Eating raw bread dough is a serious emergency in a dog.
That dough rises from the yeast.
"And as the yeast releases alcohol into the bloodstream,"
that dog is going to
get alcohol poisoning
and that can lead to death very quickly.
It’s okay.
What's going on?
"It's now a race against time to get the fermenting dough"
out of the young pups stomach.
"- There we go. - All done."
Good boy.
Come here rascal, hey?
Are you a rascal?
"A young Border Collie has been rushed"
" into the Bondi referral
hospital SASH."
Rocket ate a loaf of bread that I was making nearly an entire loaf.
"It was all bar about one buns worth left."
It was about this big.
"And we've noticed he's been expanding ever since"
and looks like he's about to give birth to a litter of buns.
"Katie and her children are worried about the greedy pup's behaviour."
Rocket has been known to eat
"quite a few things that he's not supposed to."
"So far he's eaten the arm out of a chair."
"He's eaten underpants, bras, t-shirts,"
socks, several pairs of shoes.
So he's got good taste, but a bit naughty.
Hello.
Got four.
"Four children here, which ones rocket?"
The big fat one full of dough.
Hi, sweetheart.
"What did you do? Come through."
Thank you.
"When Katie first arrives, she thinks Rocket"
"has been up to his old tricks again, eating something he shouldn't have."
And as soon as I look at Rocket,
the first thing I see is that his abdomen
is really, really big.
"He's pulled down a tray of dough and it was quite a large amount."
"- I'd made two breadsticks. - Okay."
"The biggest concern is that when they have eaten dough"
"and that yeast rises, that yeast can form alcohol."
Okay.
"And then he can actually get alcohol poisoning from it"
"as that alcohol gets absorbed into his bloodstream."
So it's a really, really serious problem.
It can be fatal.
"Katie's face literally drops when I tell her"
"how serious alcohol poisoning can be."
Yeah, so his tummy’s feeling really full and and uncomfortable there.
Yep.
"As time passes, Rocket’s stomach is getting bigger and bigger,"
"which means that that dough is continuing to rise"
"as if his stomach is an oven."
"So the plan is I'm going to take him out into the treatment room."
"I'm going to give him an injection to make him vomit."
Okay.
If he doesn't bring up the dough,
"then we'll have to give him an anaesthetic"
"- and pump his stomach. - Yep."
"If we can't get it out that way, he'll have to have"
"- surgery today. - Okay."
Have the ball of dough taken out of his tummy.
I understand.
Oh my god, I could really lose my dog.
And yeah, that's,
"that's not a place we want to even go."
"We lost a dog a couple of years ago and the family's not"
really been the same since.
"Come on, Rocket. Come on bud, I know it’s scary."
Come on darl.
Alright Sam, we’re going to just give
this I.V.
It’s sort of an injection to make him vomit.
"Alright buddy it's just going to be a little sting."
At SASH,
"greedy young, Border Collie Rockett is in grave danger"
after gorging on a huge batch of bread dough.
Eating raw bread dough
is a serious emergency in a dog.
That dough rises from the yeast.
"And as the yeast releases alcohol into the bloodstream,"
that dog is going to
get alcohol poisoning.
And that can lead to death very quickly.
It’s okay.
What's going on?
"It's now a race against time to get the fermenting dough"
out of the young pups stomach.
"- There we go. - All done."
Done, it was like a little bee sting.
"Hopefully Rocket will respond to this injection"
"and will vomit up the bread dough because if he doesn't,"
"things are going to be a lot more serious for him."
I know. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I’ve made you feel sick.
Hey bud.
"Good boy. Here you go darling."
Let's get it all out.
"That’s the way. Come on hun."
Good boy.
"That's a nice big amount. Let's get it out."
Out it goes.
"Good boy, hey, that’s a nice big one."
I wasn't expecting such a big vomit.
Rocket hasn't
stopped vomiting.
"There is just more bread dough pouring out of his mouth."
"His stomach was absolutely packed with the stuff."
Good boy.
Oh, there you go, sweetie.
"As much as I hate making dogs vomit,"
I kind of feel good about making
"Rocket vomit because he's brought up"
this big lump of dough, and he's potentially saved his own life.
So there was the one piece of bread there.
And here's the other piece of bread.
And then the rest of the liquid is
probably just it starting to be digested.
That is disgusting buddy.
Rocket’s sitting there with a very sad and sorry look on his face.
