Warning....not for the Squeamish

Okay, so here is my fun Chip story...... a couple of months after we moved here to NC in 06' Chip started having a lot of tummy problems including horrible and unpredictable diarrhea. I have had him in the vet many times, each telling me he had IBS ( irritable bowels syndrome).Finally after seeing the new vet and going through 2 rounds of antibiotics in the last 3 weeks, the vet said lets do x-rays and blood work. They sedated him for the procedures because he has become quite the mean and unhappy doggie. The vet came and got me, brought me to the x-ray and said "we have a big problem" and showed me all this "stuff" in his intestines and asked me what I thought he had ingested. It looked like dental floss to me and fishing line to Rich. The vet told us he needed surgery to get it out of course and so we decided that we needed to take care of our little honry Chip. I took him in yesterday for his surgery and the vet finally called me in the afternoon telling me Chip did well and that she took out a LOT of PARACHUTE STRING and a few hair ties!!!!!!! I can't even tell you when he ate the stuff and how long it had been in there but she was surprised that he hadn't been sicker or even died! Me too! I feel so bad that he has been suffering for so long! So he has a nice 6 inch incision on his tummy and lost 1 lb!!!! Yes! it weighed 1 lb.!!! So, we will be super careful from now on that Chip does not get into anything he shouldn't. So, for those who have pets......hopefully my story will make you aware and you won't have the same experience. Those who don't have pets.......what an expensive responsibility! Oh yes and the total with the surgery , x-rays, blood work and last 2 visits comes to a grand total of $1500.00.
This is a GALLON size bag!!!! The bag weighs 1 lb. Gross and amazing!