Dog Owners Please Read

[smurfchops]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23041295/dog-owners-warning-as-ball-nearly-kills-pet/

[pastafreak]

I knew someone who lost their dog due to one of those balls on a rope. It got lodged in his throat and he suffocated on the spot. He was a huge Alsation, and no one could help him.

[Peter Pedant]

I would have pulled on the rope.

My nephew ( around 2) managed to swallow a conker ( horse chestnut) and it came out the other end.

BUT this does occur in humans -they dont divide an orange into small enough segments and....

Orange-associated ileus has been most frequently described in patients after gastrectomy or gastro-jejunostomy. Delay in treatment may lead to death. The orange pith is a rich, fibrous substance based on cellulose, which is difficult to digest.

occurred in one of our colleagues: we all fell aboutlaughng

[jno]

dog hit by ball, owner hit by bill