Pet dog saved after swallowing kebab... and 8in metal skewer
A PET dog has Glasgow vets to thank for his life after he gobbled up an eight-inch metal skewer along with a chicken kebab.
Animal experts were stunned to discover the piece of metal inside a Sharpei called Hoshi when they took X-rays to investigate a lump which had appeared in her side.
The dog had eaten the skewer inside the kebab at a barbecue she attended with her vegetarian owners.
Hoshi has made a good recovery since the skewer was removed in an operation at the Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital in Glasgow.
Ruth Greening, a veterinary surgeon at The Pets’n’Vets Family, carried out the procedure in July.
She said: “Hoshi came in for X-rays to investigate a lump which had appeared on the side of her abdomen.
“We were astounded when X-rays revealed that the swelling on Hoshi’s abdomen was the point of a large metal skewer piercing her ribs, which she had apparently swallowed at the barbecue.”
The six-year-old dog spent two to three days recovering at the hospital before returning home.
Her owner Sandra Kin said: “Hoshi has previously eaten some things she shouldn’t have – but I never thought she’d swallow a whole piece of meat with a metal barbeque stick in it.
“We are very fortunate that she didn’t end up much worse, thanks to the surgery performed by The Pets’n’Vets Family. “Hoshi’s a little bit crazy; but I guess that’s why we love her!”
Ross Allan, a vet at the Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital, said that it is quite common for dogs to swallow things such as stones and stuffed toys but that a skewer is very unusual.
He said: “We would urge owners to be aware that all pets will often eat any food left unguarded.”