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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 is a black lab so he is a fair size, but to swallow 13 is quite amazing Chris Morrison
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 fullBag 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."