I have a 1 year old yellow lab(Owen). He is about 50 -55 lbs and just recently

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swallowed a metal bell!? I have a 1 year old yellow lab(Owen). He is about 50 -55 lbs and just recently swallowed a metal bell! Its christmas time and with decorating te house i found some jingle bells (about the size of a quarter and of course round. over night i guess somehow he got a hold of them and flattend one, as for the other he swallowed it! my wife said that he was hacking like something was stuck in his air way be now hes fine! sunday morning he when the hacking accured and it is now friday afternoon and hes still acting fine like nothings wrong no pain, no vomiting, still eating and drinking, plays and runs around and still having very healthy poops! (I check every poop and no bell, just to see i scaned him with a metal dector and it go's off around the bottom of his rib cage) what should I do?
 
I guess if it was small enough it should pass through, if he seems in pain, call the vet about it. Kids swallow money all the time and the doctors just say wait until it passes. Good luck, and poor owen, lol.
 
Put him by the door. Be the first in your neighborhood to have a live doggie doorbell.
 
I would suggest you call the vet and explain what happened. Sometimes with these balls they are made of glass and pieces of them can hurt the dog and eventually cause the dog to bleed internally. if it is medal then pieces of that too can be stuck.
If he is coughing then parts of that can be stuck in his throat.
So a call to the vet should be done for his safety.
 
If this happened Sunday (5 days ago) and the metal detector is accurate about its location there is a problem. The bell still has not passed his stomach. It will begin to break down in his belly or become a blockage. He should see a vet for an x ray and may need surgery. It cant stay in his belly.
 
If the bell does not pass within 48 hours it is stuck inside the dog somewhere. The dog while require the services of a vet if that occurs. Just keep observing the dog and picking through it's poop. The bell is small enough that a dog this size should pass it.
 
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