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X-Ray Reveals 6-Month-Old Puppy Swallowed A Steak Knife Whole

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Photo by Facebook/Animal Referral Hospital

If you’ve ever owned a dog, you’ll know that like us, dogs can get sick and even get upset stomachs, which is why one family wasn’t too concerned when their 6-month-old puppy started vomiting.

The Sydney-based family thought their Staffordshire Bull-Terrier pup named Lexi has an upset stomach, and encouraged her to rest. However, they rushed her to the local vet, Dr. Margaret Scimone from Parramatta Vets, after a few days went by and her condition had failed to improve.

Scimone immediately took X-rays of Lexi to see what was making her sick, but couldn’t believe it when she saw an entire steak knife, which was almost 8 inches long, in Lexi’s stomach. “I thought she was going to die,” the dog’s owner said. “Our vet said to rush her straight to the Animal Referral Hospital and they were amazing.”

Photo by Facebook/Animal Referral Hospital
Photo by Facebook/Animal Referral Hospital

Once at the animal hospital, Dr. Jody Braddock immediately got to work to save Lexi. For 45 minutes, she slowly and carefully pulled the steak knife from Lexi’s stomach and out through her throat.

“I’ve never seen anything like it.” Braddock said. “We knew that Lexi’s best chance for survival would be to remove the knife as soon as possible before it could cause more damage.

Photo by Facebook/Animal Referral Hospital
Photo by Facebook/Animal Referral Hospital

Amazingly, the surgery went perfectly, and Lexi is doing much better. “We’re so grateful to Dr Braddock and the technicians who saved Lexi’s life.” said Lexi’s owner, who still has no idea how their puppy got ahold of a knife in the first place.“Lexi’s always grabbing things to hide under the couch and play with them when we’re not looking – so that’s the only thing we can think of.” she said.

Watch the entire video below to see the incredible moment this vet and her team managed to remove a steak knife safely from Lexi’s throat.

Can you believe this puppy survived after eating an entire steak knife whole? Let us know what you think in the comments below, and please SHARE this with friends on Facebook.

[Featured image: Facebook/Animal Referral Hospital]

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