His tongue "was 3 inches into it when I pulled the plug," said Pat Taylor, who was watching her daughter's dog, Caine, over New Year's weekend when the accident happened.
The dog's yelp and the blood splattering upset Taylor's own dogs, who began barking and nipping at Caine. "It was complete chaos," Taylor said. "The place looked like a crime scene."
Then, Caine unexpectedly bit through his own tongue - releasing the device, which had been perched atop a garbage can.
A vet at an emergency clinic recommended the dog be put down, but instead the animal was sent to a specialist in Buffalo Grove who installed a feeding tube.
Caine, who has been released, now has a "very guarded" prognosis, his regular veterinarian, Patrick King, said. "This dog will have to learn a whole new way to eat and drink."
Caine's blog.
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