Pets do eat their owner’s sex toys, whether we like it or not. You can look at some of the instances of it up on Twitter with keywords such as “dog ate vibrator” or “cat ate dildo”. Toronto verterinarian Dr. Elizabeth Myers shared with Elle that 25% of the cases she treated since 2003 are in the sex toy area. Myers has removed used condoms from a ferret’s belly, performed intestinal surgeries to remove jelly silicone pieces from dogs’ abdomens, and the list goes on. The question here is why do pets do this? Myers shares to Elle her thoughts on the issue:
Why is this happening and what can be done? While Dr. Myers acknowledges the similarities between pet toys and adult toys in shape and texture, she assured me that the number one reason is our smell. They love us, and love our smell, and as gross as it is, our sex toys really smell like us. Cleaning our toys and putting them away in harder to reach places is obviously recommended. But remembering to do both of those things, especially in the heat of the moment is harder.
There is also, of course, the non-scientific anecdotal revenge theory. In a few responses sent to me, many people felt that dildo destruction was an act of vengeance — on the toy’s loud noises, or on the owner. One person wrote in to tell me that their “$200 set of bondage rope” was urinated on by their miniature dachshund after she was kicked out of their kink space for being too noisy. “She always had a dramatic way of showing her displeasure.”
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