wolfsoul
02-27-2007, 09:43 PM
I have never heard of this treat before, so I don't know if there is a legitamate risk or if it's about as harmful as a piece of kibble. This was posted by a member on one of the Belgian groups though so I thought I'd post it here just incase we have some "inhalers" here.
just got home from the emergency vet. I gave my dogs each a
>"roverolis," a new Snausage treat. My dog Scooter's got stuck in his
>throat. He was trying to cough it back up, but couldn't. I picked
>him up and held him upside down, hoping gravity would help. I stuck
>my finger down his throat several times. I could feel it but
>couldn't get close enough to get under it. He starts vomiting. I
>hold him upside down so he doesn't aspirate on his vomit. He is
>still heaving trying to dislodge it, I'm hitting his back, holding
>him upside down, his tongue starts turning blue. I grab him off the
>counter, grab my purse, jump in my car and race to the vet. I called
>Donna on the way and asked her to call the emergency vet to let them
>know I was bringing in a choking dog. She actually went there and
>notified them. I get there, jump out of the car, run in, they grab
>him, the vet comes running in and says h is entire tongue is blue,
>we have to knock him out now so we can get it out. I said do
>whatever you need to do, I'll pay for it.
>The vet came in and told me that I was very very lucky. She said
>Scooter would have died. She said the only thing that kept him alive
>was that he was so calm during everything.
>She also said that he was the second dog that had come in recently
>that had had this treat get lodged in its throat/windpipe. She said
>Scooter was lucky, the other dog wasn't. Scooter is now in ICU, he's
>getting antibiotics intravenously, and has to spend the night there.
>Hopefully he can come home tomorrow. I almost lost him . . . .
>I rarely buy my dogs this type of treat. Please DON'T PURCHASE
>SNAUSAGES ROVEROLIS BECAUSE THERE IS TOO GREAT A RISK A RISK THAT
>THE TREAT[IT IS SHAPED LIKE A PILLOW] WILL GET LODGED IN A DOG'S
>THROAT/WINDPIPE AND THE DOG WILL DIE FROM LACK OF OXYGEN.
>Please feel free to widely cross post this warning so that other
>lives can be saved.
just got home from the emergency vet. I gave my dogs each a
>"roverolis," a new Snausage treat. My dog Scooter's got stuck in his
>throat. He was trying to cough it back up, but couldn't. I picked
>him up and held him upside down, hoping gravity would help. I stuck
>my finger down his throat several times. I could feel it but
>couldn't get close enough to get under it. He starts vomiting. I
>hold him upside down so he doesn't aspirate on his vomit. He is
>still heaving trying to dislodge it, I'm hitting his back, holding
>him upside down, his tongue starts turning blue. I grab him off the
>counter, grab my purse, jump in my car and race to the vet. I called
>Donna on the way and asked her to call the emergency vet to let them
>know I was bringing in a choking dog. She actually went there and
>notified them. I get there, jump out of the car, run in, they grab
>him, the vet comes running in and says h is entire tongue is blue,
>we have to knock him out now so we can get it out. I said do
>whatever you need to do, I'll pay for it.
>The vet came in and told me that I was very very lucky. She said
>Scooter would have died. She said the only thing that kept him alive
>was that he was so calm during everything.
>She also said that he was the second dog that had come in recently
>that had had this treat get lodged in its throat/windpipe. She said
>Scooter was lucky, the other dog wasn't. Scooter is now in ICU, he's
>getting antibiotics intravenously, and has to spend the night there.
>Hopefully he can come home tomorrow. I almost lost him . . . .
>I rarely buy my dogs this type of treat. Please DON'T PURCHASE
>SNAUSAGES ROVEROLIS BECAUSE THERE IS TOO GREAT A RISK A RISK THAT
>THE TREAT[IT IS SHAPED LIKE A PILLOW] WILL GET LODGED IN A DOG'S
>THROAT/WINDPIPE AND THE DOG WILL DIE FROM LACK OF OXYGEN.
>Please feel free to widely cross post this warning so that other
>lives can be saved.