A family have actually thanked veterinarian charity PDSA for conserving their family pet dog Mazikine who required an immediate operation after it swallowed 14 screws which had actually been knocked on the flooring as they were doing some do it yourself.
Lola Mai-Wellington, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, understood something was incorrect when the four-year-old walking cane cross began being ill with screws and blood in her vomit.
The 32-year-old understood that the dog needs to have consumed the screws which had actually been knocked on to the flooring as they were installing a rack.
She took Mazikine to the Portsmouth PDSA family pet health center where it went through an operation to get rid of the screws with the £887 cost covered by the charity.
Ms Mai-Wellington said: “My husband and I were in the process of converting the area under our stairs into a dog kennel for Mazikine.
“The pot of screws was on a shelf in there and someone must have knocked it off onto the floor, without us realising.
“Once I noticed them, I quickly swept them up, not knowing Mazikine had already spotted them.
“Later that evening, I heard Mazikine being sick. There were screws and blood in her vomit. I was so worried and immediately called PDSA and took her in.”
PDSA veterinary cosmetic surgeon Emily Sharp said: “When Mazikine arrived at the Pet Hospital, she had already vomited up eight screws.
“We immediately admitted her for a sedation and x-rays which showed she’d a further six screws – five of which were in her stomach and one was in her intestine.
“The screws could cause serious internal damage such as tears in her stomach and intestines, so we took her to surgery straight away to remove them.”
Ms Mai-Wellington thanked the charity stating she would not have actually had the ability to cover the expenses of the operation.
She said: “If we had taken Maz to a private vets, and didn’t have insurance, it would have cost too much.
“We couldn’t have afforded to pay the full cost of Maz’s treatment. I think about money constantly. We have to budget carefully and work out where money is going each month.
“But Maz has helped our family through so much and we’d do anything for her. Despite being named after a devilish character in the TV show Lucifer, in reality, Mazikine is a gentle giant.”
