Dog swallowed a 24″long swiffer handle

This is one of the most unusual cases we have had at the Airport Animal Emergency Center in Indianapolis. "Demona" Havican is an 8 year old intact female Boxer who presented to AAEC on Friday 3/22/08 for vomiting after eating a swiffer handle. Neither the owner nor any of our staff realized what we were about to find. The owner informed us that she could see the handle in the dog's throat. "Demona" was immediately sedated with propofol and a thorough oral exam was performed, yet no foreign body was identified. Radiographs were then obtained to locate the foreign body. To everybody's amazement, the swiffer handle had been swallowed intact and was now residing in the esophagus from the thoracic inlet to caudally past the stomach. "Demona" was immediately taken to surgery where the end of the handle was identified stretching the stomach caudally without perforating it. With gentle pressure, the handle was pushed towards the mouth until it could be visualized in the oropharynx. At that point, the handle was grabbed by the anesthetist (Shelley Nash) and with some minor manipulations, we were able to atraumatically extract the handle through the mouth. I was actually unaware that another assistant (Amanda Dehoney) was actually recording this amazing removal of the swiffer handle.
The dog recovered uneventfully.
Brent Gust DVM
Aiport Animal Emergency Center
5235 W. Washington Str.
Indianapolis, IN 46241
317-248-0832
To view the entire case: http://www.hungarovet.com/?p=1635

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[ShroomBoom321]

how the fuck did that dog swallow that thing?!

[holycow654321]

wow, i knew swiffers were handy to dust with, i didn't know they were a delicious treat too.

[johnsmith41junk]

dogs are bigger on the inside...?

[FireMeatsIce]

wtf???!!!!

[miamiorlando1]

Interesting how they used no gloves for the procedure - but with humans gloves all the way....

[Lacusness]

I bet some asshole did this to the dog.

[crud24]

And this is y I am not getting a dog. They always eat the wrong things and believe me this surgery was expensive. I'm staying with cats.

[kanada635]

poor dog.

[cherchee]

i think he must of hit the end of it while runnig and pushed it down his throat

[gillian927]

gloves?



[Voodoofox3]

wow!! that is unbeleivable!!!! 24 inches?? wow tht dog could have a carrier in sword swallowing, in fact i bet thts how this happened! lol

[katienicole559]

okk wow.. JUST WOW!! no gloves omg pukE?