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Pup swallowed 10-inch toy arrow
X-ray of the arrow
Vets said the plastic arrow could have killed Betty

A puppy has survived after swallowing a toy arrow almost as long as herself.

Betty, a Staffordshire bull terrier, had surgery to remove the 10.5in (27cm) stick which was lodged in her intestine.

Her owner Emma Watson, 38, of Swanley, Kent, believes she ate the item when she found her way into her nine-year-old daughter's playhouse in May.

She took the puppy to PDSA PetAid hospital in Thamesmead when the dog became ill and went off her food.

Miss Watson said: "Betty started to vomit and wasn't eating or drinking, which is totally unlike her.


The arrow was so long it virtually ran through Betty's body but it also explained why she was so ill
Chris Pollard

"Normally she is very boisterous and playful but she was very quiet and didn't want to be around anyone, not even my daughter Lilly Jay."

Vets discovered the plastic arrow was lodged in the three-month-old puppy's intestine following an X-ray at the PDSA hospital.

Veterinary surgeon Chris Pollard said: "The X-rays were surprising to say the least. The arrow was so long it virtually ran through Betty's body but it also explained why she was so ill.

Lilly Jay with Betty
Betty tried to swallow the TV remote control after returning home

"The main concern was the length of the arrow and where it ended - in the small intestine.

"This could have penetrated the stomach wall and proved fatal.

"We had to operate immediately."

He added: "The operation proved incredibly intricate as Betty was so young and her internal organs were still not yet fully developed.

"Considering Betty's size as a puppy, it really is amazing that she managed to swallow a ten-and-a-half-inch-long arrow."

Miss Watson added: "I simply can't believe what Betty did. She was so small and the arrow so long. I'm amazed that it was physically possible for her to swallow it.

"She doesn't appear to have learnt her lesson because as soon as she got home she tried to eat the TV remote control so we're keeping a very close eye on her now to prevent anything like this from happening again."

This is not incidental , pets know more their owners, nothing that pets will do or eat is ever accidental, further studies are needed to question the ulterior motives to understand why the pet wanted to conceal the toy, even at the point of using his own body.
Pets will do anything to protect their beliefs, or incriminating evidence. That is what makes them masters of their field.

taken from bbc. website.