Furry Tails: Puppy Swallows His Toys Whole, Has To Have Them Surgically Removed
"I was stunned when I saw the X-rays."
A 6-month-old Cane Corso puppy that lives in the Philadelphia area with his human got into a little bit of trouble this holiday season after two of his favorite toys disappeared.
The Associated Press picks up the story from there…
A Philadelphia puppy is getting back to his bouncy self after two plastic squeaky toys were removed from his stomach.
Doctors at Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center in Levittown say the only sign that 6-month-old Jasper was having problems was he couldn't keep food down. He otherwise seemed energetically normal.
They say X-rays showed the two balls were taking up most of the space in the Cane Corso's stomach.
Dr. Scott Joudrey, who surgically removed the red-and-green balls on Saturday, says "dogs eat crazy things."
In the last year, the suburban Philadelphia practice treated a bulldog named Elvis that ate three pacifiers and a mixed-breed dog that scarfed down a pair of calf-high boots.
Jasper's owner, Michael Ehrlich, of Philadelphia, says he thinks the dog swallowed the toys weeks ago.
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Well, poor, not-so-little Jasper, who already weighs in at 72 pounds for a puppy, is doing better now.
Veterinarians at the animal hospital say he came through the surgery successfully, ate three meals the day after and then went home. He can't quite do everything he was doing before as he has to "take it easy" while his surgical incisions heal.
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