A puppy negociate to swallow a 20 - centimetre ( 8 - column inch ) knife , creating one of the unearthly X - rays her vets have ever seen . With a slash of fortune and some awful veterinary workplace , she managed to survive the trial by ordeal and is now fit again .
Macie , a 12 - week - onetime Staffordshire Bull Terrier , was rushed to thePeople ’s Dispensary for Sick Animals'(PDSA ’s ) emergency out - of - hours veterinary service in Glasgow after the owner find she was choking late one evening .
“ Macie was making a squeaking sound – I thought she ’d swallowed part of a toy , ” proprietor Irene Paisley said ina statement . “ Then she was sick , but there was no sign of the zodiac of a miniature and she start choking . ”
Vets examined the pup and speedily carried out hug drug - rays , break a much more disturbing situation than they had previously suppose . It showed the pawl had swallow a huge kitchen knife , handle - first with blade poking up in her gullet ( oesophagus ) .
“ I ’ve never visualize an 10 - beam of light like Macie ’s , ” said PDSA Vet Emily Ronald . ” She was extremely lucky to pull through . Her salve grace was that she swallowed the grip - end first – the blade - ending would undoubtedly have thrust her organs , likely causing fateful injuries . ”
She now undergo emergency brake surgery , where a squad of veteran performed the precise process needed to remove the blade . luckily for Macie and the family who own the dog , the functioning was a complete success . The puppy was channelise to a nearby PDSA Pet Hospital to recover .
“ The morning after surgery , she was bouncing all over the place as if nothing had chance , " Vet Ronald impart . " Macie has been back for frequent check - ups over the past two week and we ’re pleased she ’s recover and healing well . "
“ Although she ’s only young , Macie is already a heavy part of the mob , " the pup ’s family said . " She brings us so much joy and felicity , and means the world to the children . Without PDSA , she would n’t have received her life - saving discourse and would n’t be here today . ”
Check out the unbelievable Adam - ray images of Macie below .
10 - ray showing the vane within Macie ’s body . PDSA
Another angle indicate the vane within Macie ’s body . PDSA
