A pet PSA this holiday season: say no to soup bones

A pet PSA this holiday season: say no to soup bones

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Dogs should have treats, too, especially during the holiday season. With this in mind, I went to Duma Meats in Suffield and selected a soup bone from their smoked meats bin.

Three hours later, there I was at Metropolitan Animal Hospital in Copley. She’d managed to get the bone wedged behind her lower canines and around her lower jaw, tighter than a wedding ring.

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