Remember a few weeks ago when I got sick and had to go to the vet? The Dr. thought I swallowed something and it was stuck in my belly. I had to have an x-ray and then a bunch of blood tests. They didn't see anything abnormal, but some dogs are not so lucky. Here are the top ten most common items surgically removed from pets, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance:
- Socks
- Underwear
- Panty Hose
- Rocks
- Balls
- Chew Toys
- Corn Cobs
- Bones
- Hair Ties/Ribbons
- Sticks
Some other items vets have found are batteries, toy cars, baby bottle nipples and pagers. Last week I wrote about that dog who swallowed 13 golf balls. I hope that dog had surgery to remove the balls and didn't have to "pass" them!
