Some dogs will eat just about anything. Usually they scarf down things that are actual edible foods, but sometimes they go overboard and start swallowing everything in sight. The dogs below ate some of the craziest, weirdest objects that absolutely don’t belong in anyone’s tummy, and they all somehow made a full recovery. Here are 15 X-rays showing the strangest things swallowed by dogs.
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Weirdest Things Found In A Dogs Stomach
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A Toy Duck
Ozzie the Staffordshire Terrier was fighting with another dog over a rubber toy duck when he swallowed it. He went to the vet and had it removed without any problems.
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False Teeth
A Bulldog named Prince Edward swallowed his owner's false teeth when he found them in a bowl that had ice cream in it.
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An Arrow
Betty the Bull Terrier puppy bit off more than she could chew when she swallowed a 10-inch toy arrow. It was almost as long as her body. She recovered after it was removed, but as soon as she got home from the vet she ate the remote.
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A Toy Dog
Alfie the Spaniel took "dog eat dog" literally and swallowed a toy puppy from his human sister's doll house. After surgery, he was just fine.
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A Bra
The X-ray for a Rat Terrier named Norris showed a small metal clip, and his owner recognized it as the clip from her bra. He had swallowed 14 inches of bra. Norris was no longer allowed in the laundry room.
(Picture Credit: Jackson County Veterinary Clinic PLLC via Veterinary Practice News)
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3 Frogs And 2 Ducks
Ace the Border Collie went to the vet dehydrated and losing weight fast. An X-ray showed the cause of his symptoms. It was a full set of plastic pond animals including 3 frogs and 2 ducks. Once they were gone, Ace made a full recovery.
(Picture Credit: Aadobe Animal Hospital via Veterinary Practice News)
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A Phone
Nero the Doberman/Great Dane mix snatched a phone out of his owner's hands and swallowed it whole. He went into surgery the next day, and the vet found several stones in him, too. He got stitched up and recovered.
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Homer Simpson
Dixie the Dalmatian/Collie mix got a hold of a plastic egg with a toy Homer Simpson inside, and she swallowed it. She got very sick but felt better after the toy was removed and she had a stay at the vet.
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A Monopoly Dog
Another case of dog eat dog, this pup swallowed the dog game piece from the board game Monopoly.
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43 Socks
A Great Dane with a tummy ache had an X-ray that showed an odd mass in his stomach. The vet performed surgery and removed 43 and a half socks from his stomach. The dog left the vet a little lighter and in good health.
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A Fishing Pole
A stray puppy was picked up and brought to the vet because he was vomiting. The vet suspected parvo, but he spotted something at the back of the dog's throat. An X-ray revealed that the pup had eaten part of a fishing pole. After the dog was sedated, the vet pulled the pole out without the need for surgery.
(Picture Credit: Woodland West Animal Hospital via Veterinary Practice News)
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Hair Bands, Underwear, And More
Tiki the black Labrador Retriever managed to eat 62 hair bands, 8 pairs of underwear, 4 rubber bands, and a band-aid. He recovered just fine after surgery.
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A Tyrannosaurus Rex
When Olive the Labradoodle puppy got sick, she went to the vet. An X-ray showed an unidentified object inside of her. It turned out the be the king of the dinosaurs. The T-Rex was removed and Olive was okay.
(Picture Credit: Laguna Grove Veterinary Hospital via Veterinary Practice News)
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A Light Bulb
A Golden Retriever was vomiting for two days before an X-ray showed he had swallowed a light bulb. After treatment, he passed it intact.
(Picture Credit: Golf Rose Animal Hospital via Veterinary Practice News)
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Nine Golf Balls And A Bullet
Bertie's owners managed to catch him in the act of eating golf balls and rushed him to the vet. They were surprised to find that he managed to swallow 9 of them and he'd also eaten a shotgun bullet. He had a long surgery, but he survived.
