A woman has shared a heartbreaking warning to all pet owners after her dog died of suffocation from a crisps packet.
Christina Young’s dog, Petey Pablo, was home alone a week and a half ago when he discovered a bag of unopened crisps on the kitchen table.
The Texas woman said her boyfriend was confused when he came home from work and Petey didn’t greet him as usual.
The dog had suffocated after the crisps bag became stuck to his snout.
Christina wrote:
“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.”
Christina went on to say that she and her boyfriend were, understandably, shocked, but the more she researched what had happened to Petey, the more common she realised it was.
She said that Petey was smart, he just didn’t understand what was happening.
“3-5 pet suffocations get reported every week and 42 percent 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. In fact, 90 percent 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.”
Christina apologised for sharing such an upsetting story, but she said she wanted to warn other pet owners about the dangers in their homes.
She finished by saying that she was grateful to have had “the best boy in the world.”
RIP, Petey.
