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[Lightplum]

As all, I certainly wish Lottie well.

So if we're gonna play gross out gastric foreign bodies here, I guess I might add this.
Generally when I remove foreign material from a dog's stomach we wrap it up in a plastic bag and show it to the owner, and they say 'Oh God - that's Suzie's little troll doll.' Or 'That's the rug from the hall.'
But sometimes when I pull out some chewed up rubbery material and hear the tech give out a little gasp, we have to wonder just how we are going to explain this one to the owner. Do we wrap this one up and 'show and tell' or just say ' I took out some stuff.'

Let's just say I'm referring to the kind of objects that are delivered in plain brown wrappers, without a return address. - Dr. Mac

lol you mean Rita was holding out on some good stories for me?!?!!!!! Now im going to have to go harass her

 

[MissSuzie]

As all, I certainly wish Lottie well.

So if we're gonna play gross out gastric foreign bodies here, I guess I might add this.
Generally when I remove foreign material from a dog's stomach we wrap it up in a plastic bag and show it to the owner, and they say 'Oh God - that's Suzie's little troll doll.' Or 'That's the rug from the hall.'
But sometimes when I pull out some chewed up rubbery material and hear the tech give out a little gasp, we have to wonder just how we are going to explain this one to the owner. Do we wrap this one up and 'show and tell' or just say ' I took out some stuff.'

Let's just say I'm referring to the kind of objects that are delivered in plain brown wrappers, without a return address. - Dr. Mac

Oh Dr. Mac, that is hilarious!! I was embarrassed to tell the staff at the vet. I know that's stupid, but I was whispering so others wouldn't hear!

 

[MissSuzie]

Well, Lottie has now expelled sanitary pads from both ends! She barfed up a perfectly rolled up one at about 4:00 a.m. today. She obviously had not even chewed on it but simply swallowed it whole. Stuck in her tummy for 2 weeks.

She spent the day at the vet today. They did x-rays and there are no obstructions. Dr. thinks she's done expelling foreign objects. I can only hope!!

She certainly doesn't seem any worse for the wear.

She's getting a little too familiar with the vet staff for my liking!!!

Thank you everyone for your prayers and kind thoughts. They are appreciated!

 

[LaddieKatieMom]

On the bright side - at least she was feeling good enough to get into "mischief"!! Glad she is feeling better and will maybe think twice about swallowing stuff!!