<div>Ok... you all know that I just spent a couple grand on Hal's eye surgery, right? </div>
<div>Yesterday Spencer started eating everything off the floor, hair, lint... anything. I dunno why he does it, almost acts like he's got something stuck in his throat he's trying to get to go down. (I've often wondered if its a piece of my hair.) Anyway, I usually feed him several pieces of bread & that stops it.</div>
<div>Well, this morning I got up & Spencer had pooped all over the living room & had about 8 to 10 feet of carpet string hanging out his butt. I tried to help him remove it, but unfortunately it wouldn't come out. Apparently in his "eating frenzy" he pulled a very long string of carpet & scarfed it right down without me knowing. I cut off the majority of it & left a "handle" for the vet (oh lucky her!). I quickly fed Sara & Hal. Then hauled mr poopy string butt to the vet. On the way there he started trying to poop in the car... ok, so he didn't just try, he succeeded. Luckily I put comforters over the back of the car (hatchback) so its easier to clean. So... I've got an 81lb basset pooping in the back of the little honda civic, he's trying to get the string outta his butt & I'm trying to breathe & drive the hour long drive to the vet. No fun.</div>
<div>Luckily, the xray showed no accordioning (is that a word??) of his intestines & at about 3 this afternoon he passed the last of it. If he'd had to have surgery to remove it... well... after Hal's eye surgery... I'm just glad it passed on its own & he's doing fine. Which is really terrific considering he's not the nicest dog. Vet said to put him on a bland diet. Do you know a diet more bland than carpet? </div>
<div>I'm so happy he's not going to need surgery. Now I'm gonna kill him! <g></div>
<div>Vikki</div>
<div>Spencer/Cujo, Sara Sue, Hal E Bear</div>
<div>Sebastian atb, Natasha atb</div>