Kebab skewer eaten by a dog emerges through her ribs

A dog is recovering well after a kebab skewer it swallowed at a child's birthday party nearly five months ago popped out through its ribs. Owner Suzanne Weir had no idea what was causing her pet's pain and was resigned to putting the Collie cross down.

However, when she heard Cassie whine in the middle of the night and went to investigate she found the seven-inch stick popping out - still intact. "I had to be brave and pull it out."

The vet said it was a "miracle" Cassie, from Fallin, Stirlingshire, survived.



Suzanne said Cassie was now on antibiotics to ward off infection as her wound heals, but she is recovering well. She added: "We are just very glad to see her jumping about again the way she used to."

Christine Paterson, from Brucefields Veterinary Centre in Stirling, said: "It's the sort of situation you occasionally see with cattle if they have picked up a piece of wire or something as they have been grazing in the field.

"But I have never seen it in a dog. We certainly wouldn't expect it to be something a dog would survive, if you think about the amount of damage an object like that could do travelling through the system. It is amazing to see what this dog has come through."