She had no idea her dog was gravely ill, then Shania Twain came on the radio
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dog struck down with a chronic cough after inhaling grass was saved when his owners noticed he was not 'singing along' to Shania Twain.
Five-year-old Border Collie Jax loves howling to the country star’s hits including ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman’ and ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much.’ But when the musical pooch suddenly lost his bark and started coughing, owner Ellena Farrow knew something was wrong.
She took him to Linnaeus-owned Northwest Veterinary Specialists (NWVS) in Sutton Weaver, Cheshire. A CT scan revealed he had inhaled a 5cm long grass seed, which was imbedded in his lungs.
Vets performed a bronchoscopy procedure using a tiny camera on the end of a tube, to remove the grass from inside Jax. READ MORE: Families are facing hardship in Greater Manchester this Christmas.
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