An obscure danger is prowling on UK beaches that provides a possibly deadly risk to dogs.
Despite the absence of beach weather condition in recent weeks, the beach and coastline are still a preferred location for individuals to exercise their canine buddies.
But cleaned up by the waves might be a threat that if consumed by a dog might result in major health problems or perhaps death.
Dogs enjoy to smell and mouth almost whatever, however consuming fish bones from carcases on the beach can result in them ending up being alarmingly lodged in the animals’ stomachs or throats.
Denver, a cute cocker spaniel, who likes chewing the cardboard from toilet rolls, wolfed down some fish bones he had actually scavenged at the beach when his owner’s back was turned for a number of seconds.
Terrifyingly, the bones were lodged in the pooch’s stomach and would not budge, leaving him at threat of a perforated colon and harmful shock.
Owner Samantha, from Worthing, West Sussex, informed the Mirror: “With the fish bone event, we were at Worthing beach for our typical walk and he actually bit off more than he might chew.
“He began chewing a swelling of compressed fish bones and after that spat it directly back out – however what we didn’t understand was that he’d in some way handled to swallow a few of it also.
“He was okay to start with – and he did manage to go to the loo
“But after that his tummy just completely seized up and he was in the garden whimpering, which is not like him at all and that’s when we realised we needed to get him seen straightaway.”
Samantha rushed Denver, who is five-and-a-half years old, to the emergency clinic Vets Now.
The vets put Denver, who was diagnosed with epilepsy last year after having two seizures, onto a drip so as to avoid him getting dehydrated.
They also gave him laxatives in the hope of getting his bowel to move – however unfortunately, the fish bones were lodged too tightly, and Denver was getting visibly anxious and distressed.
Luckily, after Denver was sedated and given stronger laxatives, the fish vertebrae which were clogging his intestines finally moved, and 48 hours later he was back to his normal self.
Vet nurse at Vets Now Worthing, Amy Webster, said: “Denver was very brave, and our team were able to unblock him without sedation.
“We’re delighted he’s made a full recovery and is back to his normal self. Samantha did absolutely the right thing bringing him and was incredibly patient, understanding and calm throughout the whole procedure.
“Clogged intestines can have really serious and – sometimes – fatal consequences for a dog. Fish bones can be particularly sharp – much shaper, for example, than a cattle bone – which causes a much greater threat of necessary organs being pierced.”
