DOGS EAT THE DARNDEST THINGS! Returning for a Second Season, Nat Geo WILD’S My Dog Ate What? Takes Viewers Into Dogs’ Stomachs After Ingesting Everything From Tampons to Tennis Balls
My Dog Ate What? Premieres Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at 9 PM ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD
(WASHINGTON, D.C. — SEPTEMBER 29, 2010) Ever hear of a dog ingesting more than 20 tampons? Believe it. Dogs can literally eat everything from metal wire to carpet to batteries. A perfectly normal day can end in the emergency room, leaving owners scared of the outcome. But what is so remarkable is that some adorable four-legged animals are fortunate enough to survive and live normal, healthy doggy lives.
Premiering Wednesday, November 3, at 9 PM ET/PT on Nat Geo Wild, My Dog Ate What? brings real-life stories of pooches — and other animals — eating the most unlikely objects, with insights from the veterinarians who help save their lives. Last season, we saw dogs eat thongs, cash and coat hangers. Now, a brand-new season brings a whole set of unimaginable treats that our cuddly friends can eat.
Our cameras follow the stories of dogs swallowing the craziest objects, including large toys, tennis balls, pincushions, cardboard boxes of cereal and more than 20 tampons. We’ll not only learn lessons on keeping our pets safe, but we will also see how threatening strange objects can be when ingested, and how long it can take before ever noticing the dog has swallowed a foreign article. We’ll meet dogs of all ages consuming everything... but their kibble and doggy biscuits.
Premiere episodes include:
My Dog Ate What? Tampons, Muscle Relaxants and a Needle
Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at 9 PM ET/PT
Siberian husky Kato downs a lethal dose of a human muscle relaxant and slips into a coma. Shockingly, mixed breed Monty and border collie Rita Mae are dual suspects when a half-eaten box of tampons is discovered. We’ll see Old English sheepdog Agnes eat decorative cranberry wire, which becomes a knotted mess inside her stomach! Then, 10-week-old Lulu undergoes surgery after swallowing a 5-inch rib bone, but is not coming out of the anesthesia. And Maxine the tuxedo cat ingests a sewing needle and thread. Nervous owners. Concerned vets. It’s a race against time as these pets fight to survive.
My Dog Ate What? Rat Poison, a Zipper and Tennis Balls
Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 9 PM ET/PT
Frannie-Lou the Westie ate a mango pit that stayed in her system for about 11 months before it was detected. Pointing lab Primo learns that some plants are better left rooted after he swallows a dieffenbachia plant, which is toxic to dogs. He faces a lifesaving tracheostomy. Later, Maddie the beagle swallows a large piece of carpet and speaker wire after suffering an allergic reaction to chicken and undergoes a complicated hospital visit. Mastiff Elvis swallows not one but three tennis balls, and the situation proves no ballgame, as the third ball requires a procedure that could be deadly. And, when beloved cockatoo Hoppee ingests 75 zipper teeth, his vet must find a creative way to remove them.
My Dog Ate What? Batteries, a Rock and Cereal Boxes
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at 9 PM ET/PT
Golden retriever-Labrador mix Hoyt swallows a bottle cap that lodges in his stomach, prompting an emergency run to the clinic in rush-hour traffic. Ella Maurice is a smart collie who makes a terrible mistake when she swallows two AA batteries whole and needs surgery before the batteries have a chance to leak. Meanwhile, German shepherd Myla swallows a pincushion full of pins and needles, and an African spurred tortoise becomes sick after eating everything from seven screws to 42 pebbles. And, yellow Lab Frankenstein downs two boxes of cereal, including the boxes, proving what a monster he can really be. Join us as these household pets and owners realize something is seriously wrong. Join us as we are introduced to a number of pets in each episode that have filled their stomachs with the wildest objects, and see how their lives are saved.
My Dog Ate What? is produced by Nancy Glass Productions for Nat Geo WILD. For Nancy Glass Productions, co-executive producers are Nancy Glass, Michael Brokoff and Cindy Connors. For Nat Geo WILD, executive producer is Michael Welsh; executive in charge of production is Geoff Daniels; and executive vice president of content is Steve Burns.
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