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Puppy escapes death by a whisker after swallowing owner’s razors

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Maximus' x-ray showing the razors in his stomach. (SWNS)

By Adam Dutton via SWNS

A hungry puppy had a close shave after he swallowed his owner’s RAZORS.

Four-month-old Cockapoo Maximus wolfed the shaving gear down in one gulp which shattered into jagged pieces in his stomach.

His worried owner rushed the pup to a local vet after he collapsed in agony at his
home earlier this month.

Vets at Linnaeus-owner Wear Referrals in Bradbury, England gave him X-rays which revealed the sharp razors lodged in his gut.

Maximus. (SWNS).

Soft tissue specialist Jon Hall inspected Maximus and decided the safest option was not to operate but to “let nature take its course.”

“We often remove intestinal foreign bodies if they are blocking the gut or risk rupturing the intestine, causing a life-threatening leak of contents and bacteria into the abdominal cavity," Jon said.

“However, for sharp objects, such as needles and blades, we have to make a careful decision whether the risk of causing injury, as they pass along the intestine by themselves, outweighs the risk of an intervention such as an endoscopy or anesthetic and surgery.

“A few factors, such as the number and location of the objects in the gut, affected our decision, as we know it’s often surprising what can pass by itself.

“An endoscopy was considered to have a risk of oesophageal injury, while gastrotomy (an incision into stomach) would have been most useful when the material was all contained within the stomach.

“It would also be unlikely that all fragments, beyond the largest, would be retrieved.

Razor blades. (SWNS)

“Maximus was given some food and soon afterwards X-rays were taken to see if the foreign materials had started to pass through into the intestines and colon, which they had.

“We decided to wait and carefully monitor the progress of the razor blades to make sure nothing was going wrong, as experience has proved even sharp objects can pass safely through the intestine and be excreted.”

Thankfully, the razors were able to pass through Maximus without harming the lovable pooch.

“We saw Maximus a couple of days later for more repeat X-rays to ensure he had passed all the foreign material," Jon said.

“They confirmed all the blades had gone and Maximus was able to be discharged with a totally clean bill of health.”

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