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Southampton dog survives eating Christmas fairy lights
Southampton dog survives eating Christmas fairy lights
Vet Sophie Bell said Charlie would have died if the lights were left inside him
A dog owner has "pet-proofed" her house for Christmas after her rescue dog nearly died from eating a set of fairy lights.
Charlie, a seven-year-old crossbreed from Southampton, swallowed a 1ft length of lights and needed emergency surgery to have them removed.
Sharon Fay took him to the city's PDSA PetAid hospital after finding bits of wire sticking out of Charlie's faeces.
An X-ray showed a "large mass of wires" in his stomach.
Ms Fay, 45, said when it happened in October she had not noticed that the lights had been chewed.
Full recovery She said the accident made her realise Charlie was a "repeat offender", because vets also found a shoelace inside him when they removed the lights.
"Back in March he ate one of my scarves and needed an operation to remove it, but I thought it was just a one-off incident," she said.
An X-ray showed a "large mass of wires" in Charlie's stomach "I've had dogs all my life and have never known a dog act like this before - I'll certainly be keeping an extra close eye on him from now on and have Charlie-proofed my house now."
The PDSA said Charlie would have died without surgery but has made a full recovery and has not eaten any other "unsuitable" items since.
Sophie Bell, senior veterinary surgeon for the charity, said: "Over the years I've seen plenty of cases of dogs swallowing strange objects - socks, dummies, rubber ducks, but it's the first time any of us have treated a dog that has eaten fairy lights.
"A foreign body of this nature could easily have caused severe internal injuries so Charlie was very, very lucky. He was also fortunate the glass didn't cut his mouth or throat.
"And he could have been electrocuted if he'd bitten through the wire when the lights were switched on." Dо yоu have a pet? It is an incredible stоry isnt it? Dо yоu like animas?
When you have a pet at home you can observe many different situations. Sometimes it can be funny cases, but there are sad situations as in this article.
A pet is a part of family. I believe people must take care of their pets.
Well, i'd try to turn on the light and see if the dog will shine or not? Don't take it seriously, it is just a joke. But actually i feel sorry for this poor old dog.
What a miserable dog ... it's so scary! Animals are not stupid, but sometimes they are very curious like little children. My cat ate ticker tape... and when we pulled it out of her, it was not a pleasant spectacle...
What do hapen in dogs' brains? This dog has a owner and food in it's bowl. Why did it decided to eat fairy lights? Also one more thing is very strange: It wasn't the first time!!
Ohh, i am very sorry!!!! This dog is a poor fellow!!!!In my opinion, people should take care of their animals!!!! My dog usually eats unnecessary things!!!! I am concerned. It is very dangeous!!!
Oh, it's terrible incident! I always feel sorry for the sick or injured animals. And I feel sorry for this dog. Maybe it's funny that the dog ate the whole garland. But I even don't want to think that it would be if one of the bulbs was broken.
This article is funny and terrible...The dog eats everything...There are a lot of things in Charlie's stomach .Of course,I understand that the dog can eat scarves, balls, but I have never heard about dogs which can eat fairy lights!!!!!This dog is a lucky...
Don't take it seriously, it is just a joke. But actually i feel sorry for this poor old dog.
