Saturday, April 11, 2015

The Great Chicken Wing Disaster

Ice Cream, Igloo, Iguana, and Indian Trace Animal Hospital - all things that start with I!  No, I'm not Dr. Seuss, but I do know a bunch of great doctors and staff that work at Indian Trace Animal Hospital.  They have proven their skills and abilities time and time again, and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank them for all that they do for my family and I.

My humans love dogs.  LOVE.  DOGS.  In fact, my human brother thinks that he is a dog.  He drinks out of my water bowl.  Believe me now?  Before I joined the pack, my humans had a Jack Russell Terrier (aptly named Jack) and a Boston Terrier named Emma.  I only had the chance to know Jack for a short time before he passed, and I only know Emma from the stories that my humans tell.  This true story centers on Emma, and Dr. Longo and the wonderful vets and staff at Indian Trace Animal Hospital.



Emma was a loving and affectionate Boston Terrier, and her personality was akin to Garfield the cat:  eat, sleep, repeat.  She had to sleep at the head of the bed right between her humans, and believe it or not, she was the leader of the pack (how she conquered Jack, the world may never know - but most suspect it was her fierce butt-bump).  Emma was also a mischievous little dog.

One day, Emma's humans left the house to run some errands.  Because they had no reason to doubt Emma and the gang, the humans left Emma, Jack, and their little sister Mimi free to roam the house.  This was usually never a problem, but that day was different.  That was the day that Emma and the gang decided to knock over the kitchen garbage can.  Since Emma was the pack leader, she made Jack and Mimi do the dirty work while she ate the reward contents of the garbage can.  Unfortunately for Emma and her humans, there were some pretty nasty things in that garbage can, but chicken wings and balloons were the most concerning.



That night, Emma's humans noticed that Emma did not want to eat her dinner.  This was very strange for Emma; she simply never missed a meal.  The humans thought that maybe she was full from her garbage binge.  Emma was full alright, but not in a good way:  Emma had chicken bones and balloons inside of her.  When Emma's stomach became humongous and she refused to drink, her humans knew it was time to see Dr. Longo.

Dr. Longo listened to the humans' story and took one look at Emma and diagnosed her on the spot.  Some follow up tests confirmed his fears:  the chicken bones and balloons were stuck!  Thanks to some quick action on the part of Dr. Longo, surgery was performed (and it was quite nauseating, or so I am told) and Emma's life was saved.  The post-surgical care that the vets and staff at Indian Trace Animal Hospital was amazing.  Thanks to Dr. Longo's quick thinking and the entire Hospital's care and compassion, Emma the Boston Terrier survived the Great Chicken Wing Disaster.  Though Emma has since passed, this is a story that makes her humans smile when they are missing her; and it is thanks to Dr. Longo and Indian Trace Animal Hospital that this story had a happy ending.







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9 comments:

  1. Your dog is very cute. I can see why you have no comments during your blog. The link that you used for the A to Z sign up sheet is not correct and does not link to your website at all. I had to poke around and experiment w/ different formats to find you.

    The link you added was http://daisythefrenchbulldog.blog.com/ but this goes nowhere.
    The correct link is http://daisythefrenchbulldog.blogspot.com/. I recommend that you go to the Blogging from A to Z Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/atozchallenge?fref=ts and add your link manually each day the new letter goes up. Also, when you comment on other blogs, make sure to include your link so they can find you and reciprocate comments. It means you have more work than others, but if you comment, people will try to reciprocate!

    Good luck!
    www.mauijungalow.com

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  2. BTW, I'll try to make that link clickable too, since it gives extra work to the person trying to find you. This link should be clickable:
    Maui Jungalow

    Let's see if I can make yours clickable:
    Daisy the French Bull Dog

    If that works, do some research on how to make your link clickable when you comment on other blogs. Or stop by and comment and I'll try to give you the HTML code. It's not that hard.

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    1. Hi Courtney - thank you for stopping by and thank you for the very helpful feedback! Unfortunately, the host that I was using when I signed up with the A to Z Challenge (blog.com) was unreliable; so, I decided to switch platforms to blogspot.com. Unfortunately, I lost my comments in the process. I will definitely visit the A to Z Facebook page as you suggested. Thank you again!!

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  3. Oh wow that is SO scary!!!! I think Khloee would definite get in the trash but we keep it in a cabinet so the dogs and cats can't get to it.

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    1. VERY scary! The garbage is now kept in a cabinet with a baby lock on it - not taking any chances!

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  4. OMG!! We also have a Boston! This story scared us at first but we are so happy that Emma was okay afterwards... Bostons are crazy! The Shih Tzus knocked the can over once, but we really think it was the Malti-poo as she likes to get into things!

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    1. It was awful! We have a shih tzu at home too, and we are pretty sure that she was the lookout(she always alerts when there are humans nearby) while the jack russell knocked over the can and the boston ate the contents. Thanks to our quick thinking vet Emma was OK. The garbage can is now in a cabinet secured with a baby proof lock lol!

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  5. Oh, my! I can imagine how scary that was for your parents! I'm so glad the doctors were able to help Emma. My Chew likes to get into things and he keeps us on our toes. It is amazing how quickly they can find things when you think everything is safely put away.

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    1. It was certainly very scary. Thank goodness we had a fast-thinking doctor that came to our aid. Us dogs will do anything for food - ANYTHING. My humans keep the garbage can in a cabinet with a baby lock now! Thanks for visiting!

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