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, Chris Morrison, noticed a rattling noise coming from his pet's stomach.
The vet was stunned when he discovered the haul of balls – including one which was so badly decomp
osed it had turned black.
Oscar is thought to have swallowed the balls over a period of at least several months.
Oscar, who lives with his owner near Pitreavie golf course in Dunfermline, Fife, needed no stitches after the operation and is said to be in good health – but he now wears a muzzle during walks.
The labrador was treated at the Vetrica veterinary practice in nearby Rosyth.
Vet Bob Hesketh said yesterday: "When I went into his stomach I was expecting one or two balls but they just kept coming.
"The nurse with me was laughing and we were utterly astonished. One of the balls was black and swollen and I could hear the elastic band rattling around inside it.
"Occasionally we remove things from pets like bottle corks, but this was different, just incredible."
Mr Morrison, 48, said: "He normally picks up golf balls and brings them home, but must have been swallowing.
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