A New Zealand woman is warning dog owners about the dangers of chew toys after her family spent close to $10,000 on multiple surgeries for their 2-year-old husky when parts of a toy became lodged in the dog’s intestines. Lynette Gouws told the Herald the toy - an Anko brand chew ring retailing at $6 - was purchased in September from Kmart , and she initially thought it was ok as it was “quite heavy and strong and I couldn’t easily bend it”. When the pup started becoming ill, the family noticed the toy had disappeared.
“We noticed it in the house a few times, and then not again. It disappeared. [It] must have been hidden somewhere outside, and she bit it into pieces obviously and swallowed them.
” The husky had an ultrasound and endoscopy done on Sunday to retrieve three large pieces of the toy. Two days later, she went back to the vet, had another ultrasound done, and had small intestine surgery..