Guardian UK: Rattling dog had eaten 13 golf balls

Dog has 13 golf balls removed during op
Labrador taken to vet after owner noticed rattling noise coming from his stomach following walks near golf course

Scottish Press Association
guardian.co.uk, Saturday September 06 2008 10:18 BST



A dog had to have 13 golf balls removed from his stomach after eating them during walks.

Oscar, a five-year-old black Labrador, was taken to the vet after his owner noticed a rattling noise coming from his pet's stomach.

The vet, Bob Hesketh, was stunned: "When I went into his stomach I was expecting one or two balls but they just kept coming." One of the balls had been in Oscar's stomach so long, it had turned black.

Oscar's owner, Chris Morrison, takes the dog for regular walks near Pitreavie golf course in Dunfermline, Fife. Oscar is thought to have swallowed the balls over a period of months.

Morrison said: "He normally picks up golf balls and brings them home but must have been swallowing some all along. I take him out early in the morning and late at night, normally around the areas of the ninth and 12th fairways. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/06/animalwelfare

I've got a hell of a slice, though. And Fife works for me.