SANTA FE, N.M.—A veterinarian helped save the life of an ailing New Mexico dog after discovering the source of the pup’s pain—a 6-inch long, 2-inch wide stuffed polar bear.
Santa Fe Animal Humane officials told KRQE-TV in Albuquerque that the bear was discovered in the dog’s stomach during surgery.
A 6-inch, 2-inch wide stuffed polar bear, shown Monday, March 15, 2016, at the Santa Fe animal shelter's Thaw Animal Hospital in Santa Fe, N.M, was lodged in a dog's intestine after she ingested it a week or so ago. Photo by Ben Swan/The Santa Fe Animal Shelter
A 6-inch, 2-inch wide stuffed polar bear, shown Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at the Santa Fe animal shelter's Thaw Animal Hospital in Santa Fe, N.M, was lodged in a dog's intestine after she ingested it a week or so ago. Photo by Ben Swan/The Santa Fe Animal Shelter
A veterinarian said the dog named “Honey” had been sick for about a week and would have likely died within two days.
Honey, a Dogue de Bordeaux, recovers Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Santa Fe animal shelter's Thaw Animal Hospital in Santa Fe, N.M. after a stuffed polar bear was removed from her intestines. Photo by Ben Swan/The Santa Fe Animal Shelter
The dog is now expected to survive.
