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Just a little reminder...most of you already know the dangers of things that dogs can swallow. But sometimes it just takes a second for them to get into something...this is a true story from this weekend.

A lovely family that I picked a rescue donation up from had this just happen to their golden:

The dog got into some corn cobs and swallowed half a cob WHOLE
It caused a blockage in his intestine, was not coming up was not going down. He needed emergency surgery to remove the obstruction from his intestine and w/o the surgery he would have died.

They are very lucky and happy to have noticed what the dog got into, and that he is still alive, seeking promt medical attention. Only very young at 3 yrs old he faced a very invasive procedure but is healthy and recouperating.

Just a reminder, keep vigilent...keep things away and especially garbage!

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Thanks Luba for posting this. Our beagle loves corn on the cob. From now on, we will make sure that she will not have anymore. She normally doesn't eat the cob itself, she just likes to nibble on the corn, but you just never know.

I'm glad to hear that the golden is okay and doing well. Good thing it was caught on time!

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Ya it's just a little slip and down it goes.. Some dogs swallow things whole and my guess is this boy knew he may be caught at any time so he gulped it!

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I don't think this is a corn cob problem- it can happen with any hard food. Some dogs just GOBBLE and don't chew. Got to be careful with that.

Coincidentally, my beagle (RIP) used to hold the cob and chew the corn off of it, too! Maybe it's a beagle thing, because Raj and Chloe look at me like I'm nuts when I toss them a cob of corn. I don't even bother anymore.

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Speaking of summer foods, to all the humans, too, beware-- 'tis the season for food poisoning.

Cook all meats above 70 degrees celcius and never add raw meat to a grill with half cooked or fully cooked meats still on there.

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Naturally anything can be dangerous to eat.

However summertime I know lots of people who let their dogs chew on corn cobs just as Beaglemom suggested.

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The problem with the cob is that is not digestible. It does not break up as other foods do. If the dog swallows a chunk it remains that way in the stomach.

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