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    ALMOND-SNORTING SPANIEL 

    Ellen Unsworth has never had to worry about Tomis, her English Cocker Spaniel, until one evening when she and her husband hosted a holiday party. Tomis usually behaved around people, but he must have been particularly hungry that night, because he ingested an entire bowl of raisins and almonds, both of which are toxic to dogs. The Unsworths immediately called their vet and were advised to bring Tomis in for potential raisin toxicity. They would later learn that Tomis had coughed while swallowing one of the nuts, causing it to become firmly lodged in the back of his sinuses. Tomis was treated at the hospital for the next few days and had to remove the mass in the back of his nose with rhinoscopy. They found a whole almond wedged in place. Thankfully, Tomis survived! (VPI)