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Image 1 — Update- lab who ate a needle
Image 2 — Update- lab who ate a needle

Update- lab who ate a needle

I posted yesterday in the midst of a nervous breakdown and I just wanted to thank every one who replied and reassured me I’m not a bad pet owner. I have read all your replies over and over again and am really trying to forgive myself.

Silas is home. He’s not yet eating or drinking but the vet thought he would do better at home recovering and I’m to take him back in if he doesn’t eat/drink by the end of the day.

I’ll put the photo of his x ray as I found it quite interesting. Terrifying, gut dropping and interesting.

Second photo is him in his cone of shame knocked out on pain meds 💔

Thank you lab community for propping me up when I really, really needed it. I’m so grateful he is alive, my life revolves around him.

u/FileUpper — 12 hours ago
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I let my boy down…

I messed up and I’m struggling to come to terms with how stupid I’ve been.

Today just before work, I was just about to sew my button onto my trousers and my door knocked. I put the needle and thread on the table and answered the door. I came back a minute later and he had eaten it. I can’t even begin to tell you the absolute terror and panic I’ve felt since that moment. I drove like a maniac to the emergency vet hospital and they did surgery and got it out. He’s got a massive incision and is in hospital over night. He’s not out of the woods yet but I could have killed him. He’s only a year old and I could have killed him and I can’t cope with the thought of that. I think it’s hit me hard because my dad died two weeks ago, so my head is all over the place, but he’s my baby and I put him in harms way and I don’t even know how to start processing that…

I don’t know what the point of my post is. To warn others. To shame myself. Looking for reassurance. I don’t know. I just needed to write this.

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u/FileUpper — 1 day ago

Uk based.

I’ve been a chronic stoner for 24 years. Every single day as soon as my eyes open.

I genuinely think I’ve got CHS. Literally never heard of this before today when I decided to see if there was a link between my horrendous nausea and vomiting and weed. Anyone with experience? Please tell me what happened so I know what I’m facing.

I guess I’ll find out in a few days if my symptoms start subsiding.

Until then, anyone got any tips on how I can make myself feel better that doesn’t involve standing in a shower for hours (done that already)?

I’m currently laid on sofa, hot, cold, shivering, with a sick bucket, my arsehole is on fire (got the shits). I’ll get through it, but it would be nice to have some kind of idea of when this might subside.

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u/FileUpper — 9 days ago