Pins and Needles

Echo gave me quite a scare on Friday.  Two sewing needles that were left in the middle of the coffee table were suddenly missing.  All that was left was half of a needle on the rug.  After frantically looking everywhere, the needles were nowhere to be found, so my only conclusion was that Echo had swallowed the needles, but the only way to confirm was to take him to the vet for an x-ray.

Here he is on my lap while I was working from home.  Is he trying to tell me that his tummy doesn't feel good?

After two x-rays, it was confirmed that he indeed swallowed the needles.  You can see one of the needles at the bottom right.  Luckily, the needles criss-crossed so they didn't move into the small intestines

 

The doctor referred us to a specialist who would perform an endoscopy to retrieve the needles.  Echo is reluctantly anticipating the procedure.  Little guy had to be knocked out for about half an hour.



Success!  This is everything that was retrieved.