Pug Puppy Swallows 60 Hair Ties and Ends Up in the Hospital

Pug Puppy Swallows 60 Hair Ties and Ends Up in the Hospital
Pug Puppy Swallows 60 Hair Ties and Ends Up in the Hospital (JC Gellidon / Unsplash)

The mischievous antics of a pug puppy named Ham turned into a concerning situation when the family took him to the veterinarian and discovered he had swallowed up to 60 hair ties.

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The owner, Victoria Northwood, reported that the 2-year-old pug, normally active and noisy, was strangely quiet, prompting the family to seek help at Newton Clarke Veterinary Surgery. X-rays revealed a mass of approximately 50 to 60 hair ties in his stomach, which had to be surgically removed.

The veterinary team extracted a total of 200 grams of hair ties from Ham’s stomach, who weighs only 6 kilograms. While Ham is still recovering, the family expressed relief for the veterinary intervention and is now closely monitoring the pug’s behavior.

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