Puppy survives after swallowing garden flagpole
Canine medical miracle
Photographer: NBC NewsChannel/WPMI
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Posted: 09/29/2011
MOBILE, AL - A puppy's trot through a garden turned into a trip to an emergency veterinarian.
'Blue' is not only an adorable pup, but a canine medical miracle.
His owners brought him to Rehm Animal Hospital in Mobile, Alabama after he somehow managed to swallow a garden flagpole.
His X-rays showed the full extent of the problem.
The vet staff was able to remove the hook from the stomach and get the pole out without damaging other parts of the pit bull's body.
"I've never seen a dog swallow something so large and definitely never seen a dog survive something like this," said Caroline Rehm of Rehm Animal Clinic.
Blue is now doing just fine. Vets aren't sure how he ingested the entire pole.
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