The Mellotron Group

This reminds me of a Doberman Pinscher I had that passed away two years  
ago. His name was Wolf. When he was a puppy he had a fascination with dirty  
laundry, especially my wife's undergarments and pantyhose. He would often 
raid  the hamper or a laundry basket and abscond with his prize. Later we would 
find  the object of his interest chewed up or just slobbered on and hidden 
behind a  chair.
 
One day I was out in the yard with Wolf. He was about 8 months old at the  
time. I noticed that he was scooting his butt along the ground and I thought 
I  noted some grass hanging out of his ass. Upon investigation, I 
discovered some  sort of material. I went and fetched a towel, grasped the object and 
slowly  removed it. It was an entire pair of black pantyhose. . He seemed 
to be greatly  relieved and none the worse for wear, but I took him to the 
vet to be sure he  was OK. That may have been the event that stopped that 
behavior.
 
Oddly, Wolf died at 10 1/2 years of age from torsion (also called bloat).  
Not from anything he ate or drank. We are mystified to this day because we 
are  careful with our dog's feeding and exercise schedule.
 

 
 
In a message dated 11/25/2010 4:01:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com writes:

Actually Rick, in the levity of the moment, I missed an opportunity to  
take your warning seriously.  You hear about ribbon, string and  other long 
pieces of stuff that cats (& dogs) can ingest, but I've never  heard about 
Mellotron tapes!  You may have wanted to kill 'em for eating  your tapes, but (& 
I know you're of like mind!) the reality of "intestinal  torsion," where a 
long, non-breakable object (Mellotron tape, for example)  gets wound through 
the intestines, catching and soon twisting and cutting  through them, is a 
serious surgical emergency, or an agonizingly painful  death you wouldn't 
wish on anyone, let alone a beloved pet.  I'm  VERY seriously glad your 
kitties were okay after that little episode!
 
With all the upcoming Christmas wrapppings an all in our near future,  
don't forget - ribbons are not toys, they're deadly! And BTW, for your pets,  so 
are pointsettias & CHOCOLATE! Keep them all to  yourself!!!  And have FUN, 
safe, Holidays!!!  Meow.
~ Berington