Porky ate his treat dish

[Eepster]

 Yes, the dish, not the treats in it (well he ate those too, but a while ago.)  

We give Porky treats (freeze dried raspberries or strawberries and such) in small silicone baking dishes.  They are nice small dishes for small amounts of treats.  he likes to toss them around after he eats, so I have just let him keep them in his room after eating.  he has had regular access to them for months and always just tossed them after eating an treats in them.   I don’t know what made him suddenly decide to chew apart this one.

I’m not sure how much he may have actually ingested.  There is a lot of the bowl chewed off, but there are also a lot of chewed up bowl pieces strewn about.  They are too chewed up to reconstruct the bowl and figure out how much is actually in Porky’s belly.

Should I take him to the vet in the morning?  Should I just ignor it as long as he poops well?  Do I need to spend the whole day checking his litter box?  What are the chances of a blockage?

[Monkeybun]

Oh my. Well, if he DID ingest some, it might work its way out by a good diet of hay and water for a bit, but it may not. Keep an eye on him, and if anythign changes the slightest bit, take him in.

Also.. buy new dishes that can’t be chewed apart

[jerseygirl]

So there is a set of these dishes? If so, maybe you can weigh one on a good scale and then weigh the chewed one with all the chewed remains. That might give you an idea or how much is missing. Hopefully none! I agree with Monkeybun, keep a close eye on him and encourage lots of hay and water.

[LittlePuffyTail]

Any update?

[Eepster]

 Update:  Porky ate and pooped as normal all the next day.  Everything seems to be fine.  Porky now gets treats only in little metal bowls, they are noise but chew proof.

[LittlePuffyTail]

Glad to hear he’s okay.

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