Reprinted from Facebook: Post from Christina Young
Are you aware of the danger of your pet getting into bags? I wasn't. Thank you Christina for your message below to bring awareness to what can happen. I am very sorry that Petey lost his life and you lost your beautiful Petey.
One week ago I kissed my
baby boy goodbye on my way out for work. But I had no idea it would be for the
last time. Although I still can’t even wrap my head around what happened and I feel we have an obligation to share what happened
to Petey to hopefully prevent it from happening to any of your babies. So we
apologize in advance bc this is so hard to write about & I’m sure such a
downer to read. Last Monday, Christian beat me home from work by about 10 min
& was surprised when Petey didn’t greet him at the door like usual. As he
walked in further he saw our sweet boy laying lifeless with a stupid chip bag
over his head. He was able to get them off the counter that we will forever
blame ourselves for leaving out. He ate every chip out but of course went back
for crumbs... with there being nothing left inside every time he would go for
more he would inhale making the bag tighter & tighter around his head.. ultimately
resulting in suffocation 💔 Petey was SMART so
I didn’t understand why he couldn’t get it off with his paws. But after doing
research the stats on how often this happens is shocking. 3-5 pet suffocation’s
get reported every week and 42% of those occur while the owner is in the next
room. It only takes about 3 minutes for their oxygen to drop to fatal levels.
With this happening so often we were so surprised by the lack of awareness on
this topic out there. Especially bc I was a very overprotective dog mama. In
fact 90% of the incidents reported the owner had never heard of this until it
happened to them (us included). Chip bags, cereal bags, bread bags, popcorn
bags, dog / cat treat bags seem to be the most common. So I just ask that in
honor of my boy Petey that you be extra careful, warn other dog owners &
give your fur babies some extra love today and everyday after this. I pray none
of you ever have to experience your heart breaking this way. We love you papas
you were the best boy in the whole world & we will remember our good times
forever
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