A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet. The two-year-old was yelping and being sick and was rushed top to Middlesbrough PDSA Pet Aid hospital after her owner Kerry Woodier had left her at her mother's home. An X-ray revealed the needle with the thread still attached was lodged at the back of her tongue in Daisy's throat. Head nurse Stephanie Williams said it could have been "deadly" for Daisy if the needle had become dislodged as it could have "pierced her intestines.Kerry from Beechwood, Middlesbrough, said she and her five-year-old daughter Abigail were "extremely grateful" to the vets for saving the little dog's life.
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