Talk about a ruff day! Vets are forced to perform emergency procedure on golden retriever puppy called Dustin after he ate a fork
- A retriever puppy was rushed to emergency vets in Adelaide after eating a fork
- X-rays show five-month-old Dustin had swallowed the huge silver fork whole
- Vets were able to reach into his stomach and pull it out with an endoscope
A mischievous golden retriever puppy has undergone an emergency procedure after getting a little too carried away in the kitchen and swallowing a fork.
The whole silver fork could be seen sitting in Dustin's stomach, after the five-month-old was rushed to the vets for an X-ray earlier this week.
Vets acted quickly and were able to take the large fork out of the puppy's stomach using an endoscope, avoiding risky and expensive surgery.
Dustin's worried owners called the Adelaide Animal Emergency and Referral Centre after making the discovery.
Recalling the bizarre emergency, the vets said: 'Never a dull moment in the ER, we often get surprised too.
'Imagine getting the call: 'I think my dog ate a fork!''
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Dustin (pictured) is just five months-old, but has already had a big adventure, taking an emergency trip to the vets after swallowing a fork
'A fork you say? Really? Are you sure? Is it a plastic one? Or a metal one? A baby fork? Or a large Maxwell Williams one your in-laws bought as a wedding gift?
'Either way, that's incredible, but an absolute emergency all in one, so you'd better bring him in.'
His procedure, which involved putting an endoscope down his throat and picking up the fork.
If that wasn't possible, Dustin would have had to have surgery.
'Lucky for Dustin, option 1 was a success,' the vets explained.
The fork is seen inside Dustin's stomach before it was removed by vets (pictured) in Adelaide
'Be a good boy now Dustin.'
Canine endoscopy uses a tiny video camera at the end of a very narrow scope, called an endoscope that is inserted either into the stomach through the mouth or the colon.
It allows vets to view a dog's gastrointestinal tract, or other areas of concern throughout his or her body.
In this case, it came in handy to help swiftly pick up the fork from Dustin's stomach.
The fork is seen being carefully lifted out of Dustin's stomach (pictured) by emergency vets in Adelaide
Vets used an endoscope to fish the fork out of Dustin's stomach (pictured) after the five-month-old puppy swallowed it at home
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