"And I think he's feeling a little bit guilty, too."
"But the exhausted pups ordeal is not over yet."
Lisa wants to run urgent blood tests
and the pup will have to stay overnight as SASH.
"We're running some blood tests on Rocket now."
We need to make sure he's not developing
signs of alcohol poisoning
and that he's not becoming dehydrated.
"We'll have to keep a really close eye on him while"
he's in the hospital with us.
I think Pip is more worried than anyone, aren’t you?
She misses her big brother already, don’t you?
Hey?
At SASH,
"Katie and her family are anxious to find out"
"if Lisa has managed to get the bread dough"
" out
of the their other puppies stomach."
When I first saw that he’d eaten a heap of dough
and he was feeling a bit sick
"I said, well, you brought this on yourself buddy."
That’s what happens when you steal things off the bench
because he does it a lot
"and yeah, had no idea that it was actually"
quite as serious as it was
to be honest.
"- Hi. - Hi."
"- How is Doughboy? - All right, so."
The good news is we managed to get him to vomit
"- out quite a lot of that dough. - Oh good."
So two very obvious pieces in there.
Okay.
Because some of it probably has been absorbed already.
"We do need to keep a close eye on him."
So it's for the best if he stays in hospital tonight on a drip
so that we can flush any of the remaining toxin out of his system.
"Don't worry, Mike. It's going to be fine."
"Rocket is not completely out of the woods."
"He's still at risk of some form of alcohol poisoning."
"So we need to have him in hospital on a drip"
"to make sure that he's going to be safe."
Alright, guys, do you want to come see Rocket?
Yes please.
Hey, you want to come see your brother?
"- Yes, please. - Let's go."
It's going to be really horrible.
Going home without Rocket, the kids are going to miss him.
I'm going to miss him.
So let's just hope we can pick him up tomorrow
and that everything's okay.
Good boy, he feels
like he's lost about three kilos.
Don’t you, hey?
"You got rid of the buns from the oven."
Hey, I know I love you, too.
"Yes, I do. It's really not going to be easy"
"for the family to leave Rocket here in hospital."
"He's only one year old. He's just a baby."
"And they are really going to miss him."
"I just hope that I can get him home to them as quickly as possible."
Good boy.
"Bye Rocky. We’ll be back soon, okay."
You be a good boy.
"We’ll be back soon. Good boy."
I hate walking away seeing him like that with the drip about to go in
and potentially not knowing what the outcome is going to be.
So, yeah, we're going to think positively, kids, aren't we?
Hey buddy, how you feeling today?
Come on, out you get.
At SASH,
"it's been 24 hours since Rocket’s bread dough binge."
Let’s have a feel of your tummy, see how you’re feeling.
Lisa had to act fast to induce vomiting
"to get the fermenting dough out of the dog's stomach."
He’s bright, he’s happy,
his abdomen is no longer filled with gas.
"And the good news is he hasn't shown"
" any signs of alcohol poisoning,"
which means that he's ready for some food
" and hopefully we’ll be able to go home."
Rocket, have a look at what I’ve got over here bud.
Sit.
I think this is wishful thinking.
But sit.
With bread off the menu,
"Rocket will have to settle for good old fashioned dog food."
Good boy.
Rocket has definitely turned a corner today.
"He's eating well and I think he's ready to go home."
Have you seen Dr.
Lisa yet?
Rocket’s welcoming committee is anxiously waiting.
"I think we've all missed Rocket very badly, haven't we?"
Yeah.
He's the main fixture of the household.
" -
Who’s over there? - Come here buddy."
"Watcha doing? Hey!"
"Hello! I'm pleased to see you too."
Hello.
We're pleased to see you too matey.
You've lost a bit of weight.
Hey, you lost a couple of loafs.
"Rocket is a completely different dog from yesterday."
He's about half the size that he was.
"He's full of beans. He's lively."
It's good to see him back to his usual naughty self.
Thank you so much.
We’ll I have to keep these ones away from Rocket I think.
"- Yes. - Knowing his behaviours."
You know what?
"I'm just going to pass on bread for a while."
When Katie brought Rocket
"in, I don't think she realised quite how deadly eating dough could be."
But he's responded
"well to the treatment and luckily he's going home back to his normal self."
"And hopefully from now on she'll be keeping that bread dough."
Well out of reach.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Thanks very much.
See you later.
" - Thank
you. - Bye."
"Come on. Alright."