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If you don't follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you missed this entire ordeal.
On Saturday at about 7pm, my dog suddenly because extremely lethargic and was obviously in pain. Throughout the night, he was drooling, breathing with difficulty, and kept repositioning himself out of discomfort. First thing Sunday morning, mom and I took him to the vet.
They did x-rays and told us "See this shape here? That's not supposed to be there." They were able to push it into his stomach and then surgically remove it, and it's a miracle he didn't choke on it.
The photos are a little gross and I apologize for that, but it's just a cooked bone, there's no blood or anything disturbing.
Looks like a chicken bone, but it seems rather big to be from a chicken. It's about 1x1.5" and definitely not a steak bone like we originally thought.
We're hoping he'll get to come home tomorrow afternoon. Besides, they charge $500 per extra 24 hours an animal has to stay there. I don't know what the total ended up being, but it's around a few thousand dollars and it'd be nice to have Tator home instead of stuck at the vet for another day.
On Saturday at about 7pm, my dog suddenly because extremely lethargic and was obviously in pain. Throughout the night, he was drooling, breathing with difficulty, and kept repositioning himself out of discomfort. First thing Sunday morning, mom and I took him to the vet.
They did x-rays and told us "See this shape here? That's not supposed to be there." They were able to push it into his stomach and then surgically remove it, and it's a miracle he didn't choke on it.
The photos are a little gross and I apologize for that, but it's just a cooked bone, there's no blood or anything disturbing.
Looks like a chicken bone, but it seems rather big to be from a chicken. It's about 1x1.5" and definitely not a steak bone like we originally thought.
We're hoping he'll get to come home tomorrow afternoon. Besides, they charge $500 per extra 24 hours an animal has to stay there. I don't know what the total ended up being, but it's around a few thousand dollars and it'd be nice to have Tator home instead of stuck at the vet for another day.