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I don't know how true this is, just recieved it in e-mail and thought I'd pass it on.
Roverolis, a new Snausage -- Monday February 26th, 2007
We received this through email correspondence from a fellow Rescue group This probably effects smaller dogs more so, because of the small throat area. "I just got home from the emergency vet. I gave my dogs each a Roverolis, a new Snausage treat. My dog Scooters 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, IM 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 his 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, Ill 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 PURCHASE SNAUSAGES ROVEROLIS,
BECAUSE THERE IS TOO GREAT A RISK THAT THE TREAT (IT IS SHAPED LIKE A PILLOW) WILL GET LODGED IN A DOGS 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.
Roverolis, a new Snausage -- Monday February 26th, 2007
We received this through email correspondence from a fellow Rescue group This probably effects smaller dogs more so, because of the small throat area. "I just got home from the emergency vet. I gave my dogs each a Roverolis, a new Snausage treat. My dog Scooters 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, IM 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 his 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, Ill 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 PURCHASE SNAUSAGES ROVEROLIS,
BECAUSE THERE IS TOO GREAT A RISK THAT THE TREAT (IT IS SHAPED LIKE A PILLOW) WILL GET LODGED IN A DOGS 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.
