It all started one morning when mom and grandad took me and Pepper on a big car ride to watch for these big ugly birds, I think they are called Eagles!
The good part for me is we get to run around all over "closed for the winter" parks. We always have so much fun! In fact we even saw some of those big ugly birds, I sure would like to chase one! Here's what I remember...
Well, I was walking and started smelling something wonderful, like cat food & tuna mixed together, Yum... Pepper was smelling it to, and I just had to find it before Pepper! I just didn't understand why Mom was so mad, she yelled at me to stop and stay, but no way was I going to let Pepper get to that wonderful smell before me. Well, guess what- I found it first! I swallowed immediately, as Pepper and Mom were trying to stop me. Oops... Something felt funny when I swallowed and there was this line coming from my mouth. It did taste good! I'm not sure what it was, but something feels funny in my throat? I'm breathing ok, but I think something is wrong. Mom looks very worried? Mom picks me up and carries me back to the car. I feel ok, but this line is still coming from my mouth. We travel to some little town and go into what I think is a pet place, but not the one I usualy go to. I have to go into a room and get on a big metal table and hear a loud machine.. We finally leave and I'll be glad to go home, but we don't go home!!
Mom takes us to another pet place in Dallas... a pet emergency hospital. I don't remember much after this, my throat is getting sore, and more people are looking down my mouth, more cold tables and shots! YUK!!
It turned out I swallowed a 3-pronged fish hook and it was stuck down in my throat!! Yeaks!!
Picture of X-Ray with the fish hook
When I woke up, I wasn't at home in bed with Mom! I was in a cage and felt very sleepy. I had a huge bandage around my stomach and my throat was very sore, and my neck has been shaved all the way around, with staples running down my neck!! Yeaks!! OMG! I also feel very sore... I think I'll just sleep some more.....
Finally, Mom arrives and I sure hope she takes off this big funnel they've put on my head!!
But something even more disturbing is this tube coming out of my stomach.... This tube is not good thing! And finally Mom is taking me home!! I will sure be ready for a big bowl of wet food!
Of course, I don't get any wet food! But.. I'm not hungry anymore.?. Hmm... I think Mom fed me somehow through that tube!!? YEAKS!, NO..DOUBLE YEAKS! Now, is that scary or what... Oh Well, at least I'm at home and I'm still allowed on Mom's bed!!
Well that was some day. The tube thing, was the WORST, I don't think Mom liked it much either. I recovered fine, and resumed my normal schedule of eating, yes, eating food from a bowl about two weeks later. yip-yeah! Also in about a month I was able to bark and chase as usual! yip-yeah!!
It did take six months for my fur to start looking normal, and back to the beautiful Cairn that I am!.
Thanks for reading... Chaco..
