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What is the oddest thing you have taken out of a dog's gut?

Lesley Strong — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:38:34 GMT

Arlo asked for some new topics for reboot

Lots of serious issues in the vet world the last few years but as I am.close to retiring and wont have deal with it much longer here is something a bit lighter

Plenty more but these are 3 I still remember almost 15 to 20 yrs later

3 4kg of dry food out of a 8kg Pug's stomach that had solidified so hard it needed a tablespoon to dig it out.At 1am

Presented as a dyspnoea case initially. Owners hadn't noticed the food was missing

2 Twenty seven 3-4 inch beach pebbles. Followed 6 months later by exactly 27 again. Owners refused to muzzle so we took a further 2 lots of pebbles out over the next 2 years until insurance refused to pay out and he bought a muzzle.Maybe 27 was the dogs favorite number or no more would fit. He crunched as he walked into the room

And the number one

A completley INTACT Hedgehog wrapped in 3 meters of nylon garden netting. You could see all it's toepads and the dog still wanted to eat but had been intermittantly vomiting 2 weeks but otherwise fine until it perfed

Any better ones??

Do you think it's OK to 'have a go' at surgery any more?

Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:40:53 GMT

We live in an era of refer-all, and from time to time I hear vets saying they are frightened to give something a go (either because of repercussions from client or from RCVS if it goes wrong), or just that it's not the done thing any more.

Would you agree that far fewer vets are happy to give something a go these days?

Do you think that is a good or a bad thing?

If you think it is a bad thing, then what do you think are the main drivers of the refer-all culture or barriers to 'having a go'.

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:34:37 GMT