty tasting spray stuff, doesn't seem to phase her. I've caught her in the act and scolded her, it doesn't seem to have an impact. We've already had her in the dog hospital once when she got really sick, prognosis was a rock stuck in her intestines. Fortunately she passed it just prior to surgery, but it still cost us over $1000. Obviously that cycle can't repeat itself, because either I will end up broke or the dog will end up dead. Both not good. Suggestions?
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Matt, our dog (lab) did the same thing. Rocks are his favorite toy, and apparently when he was done playing with them, he ate them. Got sick, took to vet, found several rocks in his stomach/intestine.
It seems that the unpleasantries of either the pain suffered or the trip to the vet cured him of his desire to ingest matter he can't chew/digest because he doesn't eat rocks anymore.