Conveyor Belt
12-08-2006, 08:26 AM
For all you dog lovers out there, you might just want to stop here, however, this is probably a real danger to your dog in some homes.
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=609&id=1810592006
Dog loses tongue in shredder
HAZEL MOLLISON (hmollison@edinburghnews.com)
TARA the Labrador cross liked nothing better than eating up the biscuit crumbs dropped by her owner's children - until the day disaster struck.
The mischievous pooch sniffed out the remains of some shortbread which had fallen on to a paper shredder in her owner's Craigentinny home.
But as she stuck her tongue to retrieve the tasty tit bit she activated the machine, trapping her tongue which left her howling in agony.
Her frantic yelping alerted owner Linda Brown who ran across the living room of her home in Loganlea Road to find her pet bleeding badly.
The injured dog had to undergo two operations on her mouth, and had to have one-third of her badly-damaged tongue amputated.
Moral of the story, don't leave your shredder turned on, and don't let your kid put food in the shredder. A dog's tounge is long and thin, and can bypass all those saftey features intended for humans. Watch out for your dog and take this notice to heart.
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=609&id=1810592006
Dog loses tongue in shredder
HAZEL MOLLISON (hmollison@edinburghnews.com)
TARA the Labrador cross liked nothing better than eating up the biscuit crumbs dropped by her owner's children - until the day disaster struck.
The mischievous pooch sniffed out the remains of some shortbread which had fallen on to a paper shredder in her owner's Craigentinny home.
But as she stuck her tongue to retrieve the tasty tit bit she activated the machine, trapping her tongue which left her howling in agony.
Her frantic yelping alerted owner Linda Brown who ran across the living room of her home in Loganlea Road to find her pet bleeding badly.
The injured dog had to undergo two operations on her mouth, and had to have one-third of her badly-damaged tongue amputated.
Moral of the story, don't leave your shredder turned on, and don't let your kid put food in the shredder. A dog's tounge is long and thin, and can bypass all those saftey features intended for humans. Watch out for your dog and take this notice to heart.