What happens when dogs eat glue
Specifically, this is what happens when they eat something called Gorilla Glue. Reporter Nick Green has a story in today's paper about a 140-pound Newfoundland dog named Lola Bear, who got hold of some.
The glue got wet and expanded in Lola Bear's stomach. After emergency surgery, the LB is doing much better.
The glue expands dramatically when it comes into contact with moisture, creating a solid mass with the consistency of plastic foam inside the stomach, which is what happened to Lola Bear about six days after she devoured the glue.
"I had never seen a case before," said veterinarian Dick Sullivan, who has worked at Torrance's Bay Cities Animal Hospital for 33 years.
But Nick found out that it wasn't an isolated case. Other dogs have gotten themselves into trouble by eating Gorilla Glue.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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