Posted on 12/19/2012 7:03:38 AM PST by JoeProBono
SOUTHAMPTON, England, - A British woman said surgeons saved her 7-year-old dog's life after he swallowed a foot-long string of Christmas fairy lights.
Sharon Fay, 45, of Southampton, England, said she became concerned when she spotted bits of wire sticking out of her mixed breed canine Charlie's droppings, The Mirror reported Tuesday.
"I hadn't even noticed that the lights had been chewed at this stage but it quickly became clear what had happened," Fay said. "Back in March he ate one of my scarves and needed an operation to remove it, but I thought it was just a one-off incident as he hadn't shown any signs that he was going to be a repeat offender. I've had dogs all my life and have never known a dog act like this before."
Veterinarians took an X-ray of Charlie's stomach and discovered a foot-long string of Christmas fairy lights and a shoelace.
Surgeons said the lights would have been fatal if not swiftly removed.
"A foreign body of this nature could easily have caused severe internal injuries so Charlie was very, very lucky. He was also fortunate that the glass didn't cut his mouth or throat. And he could have been electrocuted if he'd bitten through the wire when the lights were switched on," senior veterinary surgeon Sophie Bell said.
Fay said Charlie was recovering well from surgery and was back at home -- where she has taken precautions to keep him from eating other dangerous items.
Debbie Boone will be out with a new song “You Light Up My Lower Intestine”.......
It probably wasn’t his nose that was red.
My late, lamented black lab used to eat staples and light bulbs. Never hurt him.
Yeah, but, knowing how long it takes most people to removed their Christmas lights, these were probably LAST year’s lights ...
removed = remove
Outside of a dog a book is man’s best friend.
Santas Helper!
With internal lights!
What is it with Labs? My friend’s ate an entire pair of his tennis shoes.
We had a dog who enjoyed glass ornaments and garland. Bottom two branches of the tree were sparsely decorated. Of course I always had a good laugh when we found the “evidence”.
Two surgeries and counting. Next time, let Darwinism run to its intended conclusion. A new dog might be smarter and cheaper.
We inadvisedly get little carnivorous animals and then buy grain based food for them. Some even try to make little vegans out of them. - They want MEAT, and not much vegetables; just a little to mimic the contents of the stomachs of the vegan animals they would eat in the wild. - I feed my cat WILDCAT food that is mostly wild meat and a few fruits and vegetables. It’s a bit more expensive; but she doesn’t have to eat the huge amounts of it that cats do when they eat the grain based stuff. - Eating this odd stuff indicates nutrition is off some way.
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