Injury HELP! Im afraid my pig may have eaten a staple!

[Skippie]

My boys were chewing on some paper and I am afraid they may have eaten a staple! I am not sure though. Is that even possible?! I tried biting through a staple and couldnt and I think a staple is too wide to fit in there mouth as is. So it would have to be bitten straight first? I am super paranoid though usually. Is this possible?

 

[bpatters]

Yes, it's possible that they ate it. The only way to know for sure is to take the pigs to an exotic vet for an x-ray.

 

[Skippie]

My exotic vet is closed. Theres an emergency vet but they typically only do dogs and cats. The otehr emergency vet will not see guinea pigs at all. Do I wait until the morning for an xray or take them tonight to the vet who doesnt typically work with pigs??

 

[Skippie]

Oh thank goodness...found the staple..it looked like hay! Mommy is an idiot for not realizing they were eating my syllabus as they sat on my lap. My heart can beat again.

 

[bpatters]

Glad you found it!

 

[Hhbean]

So glad you found itand before I read your post so I didn't have to worry !