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The 8th of September, 2009 — Pets seem to like getting themselves into difficulties more than anything else at times. Getting out of them, on the other hand, may be difficult and may need medical attention…
For the first time this year, the Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI) encouraged people to vote on the most absurd pet health insurance claims made in the previous year. The winner will receive the inaugural Hambone Award, which the VPI expects to be an annual award…
“In every pet’s lifetime, they’re going to have one weird, odd disaster happen to them that you can’t foresee or avoid,” says Corie Gross, a field veterinarian with the Veterinary Pet Insurance Company. In such a case, having pet insurance is an excellent idea…
It was said that a bulldog had eaten 15 pacifiers and a Siamese cat had swallowed a needle and that a border collie had mistakenly toppled a cow by racing into it headfirst, among other things. The prize was given to one pet every month for a period of 12 months…
However, tales like these, which are amusing, shocking, and terrible, might stroll into a veterinarian’s clinic on a daily basis…
According to Marty Becker, veterinarian and co-founder of Petconnection.com, “I believe every veterinarian has a tale like that that they could relate to.” “You truly never know what each day will bring, from the amazing to the commonplace,” says the author…
While there are more pet cats than pet dogs in the United States — 88.3 million cats compared to 74.8 million dogs, according to the Humane Society of the United States — Gross believes that the preponderance of dog tales on the list may be related, in part, to the fact that dog owners are more likely to purchase pet insurance than cat owners…
However, their canine instinct may predisposition them to get into trouble…
“Dogs are naturally curious, and they examine their surroundings with their jaws,” Becker said. In the backdrop, cats are observing and watching, but they are not actively participating.” Dogs are known to go straight into things.”
First assistance that is appropriate may be beneficial. Dr. Becker stressed that pet injuries may be life-threatening and that getting in touch with a veterinarian and inquiring what to do if an animal is bleeding or experiencing an allergic reaction might be critical…
The ability to give emergency treatment, as well as the financial ability to do so, are two requirements for pet owners, according to Becker…
There are 12 dogs in the running for the VPI’s Hambone Award, all of them have achieved full recoveries after being diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness. The voting period will close on September 14…
Sugar (as of July 2008)
In the words of Ginger Reynolds, her Jack Russell terrier, Sugar, enjoys chasing after any of the numerous wild creatures that come into her garden from the surrounding region of Ocean Springs, Miss…
The Reynolds family recalls Sugar being out one morning a bit later than they had anticipated her to be, joyfully gazing up at the sky with a large black object in her mouth, according to the family. “I caught her red-pawed cat devouring a turtle,” says the author…
Sugar had, in fact, chomped down on a little turtle, complete with shell. A chunk of turtle shell had unfortunately been trapped deep into Sugar’s nasal cavity, causing her to be unable to breathe for many weeks…
Sugar’s quality of life had worsened to the point that Reynolds was contemplating euthanasia since the little bit of shell had been overlooked by X-rays and other diagnostic procedures…
Sugar was gasping for oxygen through her lips for two nights in a row, and Reynolds was certain she was going to die. “I was terrified,” Reynolds recalled…
During surgery, doctors were able to locate and remove the piece of shell, allowing Sugar to resume regular breathing. Reynolds now puts the piece of turtle shell in a glass tube in her jewelry box, where she maintains it safe from the elements…
Crawford, Illinois — August 2008
More usual dog stories would include exploring forays into the refrigerator, rather than the lingerie drawer, but they are nonetheless entertaining. Crawford, a Brittany spaniel, on the other hand, created a snack out of the gel bra inserts from one of his owner’s bras, according to his owner…
When it comes to a lot of this material, “there’s really nothing an owner can do to avoid it,” Gross said. “Be aware of the location of your nearest emergency veterinary facility.”
Crawford was taken to the veterinarian by Tara Claxton, the business’s owner, because of stomach concerns.
Crawford was able to pass the gel bra implants with no trouble because of a specific diet he followed.
Rider — September 2008 (in Japanese)
It is not uncommon for a dog to pursue an animal with the intensity of a heat-seeking missile. Rider the Belgian sheepdog, on the other hand, was not interested in becoming a wheelbarrow planter…
Rider crashed with a wheelbarrow in Joyce Biethan’s garden, and the squirrel managed to flee up a cedar tree to safety.
