Dog Ate Large Rubber Band. Ask david elbeze dvm mrcvs now your dog should be quite big if the hair rubber band was not too large it should pass through the intestines. A lab would have an easier time passing an average sized not real stretchy hair band compared to a tea cup chihuahua that ate a large and very stretchy hair band especially if it had hair wrapped in it. Small animal veterinarian with special interest in exotic pets.
A lab would have an easier time passing an average sized not real stretchy hair band compared to a tea cup chihuahua that ate a large and very stretchy hair band especially if it had hair wrapped in it. Do not try to pick up a large dog.
Rubber bands usually pass unless they get tangled up in the gut with other things the pet has eaten such as sticks bones etc.
You may do further damage due to the animal s size. This is a sub for professional veterinary advice and as such we follow strict rules for participating. If the dog is straining vomiting tender in its belly or any other abnormal symptom take it to your vet. Op your post has not been removed.
