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Tom Dock, director of communications at Noah's Animal Hospitals and Pet Pals TV reporter, was quoted for this story.
Newsweek.com — Parents often encourage others to trust their instincts when they suspect something is wrong with their child, and according to a viral TikTok video, this applies to pets, too.
The video, captioned "Always trust your gut," has racked up over 105,000 views. It shows clips of a golden retriever named Bobbi who began acting out of character by refusing to eat, drink or play.
Initially, the vet sent him home with a suspected viral or bacterial infection. However, his condition worsened overnight, and he began vomiting, so his owners sought a second opinion from a different animal clinic.
There, the vet immediately felt a hard lump in his intestine. While blood tests came back normal, an x-ray revealed a corn cob stuck in his small intestine. After emergency surgery, Bobbi had 20 stitches and was saved.
The text in the video says: "Bobbi probably wouldn't have survived another night." It lists the following symptoms the pup experienced:
Extreme lethargy
Drooling
Inability to hold down food or water
Refusing meals
Vomiting
Arched back
Newsweek also spoke to Thomas Dock, director of communications and public information officer at Noah's Animal Hospitals in
Indianapolis, who emphasized that many foods we consume can cause severe problems for pets and require emergency intervention.
Dock urged pet owners to be proactive, saying: "When I speak to clients, I always let them know that it's better to spend the money on an examination by a veterinarian, only to find out everything is okay than to wait and discover that the situation has worsened."
He also advised that the following foods should be kept out of reach of pets:
Fatty foods (e.g., ham or poultry skin), which can lead to pancreatitis
Grapes and raisins, which can cause kidney injury
Foods seasoned with garlic or onion, which can disrupt red blood cells
Cooked bones, which can cause tooth fractures or GI obstructions
Chocolate (especially dark chocolate or cocoa powder), which can cause heart arrhythmias or neurological disorders.
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