Accidental animal crueltyI once invented a brilliant game - I'd sit at the top of the stairs and throw cat biscuits to the bottom. My cat would eat them, then I'd shake the box, and he would run up the stairs for more biscuits. Then - of course - I'd throw a biscuit back down to the bottom. I kept this going for about half an hour, amused at my little game, and all was fine until the cat vomited. I felt absolutely dreadful.
Have you accidentally been cruel to an animal?
This question has been revived from way, way, way back on the b3ta messageboard when it was all fields round here.
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rob, Thu 6 Dec 2007, 11:13)
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You didn't cause itWho knows what caused it, but once it happened, it's almost 100% fatal. The tummy inflates with gas and if there's room enough*, it turns on its axis, crimping both ends shut. The stomach is like a great big Cristmas cracker with no way to open it. the circulation fails and things go south quickly.
There's no way you could have known and in fact, your family did exactly the right thing-get him to vet within an hour or less. You helped Ben the only way possible-please don't beat yourself up.
*That's why it's so much more frequent in larger, deep chested dogs like retrievers and shepherds.
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