14 DAY TRIAL // Not too long ago, a 3-year-old Great Dane found itself in dire need of medical attention after eating as many as 43 and a half socks it found lying around its owner's home.
The incident occurred in the city of Portland in Oregon, US, and ended up making headlines after the story won second place in a contest, i.e. “They Ate WHAT?” sponsored by a magazine dubbed Veterinary Practice News.
As detailed by Daily Mail, the terribly unlucky Great Dane was treated by veterinarians working at a local clinic identified as the DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital.
Its owners brought it to this hospital shortly after noticing that the animal kept trying to vomit, as if desperately attempting to get rid of something stuck inside its stomach.
The vets who were on call at the time the 3-year-old Great Dane arrived at Portland's DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital did not take long to figure out that something was seriously off.
In order to figure out exactly what was wrong with the pooch, they used x-rays to examine its abdomen. It was thus discovered that the dog had a weird and freakishly oversized lump in its stomach.
The dog's owners agreed to let vets operate on the dog, and so the 3-year-old Great Dane was rushed into surgery. During the intervention, doctors recovered as many as 43 and a half socks from inside the pooch's stomach.
Information shared with the public says that the surgery took about two hours to complete. After waking up from anesthesia, the dog showed signs of feeling much better than it did just hours before, when it was still walking around with the socks stuck inside its stomach.
Hence, veterinarians gave its owners permission to take it back home with them. By the looks of it, the pooch eventually made a full recovery. Hopefully, it has learned his lesson, and will never again snack on socks or other garments.
The dog's owners say that they are utterly clueless about how and when their dog ate the 43 and a half socks. They do, however, admit that, not too long before their pet had to be rushed into surgery, socks started disappearing from their home.
One can only assume that, following this incident, they too have learned something about pet care and will from now on keep a closer eye on the hungry pooch.
Not at all surprisingly, staff at the DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital say that this case was by far the most bizarre in the clinic's history.