VERNON HILLS ANIMAL HOSPITAL
          Caring for your pet as tenderly as you do.

              1260 S. Butterfield Road
               Mundelein, IL   60060
              PHONE:  847-367-4070    FAX:  847-367-0374
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MY PET ATE WHAT???

 

 

Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) received almost 2,000 medical care claims in 2010 for pets that ingested foreign objects.

The following is a list of some of the most unusual items swallowed by a family pet.
As you'll see from the list, some pets ingested multiple bizarre objects at or around the same time.

Jellyfish

Razor blades

Glue

Uncooked rice (1 lb.)

Estrogen patch, make-up brush

Wallpaper paste

Tube of denture adhesive

Squirrel

Dead poisoned vole

Balloon ribbons

Bikini

Bird (whole)

Ink pen

Butter, sand

Plastic nose from teddy bear

Deer antler (partial)

Magnetic purse clasps

Extension cord

Baseball

Leash, three sticks of butter

Glass Christmas ornament

Pin cushion

Hearing aid

Portion of wool rug

Bed sheet

Tobacco

Box of pencils

TV remote control

Popsicle stick

12 coins, 3 arcade tokens

Avocado pit

Foot-long sub sandwich

Dental floss

Fire log

Coffee filter, coffee grounds

Wooden toy train

Fishhook

Pine cone

Pain relief tablet, B.B. pellet, highlighter

Round chew bone (whole)

Tent door

Caulk

Toy squeaker

Eye glasses

Watch

Money (paper)

16 steel wool pads

Oil-soaked dirt

Pseudoephedrine, sponge,
snail poison, tampon

Sand

20 cherry pits

Rosary crucifix

Light bulb

25 to 30 soiled diapers

Barbeque brush

Bath bubble mix

Frisbee

Bathtub cleaner, outdoor plants

Jumper cables

Duck bone

 



 

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