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A brindle French Bulldog lies on a couch looking away from a black TV remote with a chewed, broken end lying beside it. 13 / 22

A Frenchie on the Couch Is Very Carefully Not Looking at the TV Remote

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Eyes firmly averted, chin lifted, and very much not looking at the remote. A brindle French Bulldog lies stretched out on a rumpled beige couch, gazing off to the side with an expression of noble indifference. Just inches from his paw sits the TV remote, its bottom end chewed into a jagged, broken mess. The rest of the room tells a cozy, lived-in story: a wicker basket of clothes, slippers on the floor, a small potted succulent, a water bottle, and a stack of books on a side table, all softly blurred behind him.

Remotes are a surprisingly popular chew target, probably because they smell strongly of their people's hands. The real danger is inside. Batteries can cause serious harm if chewed or swallowed: punctured alkaline batteries can burn the mouth and stomach, and small button batteries are especially dangerous because they can cause severe internal injuries very quickly. If you think your pet has bitten into or swallowed a battery, contact your vet or an emergency clinic right away rather than waiting for symptoms. Keeping remotes, phones, and other electronics up high or in a drawer is an easy way to prevent the problem.

Thankfully, this remote seems to have lost only its dignity and a few buttons. Its chewer, meanwhile, has adopted the time-honored strategy of acting like he has never seen it before in his life. Someone will be changing channels by hand tonight.

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