If we have grey hairs it’s not because of our children but because the family pet decided curiosity and sampling was far easier than common sense! Check out the following and be amazed!

•Balls.  All shapes, sizes, and colors.  From the smallest bouncy ball to a nerf football.  They can all lodge in the intestinal tract and cause havoc.  Of interest . . . golf balls can linger in the stomach for months and still retain their shape (not color).

•Sharp metal objects.  Sewing needles, meat skewers, razor blades, screws, light bulbs and all variety of tools.  It is incredible to think that these things were picked up in a dog’s mouth and swallowed without incident.  This just sounds painful.  They do make for pretty x-rays though.

•Jewelry and money.  Many of us may leave a ring on a nightstand.  Or maybe, we chunk our change into a dish.  For some odd reason, these precious objects appear delectable to your dog.  Most times, these objects pass without incident.  However, if you want your two carat wedding ring back, you must sift through a lot of poop to recover it.

•Gorilla glue.  This is a bad one.  When a dog eats gorilla glue, the glue mixes with the liquid in the dog’s stomach.  The glue expands to fill the dog’s stomach with a hard, indigestible mass.  This can cause signs of bloat.  If not treated promptly, this can be life-threatening.

Then there are those things that turn up that simply cannot be identified. If your pup it lucky he’ll pass it either through its stool or vomited it up. Unfortunately, there are times when  surgery is necessary. That is not just traumatic for your poor pooch but also on the checkbook!

If you would like to read up on more of these odd objects go on over to Dog Tube. I have to admit that even I chuckled a bit at “clothing”.