Cross-breed dog dines on golf ball/bullet diet
Posted on September 17, 2009 by Nancy Houser
In Malden, England, a pointer cross-breed by the name of Bertie was taken to the Clarendon House Veterinary Center when it was noticed by his owners the dog had an unusual gait when strolling along with them.
Not all pointer cross-breeds eat golf balls, only the unique ones!
The X-rays surprisingly showed Bertie had swallowed nine-golf balls which had lodged in the dog’s stomach. “We were absolutely flabbergasted when we saw Bertie’s x-ray,” veterinarian Emily Nightingale told the Telegraph. “His stomach could have easily ruptured from the pressure of all of the golf balls, which could have been fatal.”
During the two-hour surgery, veterinary surgeon John Matthews alos found buried in the fatty tissue surrounding the dog’s stomach was a bullet — described in one report as an “air rifle” bullet — which Dr. Matthews also removed.
“He had no wounds from the gun shot injury so we suspect he had been shot a long time ago and there is no chance he could have swallowed the bullet as it was outside the stomach,” said Dr. Nightingale.
This seems to be a common situation as in June of 2009, an eight-month old Rottweiler puppy in Boston swallowed eight golf balls, but also luckily survived. Meanwhile, Bertie has rebounded from his surgery on July 27 and seems to be doing well.
(Thank you to Frank for contributing the article)
Source: Paw Nation
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