My dog (or I should say dh's dog) once got sick and could not eat...well I took him to the vet and they found he had a straight pin through his lips and it was pinned shut so they X Rayed him and found a large amount of metal items so we ok'd it for surgery....these items included fish hooks ...paneling nails...my jewery, ect. Anyway they did surgery and when I picked him up they said to come back in 10 days for suture removal....and I did that and they removed them and did a final Xray and lo and behold was a brand new fish hook in his gut! They wanted to do surgery again....(first one cost 500.00 and I asked them if they would spend 500.00 a week on him (if he was their dog and they said no) when he was 5 years old at the time and how could I afford that!! He is now 8 and going strong although dh rarely takes him fishing anymore....but I told the vet its in God's hands now!
He is a 1/2 shiz/ and 1/2 schnauzer.
Glad to hear you boxer is ok....and thanks for the info, may come in handy next time he eats my jewery!