A Chicken Story

When our Jada was but 4 months old, She decided that she wanted to taste 
the chicken bones that the family was trying so hard to keep out of her 
reach. Knowing full well that we didn't want her to have them, Jada jump 
up and grabbed one from my youngest son and quickly swallowed it whole. 
This frightened me. My husband tried to dispose of the last bones before 
she could see them, but she was too fast. Jada grabbed another bone as it 
was going into the garbage can. Before my husband could grab her to 
retrieve the bone, she swallowed it whole. I called the vet the next day 
and she told me to bring her in because if the bone gets stuck in her 
intestines, they would have to be surgically removed. She didn't seem to 
be in any discomfort. The vet could not feel the bones so there was no 
emergency to do surgery. We were told to watch her and her stool to see 
if she would pass the bones. After a few weeks we did notice bones in her 
stool. What a relief! Now we don't even let her in the house when we eat 
chicken. I don't know if I would have been able to take it if she had had 
to have surgery. Jada is just like the daughter I don't have. I have 3 
boys and wanted a girl so badly. She came as Jada my Malamute/Shepherd mix. 
She is beautiful.