Westville Veterinary Hospital

DR ROZANNE BUITENDACH  (BSC) HONS (BVSC)

Having spent many hours over the last 25 years removing a variety of foreign items from the gastrointestinal tracts of dogs (and occasionally the airways!), I have come to believe that for many dogs, the world is edible until proven otherwise.  Luca, the puppy who was in serious trouble! Luca was 8 weeks old when he came into our lives and quickly crept into our hearts! We spent every waking moment with him of and just loved watching him explore - especially at the beach. As is usual with most puppies, Luca was very inquisitive and spend a lot of time sniffing around and basically ‘tasting or eating’ anything that could be food! In January, we were on holiday at Kosi Bay and of course, our precious boy went on the adventure with us. One evening during our wonderful holiday it became very clear that Luca was in distress, and we had no idea what was wrong! After a while he seemed to settle down but that night he began gagging and retching. We took him to a vet in Matubatuba. By this ...