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Dog to make full recovery after eating 2 lbs. of rocks
FOXNEWS ^ | 8/18/13 | foxnews

Posted on 08/18/2013 1:38:00 PM PDT by Doogle

A dog with an abnormal appetite that left the pooch with "rock hard abs" underwent emergency surgery at BluePearl Veterinary hospital in Eden Prairie, Minn., on Wednesday to remove 16 rocks weighing almost 2 lbs.

The 7-year-old golden retriever named Gordon likely ate river rocks out of a garden, but the dog's owner was perplexed by the pooch's stony meal since food is always accessible.

Dr. Jeff Yu performed the successful two-hour operation.

"You don't see too many dogs eat this many rocks usually," Yu remarked. "Most dogs will stop after one or two, but Gordon certainly had quite the hankering."

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TOPICS: Food; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dog
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"..all dat plannin, and he was too heavy to push off da dock"

1 posted on 08/18/2013 1:38:00 PM PDT by Doogle
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To: Chode

ping


2 posted on 08/18/2013 1:39:13 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Doogle
"You don't see too many dogs eat this many rocks usually"

No schist.

3 posted on 08/18/2013 1:40:58 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: Doogle

7 years old, and Fido is still gulping down rocks? Some adult animals are as sweet as can be, but a little low on natural intelligence. This could also be the sign of ‘nervous eating’ that comes from boredom, or ongoing hunger. Careful though, when a dog gets that hungry, he may eat anything, even ‘body waste’. Most dog owners know what I mean. It’s rarely acknowledged outside the Vet’s Office because its so gross, but they are animals.


4 posted on 08/18/2013 1:44:53 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!

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5 posted on 08/18/2013 1:45:17 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Doogle

*BURP*


6 posted on 08/18/2013 1:48:52 PM PDT by Dog (Founding member of the Osama Bin Laden was alive the whole time club..)
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To: Doogle

*BURP*


7 posted on 08/18/2013 1:48:58 PM PDT by Dog (Founding member of the Osama Bin Laden was alive the whole time club..)
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To: Doogle

Devious kitty!

Ya owe me a key board lo.


8 posted on 08/18/2013 1:53:42 PM PDT by phoneman08 (Reagan conservative union member. Not a s rare as you think!)
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To: lee martell

democrat is also low on natural intelligence

a democrat trusts government and wants us to be slaves to government. how stupid is that?


9 posted on 08/18/2013 1:54:22 PM PDT by Democrat_media (IRS rigged election for Obama and democrats by shutting down tea party)
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To: Doogle

reminds me of my mother-in-law’s cooking.


10 posted on 08/18/2013 1:56:37 PM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: Doogle
Golden, sounds like it had a blond moment...
11 posted on 08/18/2013 1:58:33 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Dog

*BURP* Rattle Grind.


12 posted on 08/18/2013 2:00:09 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Doogle

Finally, a story about a Dog dumber than my Dog.


13 posted on 08/18/2013 2:04:54 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Liberal Democrats are Communists. RINO Republicans are Communist Sympathizers.)
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To: lee martell

In humans, the eating of non-food items is called pica and is often a sign of a mineral deficiency or hookworm infestation.


14 posted on 08/18/2013 2:05:52 PM PDT by RC one
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To: lee martell

I had a Golden Retriever that would gobble my other dog’s droppings before they hit the ground.


15 posted on 08/18/2013 2:16:01 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: gorush
"You don't see too many dogs eat this many rocks usually"

No schist.

I always took it for granite

16 posted on 08/18/2013 2:24:16 PM PDT by verga (A nation divided by Zero!)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Finally, a story about a Dog dumber than my Dog.

________________________

perfect!


17 posted on 08/18/2013 2:26:35 PM PDT by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed " people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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To: SoCal Pubbie

I had a Golden Retriever that would gobble my other dog’s droppings before they hit the ground.

_____________________

Did you kneel on the ground and play kissy face with that golden much?


18 posted on 08/18/2013 2:27:25 PM PDT by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed " people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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To: Doogle

That dog is dumber than a box of rocks.


19 posted on 08/18/2013 2:27:48 PM PDT by Redcitizen (.)
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To: gorush
No schist.

Gneiss one.

20 posted on 08/18/2013 2:30:30 PM PDT by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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