I know it depends on the area of the country and the individual case. My daughter's Lab she got from me just went through this. I don't want to ask her. Her girl is home safe and sound now.
We had a thirteen year old eat a piece of one of those bully sticks (they belonged to the little pups to chew on - but she got one) and she got very sick. Cost $5000. by the time we were through. She was in the hospital for maybe 4 or 5 days.
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I wonder why some dogs can pass the objects they eat and other dogs need surgery ? We had a Labrador who used to love to eat our heavy wool socks. We lived on constant fear she would need to have expensive surgery to remove them but she would always poop them out in the yard, whole. These were the heavy real wool that the old timers use when they knit socks.
We had a female with blocked bowels in 4 places, surgery cost a little over $500 here in West Central OH. It was scary to say the least but she recovered fast and is fine now.
We had one that ate part of a garden hose. Of course, it was a weekend so we ended up in the emergency hospital. Part of his intestine was removed and he spent a week in the hospital. The cost was almost $6,000.00.
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Years ago I had a lab with one that cost about $1500, then a few weeks later, same dog, about $1000. The second time I recognized the symptoms earlier so there was less expense for stuff like labratory testing and all those waiting around to see kinds of things. She was not is as bad a way the second time around since I caught it earlier. Or maybe they gave me a discount since tehy had washed and displayed my husband's sock that had been stuck in the dog's guts.
Yes, if you even suspect it, be very careful as the kidneys can shut down, etc. in a very brief matter of time.