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I
FOUGHT THE BULLY (STICK) AND IT WON
 Howlo
from Marley. I promised myself that I would never
discuss this sordid episode in my life but my Mom told
me that it might prevent another dog from going through
the drama. I am a young dog and I like to chew so my Mom
got me a bully stick to chew on and entertain myself.
They are a great thing if used appropriately. They help
chewing dogs channel their passion correctly and they
have kept many a dog out of trouble. So this is the
story and I am sticking (get it bully stick) to it. A
little dog humor there.
Mom gave me a bully stick which I
proceeded to thoroughly enjoy. This is where I blame her
not me, when it got down too small she did not take it
away and I, well I, swallowed it whole. It seemed like a
good idea at the time but it got stuck in my throat.
This is where the drama comes in. Of course it was a
Sunday night after 10 PM so my regular vet was
unavailable for advice. Mom got on the phone to the
emergency vet and of course blamed the whole episode on
me. A tough decision had to be made: was it still in my
throat and Mom should make it come up the way it went
down OR was it further down and should she feed me soft
stuff to make it go out the end it was intended to go
out. A bully stick could cause a lot of damage to the
intestines going through but bringing it up could cause
damage to my throat. My Mom is not a vet, she only plays
one on TV, and so she made an educated guess. You do not
want to know how she made me bring it up the way it went
down but it involves diluted hydrogen peroxide and a
turkey baster. I will not get descriptive but let me say
it was not a pretty sight.
Anyway the moral of the story is:
please only give us dogs bully sticks when we are
supervised and dispose of them when they get too small.
Hope to save one dog from the drama
Marley
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