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| A dog has had to have a metal clamp removed from its stomach after it was left there following a routine operation in Kent two years ago. | A dog has had to have a metal clamp removed from its stomach after it was left there following a routine operation in Kent two years ago. |
| The medical instrument was found lodged in Gracey, a five-year-old Rottweiler. | The medical instrument was found lodged in Gracey, a five-year-old Rottweiler. |
| The instrument was left inside the dog during an operation to have her spayed at a veterinary surgery in Maidstone. | The instrument was left inside the dog during an operation to have her spayed at a veterinary surgery in Maidstone. |
| The clamp was only found when Gracey was X-rayed for another condition two years later. The original vets surgery has apologised for what happened. | The clamp was only found when Gracey was X-rayed for another condition two years later. The original vets surgery has apologised for what happened. |
| Owners Trudi Deja, 47, and Michael Summers, 50, of High Halden near Ashford, took Gracey to be spayed at Mote Park Veterinary Surgery in Maidstone. | Owners Trudi Deja, 47, and Michael Summers, 50, of High Halden near Ashford, took Gracey to be spayed at Mote Park Veterinary Surgery in Maidstone. |
| Afterwards, Ms Deja said they noticed a change in their once playful dog. | Afterwards, Ms Deja said they noticed a change in their once playful dog. |
| Locum vet | Locum vet |
| She said: "After a few months, the dog seemed miserable and when you went to give her a cuddle she would growl at you. | She said: "After a few months, the dog seemed miserable and when you went to give her a cuddle she would growl at you. |
| "It seemed she had grown up and was not quite the same happy dog she was. We did not think at any time that there was something lodged inside her." | "It seemed she had grown up and was not quite the same happy dog she was. We did not think at any time that there was something lodged inside her." |
| Trudi Deja is looking after Gracey at home | Trudi Deja is looking after Gracey at home |
| The problem only came to light when Ms Deja took Gracey to a specialist for an examination. | The problem only came to light when Ms Deja took Gracey to a specialist for an examination. |
| "I thought it was a joke at first," Ms Deja said. | "I thought it was a joke at first," Ms Deja said. |
| "I kept expecting one of my friends to jump out of a cupboard and say it was a wind-up." | "I kept expecting one of my friends to jump out of a cupboard and say it was a wind-up." |
| Gracey is now recovering at home following an operation to have the clamp removed. | Gracey is now recovering at home following an operation to have the clamp removed. |
| Ms Deja said: "I think she was always feeling discomfort and that if she chased a ball, or picked something up, or went off and chased a rabbit that she was going to be in pain. | Ms Deja said: "I think she was always feeling discomfort and that if she chased a ball, or picked something up, or went off and chased a rabbit that she was going to be in pain. |
| "She is a much happier dog and she does not mind having a cuddle." | "She is a much happier dog and she does not mind having a cuddle." |
| In a statement, the Mote Park Veterinary Surgery apologised to Ms Deja. | In a statement, the Mote Park Veterinary Surgery apologised to Ms Deja. |
| They said the operation had been carried out by a New Zealand vet who was working as a locum with the surgery. | They said the operation had been carried out by a New Zealand vet who was working as a locum with the surgery. |
| "We are sorry for any distress this has caused her or her family," they said. | "We are sorry for any distress this has caused her or her family," they said. |
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