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Speedy recovery wishes for Baby Tobin!

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@sbrownw , sending Baby Tobin speedy recovery wishes and tons of head smooches !
I saw the pics on your other thread of his X-ray showing the needle he swallowed and his successful surgery!
How scary! I am glad you had a keen eye and discovered the problem and got him to surgery-
((( hugs)))
 

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Sending a lot of healing vibes to Tobin! Hope Tobin feels better soon.

Tobin! We like to eat stuff that we find in the floor. But please never eat a needle anymore. A needle is really dangerous. It's better to steel food from your humans plate:). Cuddles from Toa and Ross
 

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I didn't see the post! How awful! I do hope baby Tobin is doing well. Get well wishes from naked Rosie and her furry friends Down Under xx
 

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Thank you so much everyone! He's doing awesome and is unphased by it. Surgery took a lot out of him, and when he came home after surgery he was exhausted. But now he's back to normal. Unfortunately his meow is a little funny sounding now :( raspy sounding because the needle pierced through his trachea. He also will have a little scar on his neck from where they removed the needle but we are so lucky he's okay! I can't even believe he swallowed a needle! I woke up that day and knew something was the matter because he hadnt pestered me all night, and sure enough he had a bulge in his throat and I knew he swallowed something! Never in a million years did I think it was a needle though
 

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Here are some photos of the ordeal! And a picture of him home with his brother Mischka!
 

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sbrownw

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Wow that is a big needle, Toby got lucky. I'm so glad to hear he's alright.

It was huge! The weirdest part is, I've never had a sewing needle and I've never sewed! No idea where he found it. He was lucky enough to have swallowed the dull end (eye of the needle) first, so it didn't cut him up completely. Even luckier because it got stuck in his throat rather than his stomach which would have been ten times worse
 

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Looks like Mischka is taking good care of his brother ;)
So happy there was a good outcome and he is healing fast!
Good eye on your part paying attention to his habits and getting him in right away-
Give smooches to the boys from me!

Thank you for Sharing the pics so we cam all learn
 

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Looks like Mischka is taking good care of his brother ;)
So happy there was a good outcome and he is healing fast!
Good eye on your part paying attention to his habits and getting him in right away-
Give smooches to the boys from me!

Thank you for Sharing the pics so we cam all learn

Thank you for making such a nice post! Definitely learned that Sphynx kittens get into everything and anything. Unbelievable how he found something so little, that I wasn't even aware was in my house.
 

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WOW! That is a HUGE needle! I sew all summer long, and I'm always afraid that Marcus or Cleo will swallow needles or pins. I'm obsessive about keeping all needles and pins out of their reach. Thank God your kitten is all right and just has a funny meow to show for all of this. I hope Tobin will make a full recovery and that you don't have anything like this happen ever again!
 
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