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Puppy On Mend After Swallowing Magnets

Mar 15, 2007 Author: Dora | Filed under: Dog & Puppy

A 3-month-old mixed breed puppy is battling for his life after swallowing two magnets that caused intestinal fluids to leak into his abdomen.

Surgeons at Angell Animal Medical Center removed the magnets that perforated Kazor’s intestines, but the dog is being monitored in the Critical Care Unit at Angell.

Kazor was brought in by his owner after it began vomiting and showing signs of severe abdominal pain and lethargy. The Angell staff took X-rays of the dog’s stomach. It was discovered that Kazor had swallowed two small but powerful magnets.

The surgical team then found that the magnets had joined together while being lodged in two separate organs — the stomach and the colon — creating a hole which was seeping life-threatening bacteria. The surgeons closed the hole, but Kazor remains in Angell’s Critical Care unit under 24-hour watch to identify if bacteria enter the dog’s abdomen.

While Kazor is on the mend, it still faces a risk of infection that would require further surgery. Angell funds are helping the dog’s owner to cover a portion of the cost of Kazor’s surgery and care, but more aid is needed.

The MSPCA is asking the public to contribute through the Angell Special Fund to help cover Kazor’s care, as well as the many other pets in need of life-saving help.

Puppy Found After Being Stolen From 8-Year-Old

Mar 15, 2007 Author: Dora | Filed under: Dog & Puppy

An Alaskan husky puppy dog is back at home with his 8-year-old owner, Friday, but Orlando police want to talk with the cruel man who stole it last weekend.

The boy was walking Snowy on Cava Alta Drive on Sunday night, when a man came up, pulled the puppy off its leash, jumped into a car and drove off.

Thursday night, someone called the boy’s family and said they found the puppy wandering along Colonial Drive.

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