The Culprit

1 1/2" inches long x 1" thick x 1 1/4" across....this was no little "thing" that got stuck in my Gyp's small intestine!  The "thing" looked vaguely familiar...and my vet told me...if there are more than one...she might do it again.  So the hunt began. Possibly a rubber stop off a baby gate?  Some sort of rubber sealant?  An eraser?

My son and husband suggested I put the "thing's" picture on facebook and see what my friends could come up with.  I love fb in times like this.....thanks to Monique and Angie I had a suspicion that I was looking for a dog toy.

Sure enough.....darn it anyway....stinking dog toys that Jack Knox gives me nothing but grief over....

A CUZ BALL!!!!

Cuz reunited with amputated limb

I actually thought I had thrown that darn thing away....I hate repetitious noises especially those that are at a pitch in sound that can scratch eardrums like fingernails!  Alas, I had not thrown it away...and come to find out...Gyp loved it. 

What disturbs me the most....is the fact that it tripled in size in the gut of my dog.  Had it stayed the initial chew-off size it most likely could have passed. 

Maybe the makers of Cuz could take that into consideration as they make these toys and sell them.  One of my friends has confessed that her dog actually chewed off both feet and required surgery too!  I wallow in misery not alone.

Miss Gyp is doing great now that the triple sized Cuz foot has been removed from her interior.  Sporting a stem to stern zipper of 15+ stitches...my vet was very thorough making sure there was nothing else hanging out in her GI tract.  She was very disappointed yesterday when all the other dogs got a spin on the sheep....but she made her own fun hunting ground squirrels and digging for badgers!  Badgers...yes indeed badgers...but that is a story for another day.

Today, two friends are meeting me for the day of capture the lamb at RDR.  They need their CD&T's and some other attention. They being the lambs...not the friends...although I have been known to miss!  I just might worm the momma ewes as well. Could be an Advil sort of day for sure....

Oh and now that Cuz has been reunited with its missing limb...I might have a formal burial!  Or maybe I should burn it!

Seize the Day!