Over the years I practised veterinary medicine, I noticed that there was a repeated trend in the type of foreign bodies that I had to remove from the bowels of our canine friends.  

It may be useful for pet owners to know what the ten worst offenders are. Some of the items are often fed to dogs in the common belief that they are harmless, others the dogs themselves tend to find and ingest without their owner’s knowledge.

 Here are my Ten Worst Offenders:

Things that I have not removed out of animals but which many of my associates have had to remove are:

Take care with all of the above items and help prevent major abdominal surgery for your beloved pets!