Puppy makes a full recovery after swallowing metal pole
Eight week old pit bull Blue managed to swallow a 15 inch metal garden flag post whilst in the garden of his home in Alabama, USA.
Dogs have a tendency to chew and eat different things, such as slippers, shoes and newspapers. However, managing to pick up and eat a metal pole would be a very difficult task!
Blue’s owners discovered what had happened late in the evening, and tried to pull out the metal pole. With a few unsuccessful attempts, they took him straight to Rehm Animal Clinic, where vet Dr Chris Rehm said: ‘Blue was gasping. He was agitated…he couldn’t breathe.’
Dr Caroline Rehm also added: ‘The owners were terrified Blue was going to die.’ Dr Rehm stated that the surgery undertaken to save Blue took around 90 minutes, and thankfully was a complete success, however at one point she thought Blue would not make it.
‘What’s really important is that the owners got Blue in here quickly. He’s already eating again.’ Said Dr Rehm.
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