[WalnutHill]

So, you think you can trust your Yorkie to NOT chew on or swallow things that are laying around on the floor? If you have kids, listen up!

Here is the story:

On Monday August 9th I got a phone call from a lady in California whose Yorkie, Koda was very sick. He had been vomiting since Sunday and had thrown up lots of debris of things he had swallowed. Koda's human took him to the emergency vet who said it felt as though he still had some sort of foreign object in him and needed emergency surgery to have it removed. Koda's human did not have the $4,000 the emergency vet needed before doing the surgery. Koda's human called every vet she could find and prices were the same all over. So, she started calling rescue organizations and happened upon us! After attempting a few things (such as applying for Care Credit and attempting to get the object to pass naturally with lots of fiber), she decided it was time to get Koda here for some help. Koda was very lethargic, dehydrated, not eating or drinking, and vomiting.

On the morning of Tuesday, August 10th, I picked up Koda and his human companion from the airport in Springfield, MO. We drove immediately to my vet's office and dropped Koda off. Tuesday evening the vet called with great news - Koda had surgery and is recovering! After x-rays, our vet saw an obvious foreign object in his intestines. Upon removing the object during surgery, she discovered that it was a marble. The marble was completely blocking Koda's intestines and was starting to cut off the circulation to his bowel. Thank God Koda was able to come to us for help! We feel so blessed that we were able to save his life! Koda is recovering and may be able to fly home to Santa Barbara on Friday.

You can read everything at Koda - Yorkie Rescue: Yorkies of Walnut Hill Pure Bred Yorkshire Terrier Rescue.