Oh, little Maxie looks innocent enough. But this little rascal caused her poor Mama all kinds of anxiety, not to mention a pretty big stomach ache for herself! Mini "Maxi" Million Kisses, a 20 pound chi/terrier mix, became very sick three weeks ago. Her vet couldn't find anything wrong but a tender tummy.
She went in for exploratory surgery and found this (you can click all of these pictures to enlarge them) inside: a plastic garbage bag! The vet took out about 16 inches of her already ruptured bowel. Poor Maxie developed an infection and her owner says she nearly died, but she's now on the mend.

Owner Gwen Todd says she and the vet believe Maxie smelled some beef or chicken in the trash, and jumped in to explore! Gwen hopes this is an alert to all dog owners - keep the doggies out of the trash! Miz Maxie now has a tummy scar as a permanent reminder..

Updated 9:15PM March 30 Gwen also wrote:

" I should have added that she didn't have insurance and this experience cost me $2800. Please let your readers know there is very affordable insurance out there, based on age and breed and size. Believe me, as soon as I finish paying her bill, she will have insurance. I found the best coverage for price at petinsurance.com."

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