Replying to a message of Cindy Haglund to Bob Ackley:

 BA>> Last year I picked up a bag of marrow bones for the dogs.  One of my
 BA>> labs managed to get one caught around her lower jaw.  She couldn't
 BA>> eat or drink or get the thing off.  I tried to work it off and
 BA>> couldn't, so off to the vet. He had to knock her out and then cut
 BA>> the bone to get it off.  Apparently the dog's jaw had swelled
 BA>> slightly, just enough to prevent the bone from coming off.

 CH>  Aww. She recopuerated okay? There is a warning on some dog treat
 CH> packages now (for chews) to make sure it's bigger than the dog's
 CH> mouth. It could be she was fine with the bone at first but it got in
 CH> there the wrong way just like how we can do the same thing eating
 CH> food.. How she doing now?

She's fine.  The only damage was to my wallet .  I'm just glad the vet
stayed open 15 or 20 minutes past normal close to take her in - the Shenandoah
Animal Hospital is about 17 miles south of me - so she didn't have to wear the
thing overnight.

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