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How long does it take for a dog to digest and poop out a cooked chicken bone?

Last week a cooked chicken wing fell out of my husbands hand and onto the floor. My 12 pound dachshund raced over and inhaled it before my husband could get it. We took her to the vet and she was examined but no x-ray. She's eating, pooping and acting normal. I have been checking her stool and have not seen any bone or bone fragments.

Public Comments

1. then it's probably caught somewhere...if you didn't have x-rays, why not ??? chicken bones splinter and cause problems..
2. yeah wow that is really not a good thing! Cooked chicken bones do splinter very easily and can get loged inside your dogs body, this can lead to survere interal damage. peircing organs.
3. My dogs have eaten cooked chicken bones from time to time, and we never had a problem. Chances are the stomach acids already broke it down and her body absorbed them within 24-48 hours, so you won't find pieces of bone. If it was stuck, she'd have had problems long before now..puking, diarrhea, constipation, fever, lethargy, blood in stool, etc. But if you're really that worried, take her to a vet and ask for an X ray. Vets generally don't immediately do X rays, except in cases of emergencies. They are expensive, and really not all that healthy. BTW..raw bones can splinter..ask any doctor or vet who's treated broken bones. Edit: Lily, my dogs MAYBE get them once a year.
4. If Its been a week I wouldn't worry about it more then likely she is fine . Just check her poop and pee for any signs of blood if there's non then I would say shes ok My dogs have gotten chicken bones be for .
5. a bone can take weeks to months to fully digest and break down in the stomach, you should be concerned if she is NOT producing faeces, stops eating or starts vomiting otherwise, relax, just make sure she doesnt get any in the future
6. chicken bones are dangerous, at this point may not show up on xray. talk to your vet, better yet see a veterinary gastro intestinal specialist that has access to a endoscope or a ultra sound
7. Just watch her closely - if she starts acting out of the norm, please get her checked asap. Chicken bones CAN be dangerous, but it doesn't mean they are ALWAYS dangerous. Salty Boy - growing up, my family fed our dog chicken bones from time to time, until the vet informed us that if she got just one more, it would potentially kill her. A bunch of little fragments had broken off and lodged somewhere inside her (I was 14 when it happened, so I dont remember where) and if one more piece lodged, no matter how small, it would cause mass damage. So be careful with those bones. Warning signs are not always present before something serious occurs.