X-Ray Shows Rubber Duck Found In Terrier’s Tummy
A Patterdale Terrier called Spike had to have a £1,000 operation to remove a rubber duck from its stomach – 18 months after the bathroom toy disappeared.
Spike’s owners were astonished when they took their sick pet to the vet and discovered what had caused the stomach upset. Spike had started being sick just before Christmas. They took him to a vet in nearby Wetherby but initial tests failed to reveal the root of the problem.
It was only after an X-ray was carried out and they saw the perfect outline of a rubber duck in the dog’s small intestine.
Colin Smith, 52, of Thorner, near Leeds, said: “I was absolutely amazed. When we saw it after the operation it was the same duck he swallowed 18 months ago. We assumed he’d chewed it up and it had passed through him.”
The cost of the operation was £1,060, but they are now happy Spike is no longer in pain.
“It was just a relief to know there was something there causing the problem because we were quite worried about him,” he said.
“He eats absolutely anything. He must have seen the duck and thought ‘they’re not going to let me have this’ so he just swallowed it whole.”
Mr Smith said he had kept the duck as a memento.
“The only difference is it’s gone black after losing its yellow paint,” he said.
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