Plush toy
Also called: stuffed toy · stuffed animal · soft toy · teddy bear · plush dog toy · plush cat toy
Dog
Keep it away
Described signs
First look at the toy and count what is missing: the plastic eyes and nose, the squeaker inside and the stuffing are what gets swallowed, and a gutted toy tells you more than any symptom. If any of it went down: repeated vomiting, retching, regurgitation, refusing to eat, low energy, belly pain, straining to poop with no result, stools with fibres or lumps in them, and dehydration. In a small dog the whole toy fits, and then it is a full-blown obstruction. If the stuffing, the eyes or the squeaker have already been torn out, that is a loose part and has its own, more serious warning.
Cat
Dangerous
Described signs
Repeated vomiting, retching, refusing food, drooling, low energy, hiding, belly pain and straining to poop with no result. Also look under the tongue and at the anus: if a thread, a ribbon, a fabric tail or a cord from the toy is showing, that is a different and worse emergency, and you must NOT pull it or cut it; go to the vet with it exactly as it is. If the stuffing, the eyes or the squeaker have already been torn out, that is a loose part and has its own, more serious warning.
This is a compendium of public veterinary sources, not a diagnosis. The weight of your pet changes what a dose means.
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