A West Kelowna veterinarian performed major surgery on a 2-year-old Doberman after discovering a partial corn cob obstructing its small intestine.
Dr. Moshe Oz said large dogs cannot digest anything just because of their size.
“It’s a huge misunderstanding. People think that even if it’s a big dog… it can digest it and it will be okay. It’s not true,” Dr. Oz said.
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Scooby was brought into the clinic sick and an x-ray showed the blockage.
Dr. Oz reminds pet owners not to feed dogs corn on the cob because of the extreme danger that it could be swallowed whole.
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“It can be there for a while; for days, for weeks, for months sometimes,” Dr. Oz said. “Just be careful.”
The cob was removed from Scooby’s intestine and the dog is said to be on the mend.
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