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[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

One time my 50lb dog ate an entire rotisserie chicken from the trash at a friends house. Like they literally bought one and threw it away without touching it and he at it 100% bones and all. It looked like he was pregnant. We thought it was going to cost so much money but while the vet was examining him he had the most impressive amount of vomit I’ve ever seen in my life relative to body size (and I’ve worked in hospitals). They examined him a bit more and said he was probably fine and sent us home. Cost $120. He’s still going strong 6+ years later so they were right.

I still have a picture of his belly from that day because it’s wild how bloated he was

What a beautiful story.