Friday, November 9, 2007

Missing a Sock? Your Dog may be the Culprit!

According to Veterinary Pet Insurance, socks, underwear, and panty hose top the list of items that must be surgically removed after being ingested by household pets. In a release issued by VPI, the California based pet health insurance company lists the top 10 most common surgically removed items based on reports from its claims adjusters. They are: 1. Socks 2. Underwear 3. Panty Hose 4. Rocks 5. Balls 6. Chew Toys 7. Corn Cobs 8. Bones 9. Hair Ties/Ribbons

1 comment:

Julie said...

Here's a story, posted by arbroath, of a seven-month-old Basset hound, Parsnip, who was taken to the vets with digestion problems. During surgery, an entire pair of pantyhose was discovered in his stomach.