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The winner of the annual Hambone Award is a California Labrador that eats and entire beehive. The Hambone Award bestowed by Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. The firm who solicits stories of pets with extremely unusual insurance claims.
The story of Ellie, a Labrador is really unusual. The owner of Ellie, Robert Coe and Sandra thought there are still bees buzzing around their home after exterminators sprayed a hive in their yard. That is until that night they noticed that their dog is acting weird. Ellie throw up several time and there were hundreds of dead bees in each pile. Ellie had discovered and eaten a beehive after the exterminators had left.
The veterinarian on duty who examined Ellie was shocked that the dog ingested dead bees and hadn’t been stung, and fortunately the pesticide did not pose a significant risk of toxicity. After a dose of anti-nausea medication and a few hours of observation, Ellie was on her way back home. And as the winner of the most unusual pet insurance claim, Ellie’s owners, Robert and Sandra Coe, get a bronze trophy in the shape of a ham and a basket of doggie toys and treats.
This is the fourth time this year that company of pet foods recalled their product for a possible salmonella contamination. Merrick Pet Foods, Inc. of Amarillo, Texas announced on August 13, 2010 a recall on all lots of its 10 oz “Beef Filet Squares” for dogs and “Texas Hold’ems” pet treats.
Merrick is advising all pet owners who purchased these products to return the unused portion to the place of purchase. The cost of the product will be fully refunded. For more questions the company can be contacted at 800-664-7387 M-F 8:00 – 5:00 CDT. Infected pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans, according to the company. Dog owners are urged to contact their veterinarian if their pet has consumed the recalled product and is exhibiting these symptoms.
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/about_us/news_article.php?tid=436
Posted on 11:59 PM
New York police find live cat marinating in car trunk. The man from Buffalo US marinated his live cat in a mixture of crushed red peppers and chili and planned to cook it. 51-year-old Gary Korkuc, the owner of the cat arrested on one count of cruelty to animals and was also charged with passing a stop sign and failure to signal.
Police say officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga to ticket him for running a stop sign Sunday night. Then they checked the trunk and found 4-year-old cat named Navarro in a cage, his fur covered with oil, crushed red peppers and chili peppers. Gary said he was going to cook the cat because he was ill-tempered. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) have cleaned Navarro and put him up for adoption.
Posted on 2:20 AM
A dog from Rockford, Michigan bites off his owners toe. Jerry Douthett the owner a Jack Russell terrier Kiko bit off a large chunk of his toe when he was passed out drunk. Jerry's wife Rosee who is a registered nurse said that she heard these screams coming from the bedroom, and he was yelling, 'My toe's gone, my toe's gone!
Then they rushed to hospital and surprisingly find out Mr Douthett was suffering from type two diabetes. In addition to the disease, his toe had been swollen and infected for several months before the dog bit him. The drinks sedated him enough that he fell asleep when he went home. Then Kiko smelled an infection in his owner's right big toe and bite it off. Its not impossible for a dog smell some infections since dogs have a sense of smell a trillion times stronger than humans.
The winner of the annual Hambone Award is a California Labrador that eats and entire beehive. The Hambone Award bestowed by Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. The firm who solicits stories of pets with extremely unusual insurance claims.
