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oh my god, an episode of e-vet interns, "things pets swollow", helped save my dog! what do you all think?

ok, so last night mom and i where having some ribs for supper and my mom thaught that as long as we watched her, we would quickly get the bone part away from her. well when mom went to grab it the dog picked it up and swolled it whole. so i am like to my mom "what do we do? she just swolled it!" and she thaught we could waight till morning. but something did not feel right 2 me. so i went in to my vet mode ( i am not a vet yet. planing on being one). i am certified in pet 1st aid. so i went to get all my e- vet books. thats when i remembered the episode of e-vet interns and rem. the case on the dog that ate 18 pigs ears. i rem. the side effects they listed and how serious i could be. so i told mom "MOM WE HAVE TO CALL THE EMERGENCY VET HOSPITAL NOW!" because they only have a 2 hr time window before something happens. sure enough they said to bring her in and they injucted her with some malimorephine(can't spell) and she threw it all up. what do you all think of wat i did? was it good?

Public Comments

1. I think that is fantastic. You will make a good vet.

2. I think that was quick thinking, and your dog was very lucky you were there. I love watching that show too.

it's cool you got to keep the x-rays.

3. Congratulations on your fine work saving your dog! It's great that you had learned the hazards of swallowing bones and knew how important it was to get professional help for your dog quickly.

If you want to learn more potentially life saving information, a great resource is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center's web site: http://www.aspca.org/apcc . It includes information on hazards that many people don't know about. For example, it has an article on raisins and grapes, which many people give to their dogs as treats but which can kill dogs. I've learned a lot from the web site that isn't in any of the reference books I keep at home.