GLASGOW, UK— A Staffordshire bull terrier puppy named Macie is lucky to be alive after an extremely close encounter with a kitchen knife. <br /> <br />Sky News reports that owner Irene Paisley first noticed the 12-week-old pup making a squeaking sound and thought she’d swallowed a toy. She then became sick and started choking, despite no sign of a toy. <br /> <br />When they got to the vet, blood was coming out of Macie’s nose. Her owner’s worries quickly turned to shock, however, after it was discovered the pup had a knife in her gut. <br /> <br />Paisley believes Macie might have gotten got the knife from the dishwasher and swallowed it handle-first. The handle passed through her stomach and into the intestines. Fortunately, no internal organs were pierced, which would have been the case if the blade had gone in first. <br /> <br />After emergency surgery, Macie was back to normal. Paisley says she was bouncing around the morning after the procedure as if nothing had happened.