In Biethan’s words, “He’s a sort of all-or-nothing type of dog,” and “he went into the ‘all.” Ignoring everything in front of him, he pursued the squirrel with complete disdain for the consequences.”
Rider suffered a fractured scapula, a broken rib, and a punctured lung as a result of the crash.
“I believe he was in so much agony that he simply wanted to keep his head down,” Biethan said. In his own words, “He prescribed himself bedrest.”
Rider did not need surgery, according to Biethan, and made a complete recovery…
In October of 2008, Becca wrote:
There are instances when just once isn’t enough. It was a given that Becca’s favorite sock would be divided into two portions since she is a Labrador retriever.
“It’s not uncommon to do an X-ray on a dog and discover a large number of socks,” Gross added.
Becca, on the other hand, was remarkable in that she ate the same sock twice. While his father was painting his home, Kevin Koritza, Becca’s owner, stated his father first saw that Becca had vomited a sock in the backyard. That sock was no longer there later in the day.
When Becca continued vomiting, Koritza informed VPI that he feared she had eaten the sock again, which led him to believe she had. After an ultrasound revealed that Becca had swallowed the sock, it was determined that she would need surgery to repair intestinal obstruction.
In November 2008, Jean Pierre wrote
Initially, vets suspected that the bump on the side of Jean Pierre’s French bulldog was a bee sting or, worse, a malignant tumor.
However, when the lump grew in size over many months, Denise Uphus consented to have it surgically removed, which revealed that the growth was caused by a corndog stick.
The stick had pierced Jean Pierre’s stomach lining and was placing pressure on his bodily cavity as a result of the penetration.
It wasn’t until Uphus remembered that her daughter had given Jean Pierre a piece of her corndog one day, and that Jean Pierre may have eaten off a piece of the stick, that she realized what had happened.
“You really can’t turn your back on them,” Uphus said in an interview with VPI. “Kids or pets,” says the narrator.
The month of December 2008 was dedicated to Lulu.
The owner of an English bulldog named Lulu discovered a secret stockpile of pacifiers in her English bulldog’s stomach after finding many of her children’s pacifiers had gone missing.
After discovering Lulu chewing a pacifier that had fallen to the floor, Zwart informed VPI that she had discovered that Lulu enjoyed eating pacifiers. Her concern led her to take her to the veterinarian, where 15 pacifiers, a bottle cap, and a piece of basketball were discovered in Lulu’s stomach and removed by a veterinarian.
VPI spoke with Zwart, who described his family’s reaction as “shocked.” “Lulu had never shown any signs of illness, and I had no clue all of those pacifiers had gone missing,” Zwart said.
Even though Lulu may have overindulged on her rubbery snacks, her behavior is typical of dogs.
“This is something that dogs do all of the time,” Gross added. “You eat as many of those things as you can find in your home if you have something you really enjoy.”
Marley was born in January of 2009.
It didn’t stop Marley, his owner Judi Dunn’s Labrador retriever, from running after numerous sea urchins after they were hurled into the water to save her from treading on them despite the spiky surface of the sea critters’ bodies.
However, what Marley believed was a harmless game of catch suddenly turned into a nightmare when she had an allergic response to the toxic urchins. She had swollen mouth, swollen paws, and sores between her toes within a few days.
Marley was sent to the veterinarian for an antihistamine injection, according to Dunn, who said that she was unaware that sea urchins could produce such a response.
According to Gross, “Pets get into things that we aren’t aware of.” He further said that contacting a doctor as soon as possible was the best course of action. “Don’t wait for things to grow worse before acting.”
Rincon, New Mexico — February 2009
Because it has some of the most ferocious species in the United States, the Southwest may be dangerous to travel through.
Gregory Hodgins, together with his two German shorthaired pointers, Rincon and Catalina, did not anticipate that they would one day find themselves in the midst of a herd of wild boars.
In the course of a stroll near Hodgins’ house in Tucson, Ariz., Rincon and Catalina had bolted ahead in pursuit of whatever had gotten the better of them. Soon after, though, Hodgins heard Rincon scream in agony and rush back towards him, accompanied by a wild boar, also known as javelina, which Hodgins shot and killed.
According to Hodgins, “he was sprinting towards me with this javelina chasing behind him.”
