Some dogs and cats eat way more than just pet food, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance’s “60 Most Unusual Ingested Objects” for 2010. The list, which included oddities such as jellyfish, jumper cables and a rosary crucifix, was derived from the company’s nearly 2,000 foreign body ingestion claims for the year. Some pets ate multiple unusual items, such as the one that ingested an estrogen patch and a make-up brush. Socks, hand towels, sticks and rocks were among the more common foreign objects found in dogs and cats during the year, according to the Brea, Calif.-based company. Collectively, VPI policyholders spent almost $3 million treating pets that ingested such foreign objects. VPI’s 60 most unusual ingested objects, in random order, are: jellyfish glue estrogen patch / make-up brush tube of denture adhesive dead poisoned vole bikini ink pen plastic nose from teddy bear magnetic purse clasps baseball glass Christmas ornament hearing aid bed sheet box of pencils popsicle stick avocado pit dental floss coffee filter / coffee grounds fishhook pain relief tablet / B.B. pellet / highlighter tent door toy squeaker watch 16 steel wool pads pseudoephedrine / sponge / snail poison / tampon 20 cherry pits light bulb barbecue brush Frisbee jumper cables razor blades uncooked rice (1 pound) wallpaper paste squirrel balloon ribbons bird (whole) butter / sand deer antler (partial) extension cord leash / three sticks of butter pin cushion portion of wool rug tobacco TV remote control 10 quarters / one penny / one Canadian coin / three arcade tokens foot-long submarine sandwich fire log wooden toy train pine cone round chew bone (whole) caulk eye glasses money (paper) oil-soaked dirt sand rosary crucifix 25 to 30 soiled diapers bath bubble mix bathtub cleaner / outdoor plants duck bone VPI noted that all pets made full recoveries and received insurance reimbursements for eligible expenses. <Home>
