Puppy Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
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A puppy that swallowed a kitchen knife nearly the length of its body is back to its playful self after an operation in London. The owners of 12-week-old Jake, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, took him to the vet when they saw him vomiting and trying to keep his body in a straight line.
X-rays revealed why the puppy was so reluctant to curl up: A kitchen knife was running through his body, with the plastic handle at the base of his pelvis and the blunted metal point at the top of his throat. It was removed March 30.
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