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Incident & claimcriticalVerified2026-07-16
15–16 Jul 2026: an 'icy pop' at about 6 pm; at VEG Frisco by 4:34 AM with an esophageal foreign body
Per VEG's visit summary, Fergie (13-year-old French Bulldog, 12.2 kg) was given 'a treat (icy pop) at around 6pm' and then drooled piles of white foam, had trouble breathing, reverse-sneezed, breathed with her abdominal muscles and stood hunched with her hind legs shaking. She presented to VEG ER for Pets, Frisco at 4:34 AM on 16 July; presenting complaint: 'Esophageal foreign body'. The progress note records the owner's report that she 'was eating a new type of dissolvable frozen treat'. The owner says it was a Pup Ice Rocket Lolly bought at Hollywood Feed and given the same day; the product image in her file is Rocket Lollies Banana & Chocolate (item 7244), one of the two Rocket flavours Hollywood Feed lists.
Sources (4)
- VEG visit summary, 16 Jul 2026 (page 1)owner-supplied record (redacted)2026-07-16VerifiedO gave her a treat (icy pop) at around 6pm and then she started having symptoms of drooling white foam (piles of).
- VEG progress note, 16 Jul 2026 05:10 AM (page 3)owner-supplied record (redacted)2026-07-16VerifiedOwner reports that Fergie was eating a new type of dissolvable frozen treat.
- VEG Frisco location pagehospitalVerified
- Seed post — owner's accountseed documentClaimed
Upstream: what leads here
Downstream: what this leads to
- Endoscopy under general anesthesia: material 'slipper[y] and friable', could not be gripped, pushed into the stomach
- Hollywood Feed removed the treats and filed an incident report — but still lists Pup Ice onlineretailer notified
- UK brand owner's website (not its packs) now says 'This is a hard chew', 10–25 kg dogs only, not under 9 months, freeze ≤3 h, 1 chew/day — changed between 2025-11-18 and 2026-09-24timing overlaps (unproven)