That’s Floyd. I’ve talked about him on here before a couple of times. He’s my dog nephew. My brother’s dog.
Floyd is a special dog. He was dumped in my brother’s friend’s backyard and ever since my brother took him he has not left his side. He has to be everywhere his dad is.
Not that this has anything to do with this story.
Last night my brother took him to the vet because he couldn’t keep any food down and he was turning into skin and bones. My brother knew what was wrong. The x-ray confirmed it.
He had pieces of his beloved basketball lodged in his stomach. Floyd likes to destroy basketballs and then play with only the pieces. Well, he liked to play the ULTIMATE keep away and eat the pieces.
To make a long story short, he had to have surgery to open up his stomach and remove said pieces of the basketball.
I heard this morning that the surgery was SUCCESSFUL and he’ll be home sweet home Saturday night.
Lesson learned. A very EXPENSIVE lesson learned.
Hi Everybody! I'm Angela. I love my dogs, adore my husband and try to make the best out of everyday! 
We just spent over $500 on Maddox believing he had devoured to many ‘rawhide’ pieces. I thought surgery was gonna be involved. But, alas, no, he was just sick from STEALING horrible disgusting amounts of food. LAWD.
Great capture of basketball boy.
Kathleen
LOVE the new header too!
ANGELA!!! so long, my friend- wanted to pop in and say hi! i’m just getting back into theblog world and i had to come over and see what was up in doggieland- poor floyd! i’m so glad to hear he’s doing well and on the road to recovery. no more hoops for him!
Been there, done that! Our Murphy ate the electrical cord to a lamp and spent 4 days in doggie intensive care. An exploratory surgery and $3000 later, she got to come home with us!
BTW, found your blog from PW’s site, cute doggies, I have a soft spot for labs!