When Hodgins and his dogs approached, it was really two javelinas and their litter of kids that came to a standstill. After scaring away the wild boars and starting down the mountain, Hodgins discovered that Rincon was in horrible health and needed help. A large amount of blood was coming out of his nose and rump, and it looked that he had been gored in the crotch region…
According to Hodgins, “it was obvious he couldn’t walk.” “I was under the impression that he was a dead dog, essentially.”
Rincon, on the other hand, would be fine. No organs had been injured, and the bleeding was modest, according to his veterinarian. Rincon’s pride, it’s possible, suffered the most grievous injury.
“[The doctor] said he’s simply acting like a dog whose ego has been crushed,” Hodgins recounted the veterinarian’s explanation.
Quincy, Massachusetts — March 2009
Quincy, a Labrador dog, got more than he bargained for on an ice fishing trip when he accidently ingested a three-pronged fish hook. He was euthanized.
“Dogs are constantly examining their environment with their noses,” Becker said. “You never know when something out of the ordinary is going to occur.”
Owner Sara Kelly told VPI that her dog, Quincy, had rushed up to the bait buckets full of minnows and buried his nose in them, only to get stung by a fish hook. The incident occurred quickly, and Kelly sought care for Quincy, who was quite upset and required tranquilization before a veterinarian could remove the hook.
Becker noted that wounded animals, especially long-term companions, might become unpredictable when they are in pain or distressed.
According to him, even if you have a dog that is the canine version of Mother Teresa, it might still attack you. “When touching [them], cover your hands with a blanket or towel to keep them from becoming dirty.”
Ranger — April of this year
Dogs are not often known for cow-tipping, but Ranger, a border collie, became interested in the activity while learning to herd cattle.
During a practice session, Ranger, who was already an excellent sheepherder, became so enthused about racing after cattle that he raced into a cow’s rear legs at full speed, according to Jeanne Brown. The hit threw the cow off balance, and she fell on Ranger…
He was probably under the impression that the cows would run away from him as the sheep do, but they don’t seem to be scared at all, according to Brown of VPI.
Ranger was unable to move for a few days, but he was soon back on his feet.
Toby — in the month of May 2009
For Toby, a Spaniel mix, a circular roast bone turned into a bone of trouble as it became tangled around his bottom jaw and remained lodged there.
Toby’s owner, Dennis Bullaro, said that his family had had a round roast with a round bone in it for supper one day and that they had given the bone to Toby to play with after he had finished it.
“I think he would have a great time with this bone,” Bullaro added. “He had been tinkering with the bone for more than two months before this incident.”
Toby was playing with the bone one Sunday when it got trapped between his lower jaw and his lower teeth. Bullaro attempted all he could to get it to move, but it was unmovable. Toby had been entangled in the bone, which had become lodged between some of his teeth, and he had to be rushed to the emergency veterinary clinic in Omaha, Nebraska, where Bullaro resided.
“The vet said, ‘Well, it seems like we’re going to have to saw that off,'” I recall. Bullaro was summoned. “What strategy are you planning to use to accomplish this? They pinned him down and sawed off his head with a hack saw.”
In June 2009, I purchased a scooter…
Scooter, a Siamese cat, wound up at the veterinary clinic with what seemed to be convulsions but were really the consequence of a needle piercing a hole in her brain, according to the veterinarian.
“I think she swallowed the needle a few of weeks ago while I was hemming some jeans,” said Margaret Stedt, the dog’s owner, of the incident…
Scooter was having a good time at Stedt’s house on Memorial Day when she suddenly started rolling her head back and frothing at the mouth, blood splattered on the floor underneath her…
Doctors first suspected that Scooter had acquired a seizure problem, but treatments failed to control the condition. As a result of the incident, Scooter was sent to a neurologist in Irvine, Calif., which was close to Stedt’s home in San Clemente. While she was being prepared for an MRI, Stedt claims that an assistant felt the needle lodged in Scooter’s mouth…
Scooter’s throat had been punctured by the needle, which had made contact with her brain, which was producing the seizure-like behavior. Fortunately, no lasting harm was done to Scooter once he was sedated and the needle was withdrawn.
“She would have perished if she had moved even a centimeter further. I believe we were quite lucky that they detected it at the time they did “Stedt expressed himself. For example, leaving needles and thread out — items we all have around the home but don’t think about — maybe fatal to any cat, says the veterinarian…
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