Posted: Apr 21, 08 10:04am
I have an Airedale Terrier named Ferris Bueller. He is as naughty as his namesake. He is 75 lbs of love and trouble, and definately not in that order.
About 4 years ago, I had my second child, Nolan. Nolan had a huge appetite. He would want to eat every 2 hours. Needless to say, I was a bleery-eyed, sleep deprived mess.
One morning I stumbled downstairs to the kitchen to get some of his bottles pre-made. I had taken them out of the dishwasher along with the nipples and rings the night before to air dry. I see the rings and the bottles, but where are the nipples? I call my husband and he said "After last night, I was lucky to even remember to brush my teeth this morning, let alone help put dishes,etc away." Hmmmm, where could they have gone? No! Nah...he would not possibly be that stupid to do that? He is an amazingly smart dog...when he wants to be.
He spent the next 4 hours trying to regurgitate the 8 nipples he consumed. I called the vet and asked for an xray. Sure enough...there they were...all lined up neatly in his small intestine and stomach. Emergency surgery, here we come!
To the tune of $1,000 and 3 days in recovery...Ferris will never eat silicone again. The vet told me he could fit Ferris' surgery in between the Yorkie who ate nails and the Rottweiler who ate panty hose. Good, I am not the only one with a huge vet bill today.
What has your pet done?
