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A report of a dog’s death due to ingestion of a zinc piece from a chewed-up toy prompts a warning about the Wiggly Giggly ball.

As we were going to press with this issue, we received a report of a dog’s death due to ingestion of a small part contained in a toy called the Wiggly Giggly ball. The noisemaking whistles in the interior of the ball may provide a lethal dose of zinc if ingested.

While we have been unable to confirm the report of the poisoned dog, we did contact both the maker and the seller of the Wiggly Giggly ball, and confirmed that the balls did, in fact, contain small discs of zinc, at least, until very recently.

If your dog chews his toys, take that ûWiggly Giggly ball away immediately. ûIt may contain small amounts of zinc, ûwhich is toxic to dogs if swallowed.

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