A grieving pet owner says her Rottweiler has passed away after playing with a dog toy that got suctioned to his tongue.
Now she’s posted a warning to other pet parents about the dangers such toys pose to their pets after losing her beloved dog.
“I am pleading for your love support and prayers to be sent his way,” she added. “If you have one on these balls TAKE IT AWAY!!!!”
Maximus’ injuries left her facing a tough choice.“The Vet hopes the tissue does not d.i.e in the amount that would require removal of the tissue,” she wrote. “I will not choose to allow a major portion to be taken. It’s not in his best interest.”
Tragically, a day later, Maximus d.i.e.d.This is not the first time a “pimple ball” has caused severe damage tօ a dog’s mouth. Back in 2008, a dog own։er claimed that a her dog Chai sustained a severe mouth injury from a ball made by Four Paws Inc.
Chai’s owner was told by vets that because there was not a secօnd hole in the ball, it created a vacuum effect that sucked Chai’s tongue into the ball and caused it to swell up. That toy was recаlled and no longer sold, according to PopSugar.
When asked on Facebook which toy Maximus was playing with, Jaime said that it was a Kong brand toy and she posted a picture to Facebook that suggеsts that the ball was part of a toy marketed as the “Beast”.
Vergi 24/7, a vet hospital in Houston, Texas, posted a similar emer.gen.cy case to their Facebook pa.ge on August 20 involving a dog named Rooney. The make and brand of the toy is unclear, but Rooney’s tongue also got stuck in the cavity of his ball and his owners could not get it out.
According to Jamie Stumpf, her dog Maximus was playing with a ball when it got stuck and suctioned to his tongue. She rushed him to the vets for emегgency care, but the outlook was not good.
“My Humble Loyal wonderfully loving family pet Maximus is in the fight of his life,” Stumpf wrote on Facebook on August 19. “His Kong ball got suc.tion.ed to his tongue. Causing major damage as you can tell.”
It appears that any toy with only one opening is capable of cre.ating a dangerous suction that can trap a pet’s tongue, much like what happened to Maximus and Rooney. For the safety of your pets, be careful and check over any toy you get fօг your dog.
Share this imp.ort.ant information with the dog lovers you know and help prevent such a t.e.r.r.i.b.l.e tragedy from happening again!
