Its a really sad day for DCH and Frankie's story needs to be shared as a reminder that pups are like little kids, you need to watch them so carefully as any small object they find goes into their mouths to be chewed and swallowed and what happened to Frankie is the worst case scenario .

This gorgeous little boy had been running around quite happy yesterday, eating playing and just being a pup. At about 8pm last night he disappeared and when his carer went looking for him she found him standing in the yard and as she approached him he fell into a mess of his own poo, she knew something was horribly wrong.

We directed them to Sydney University Emergency vet and on arrival he was hyperventilating so the vet took x-rays to try to determine what was causing this. Unfortunately it was found that he had swallowed something really sharp and as it travelled through his little body it had perforated his organs, his lungs were full of fluid, his stomach with gas and his bowel with fluid.

After much consulting with other vets it was decided at 1.30am this morning to let the little man go as they believed he would never survive the operation to try to save his little young life. His carers are absolutely distraught that this has happened to their lovely little Frankie who touched everyone who met him with his beautiful sweet nature and happy disposition.

RIP Frankie, this is just such a horrible tragedy.