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Balls found inside 'rattling' dog | Balls found inside 'rattling' dog |
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A dog had to have 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after eating them on walks around a Fife course. | A dog had to have 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after eating them on walks around a Fife course. |
Owner Chris Morrison had been taking five-year-old black labrador Oscar round the Pitreavie golf course in Dunfermline for several months. | Owner Chris Morrison had been taking five-year-old black labrador Oscar round the Pitreavie golf course in Dunfermline for several months. |
He took Oscar to the vet after noticing a rattling sound coming from his pet's stomach. | He took Oscar to the vet after noticing a rattling sound coming from his pet's stomach. |
They then discovered that 13 balls - each weighing 45 grams - were lodged in his stomach. | They then discovered that 13 balls - each weighing 45 grams - were lodged in his stomach. |
Mr Morrison, a planning administrator, said one of the balls had been in his stomach so long that it had turned black and was decomposing. | Mr Morrison, a planning administrator, said one of the balls had been in his stomach so long that it had turned black and was decomposing. |
He said: "He finds golf balls like truffles. We're not sure how long exactly this happened over, but it must have been a fair period - several months at least. | He said: "He finds golf balls like truffles. We're not sure how long exactly this happened over, but it must have been a fair period - several months at least. |
"I felt his stomach and heard them rattling around. | "I felt his stomach and heard them rattling around. |
"He normally brings a few home, but I had no idea he had eaten so many. | "He normally brings a few home, but I had no idea he had eaten so many. |
He is a black lab so he is a fair size, but to swallow 13 is quite amazing Chris Morrison | |
"The vet hadn't seen anything like it, it was bizarre. | "The vet hadn't seen anything like it, it was bizarre. |
"He is a black lab so he is a fair size, but to swallow 13 is quite amazing." | "He is a black lab so he is a fair size, but to swallow 13 is quite amazing." |
The balls were removed two weeks ago in a successful hour-long operation. | The balls were removed two weeks ago in a successful hour-long operation. |
Bag full | Bag full |
Oscar is now on the road to making a full recovery on a special post-operation diet of watered-down food. | Oscar is now on the road to making a full recovery on a special post-operation diet of watered-down food. |
He also has to wear a muzzle while out and about. | He also has to wear a muzzle while out and about. |
Mr Morrison added: "He does get a bit frustrated now and again." | Mr Morrison added: "He does get a bit frustrated now and again." |
Bob Hesketh, 40, principal vet at Vetrica in Rosyth, said he had never seen anything like it. | Bob Hesketh, 40, principal vet at Vetrica in Rosyth, said he had never seen anything like it. |
He said: "It was like a magic trick. I opened him up and felt what I thought was two or three golf balls. | He said: "It was like a magic trick. I opened him up and felt what I thought was two or three golf balls. |
"But they just kept coming until we had a bag full. | "But they just kept coming until we had a bag full. |
"I think they must have been in there for several months, one was all black and the shell was swollen." | "I think they must have been in there for several months, one was all black and the shell was swollen." |
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