Michigan State veterinarians save federal agent's sick K-9

(AP) — An agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives credits Michigan State University veterinarians with saving his K-9 partner's life in late January.

Jeff Perryman of DeWitt rushed Ike, a 7-year-old German shepherd, to an after-hours clinic where he underwent surgery for a twisted stomach when he first became ill around Jan. 22 while the two were at the bureau's National Academy in Georgia, Perryman told the Lansing State Journal (http://on.lsj.com/1RSz3II ).

The dog became ill again after the pair returned to Michigan, so Perryman took him to the MSU Veterinary Medical Center.

Ike is among 11 highly trained dogs in the U.S. used by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to apprehend violent suspects.