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New warning: ‘A Woolworths Lion King Ooshie nearly killed my sausage dog’

It could've been a heartbreaking end for Giuseppe the dachshund .... - by Amy Sinclair
  • 20 Nov 2019

A concerned Dachshund owner has issued an urgent warning to dog owners after her beloved pooch nearly choked on a Lion King Ooshie. 

Sharing her story in a closed Facebook group, dog owner Maggie revealed how her dog Giuseppe had a narrow escape from death after the Woolworths collectable became lodged in his throat. 

New warning: ‘A Woolworths Lion King Ooshie nearly killed my sausage dog’

‘My son has so many Ooshies, and still plays with them all the time - he just loves them,’ Maggie tells New Idea Food. ‘And I’m always really careful to keep them packed away so Giuseppe doesn’t get into them. Dachshunds are known for eating anything and everything, so I’m always very wary. 

‘However it seems this one had been left behind by my son and Giuseppe found it. The problem was, I’d just given him a treat to eat and I thought he was chewing on that. 

‘But a few moments later I heard this horrible choking and coughing sound coming from him and I ran over, and opened his mouth and I could see a yellow Ooshie stuck at the back of his throat.’

Maggie said she quickly put her hand in the pooch’s mouth, and managed to ‘flick’ the collectable out of his mouth.

‘I didn’t even think, I just shoved my hand in there and got it out,’ she says. ‘Thinking about it now, I could’ve made it worse if I accidentally pushed it in and all the way down his throat. I was so lucky. But he was making these choking noises and I just panicked.’

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On closer inspection, it’s clear to see that the Ooshie - Simba - had been half chewed by Giuseppe, which Maggie believes he would’ve no doubt ingested. The whole incident has lead her to issue a warning.

‘Ultimately it’s my fault because I should’ve been more careful, but please be mindful with Ooshies and pets,’ she says. ‘They’re so small and easy to miss - and this could’ve killed my dog. I was lucky.’

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