“Is anyone missing a My Little Pony?”  Yup, that’s what she said…

Thursday evening, I noticed Cooper didn’t look too hot.  My normally crazy bulldog pup was not his usual self.  Not interested in his food or water, and having regurgitated a stinky liquid, I realized Cooper had more than just a little stomach bug.  Of course, since the veterinarian’s office was closed, before taking him to an ever so expensive animal hospital, I decided to look up his symptoms.  The results all pointed to one thing… get him seen immediately.

Off we were, to our local animal hospital!  I drove as calming music played in the background… Cooper huffed, puffed, and complained the whole ride.  The pathetic noises were nothing in comparison to what we were about to deal with.  Arriving at the hospital, I realized the wait would be long.  There were many other patients ahead of us.  Sitting with Cooper in the waiting room seemed like forever.  He is still a puppy and very inquisitive.  Every patient that came in was a new friend according to Cooper.  Finally, the Veterinarian came and asked for Cooper.  We spoke briefly, and she let me know that they believed he needed x-rays.  Handing off my big baby, I prayed for our pregnant veterinarian, hoping she would have a positive experience with my puppy, although I knew the moment they tried to keep him still, he would cause a ruckus. 

The moment of truth came when our Veterinarian asked for us after his x-rays came back.  Her first words… “is anyone in your home missing a My Little Pony?”  Danny and I looked at one another with complete disbelief (well, kind of)… “Yes, I am sure” I said.  We both shook our heads and did not know whether to laugh or cry.  The vet then told us that Cooper was a little out of sorts because they had to sedate him for the x-rays… shocker!  She took us back to the x-ray room because she needed us to verify whether the My Little Pony in question was in fact the type with plastic hair or doll hair.  The difference being the way they may need to remove it and whether they needed a lasso or it could be pulled out by the hair.  The x-ray was amazing.  A perfect silhouette.  I have added two pictures, one side view and the other a rear view.  

At about 2:30 am, my daughter Julia woke up and asked where Cooper was.  When we informed her that a My Little Pony was in his belly and he was at the Animal Hospital, she responded “Oh my gosh!  Is that where Scootaloo is?”  Well, we thought maybe she was right but the next day, we saw Cooper just after the operation and the Veterinarian showed us a bag which contained the My Little Pony and the real culprit of his issues… an actual doggy rope toy.  Once home, I showed Talia the x-rays and she immediately said, “MOM!  That’s Applejack!  You found Applejack!”  Torn between whether the pony was Applejack or Scootaloo, I asked the girls what each looked like.  Wouldn’t you know it, Talia described little Applejack perfectly.  It was most definitely the same pony found in Cooper Cotter’s belly.  Mystery solved, Cooper is well and on the mend.