Posted on 04/27/2015 9:01:47 AM PDT by JoeProBono
BOSTON (WHDH) -
A dog who ingested nearly three wrist watches is recovering after undergoing a procedure to remove the pieces at the MSPCA's Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston.
Mocha, a 5-year-old Isabella Doberman, was taken to the facility after her owners found pieces of watches on the floor of their home.
"She had somehow managed to open a drawer, go inside and pull out three watches and some assorted pieces of leather jewelry and she ate them," said her owner, Jeff Courcelle, who rushed her to the hospital.
"They took an X-Ray and she looked mechanical inside. There were gears and springs and all kinds of little pieces of metal," Courcelle said. "There were some very long pieces of untouched leather that she just sort of inhaled and went about her business."
The vet said Mocha's owners admitted her just in time.
"Because we got her there so fast, very few pieces of the debris had actually started traveling into her digestive system so that's why they were able to get almost everything out in that one procedure," Courcelle said.
Over the course of a three-hour endoscopic procedure, doctors removed as much as they could from Mocha's stomach. The remaining pieces should pass through naturally.
Courcelle said he thought Mocha may have had an ulterior motive.
"Those were all of my functioning watches. But I think she might have overheard me talking to wife that I wanted to pick up an Apple watch and I couldn't justify it because I had three working watches, so that situation has been taken care of," he said.
And even though it was a time-consuming snack, Mocha's owners are just happy she keeps on ticking.
"We're very lucky because this could have gone badly, obviously, and we're very very thankful to the doctors at Angell Memorial for taking such good care of her," Courcelle said.
Awwwww!
That particular image is not disturbing to this viewer <3
In 2010, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance Co., there were many remarkable items removed from dogs’ stomachs. Among the 16 steel wool pads, jumper cables, an extension cord, and eyeglasses, was this list:
Jellyfish
Tube of denture adhesive
Tent door
Plastic nose from teddy bear
Baseball
Glass Christmas ornament
Hearing aid
Box of pencils
Watch
Light bulb
Barbecue brush
Frisbee
Pin cushion
TV remote control
Fire log
Pine cone
Rosary crucifix
http://www.central-bark.com/blog/my-dog-ate-what/
The dog must have been impatient. Couldn’t pass the time.
After becoming tired of “It’s time for a bath”, Mocha devised a plan.
This dog is like a Timex watch. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
At least he's going to be ok.
He could have wound up as just another "dead ringer".
Well that's a relief. I was expecting a report that the police were still looking for the arms they were attached to.........
Tiiime is on his insides,
Yes it is...
Tiiime is on his insides,
Yes it is...
Naughty Mocha....time-out corner for you!
My significant other (SO), when he was a teen ager, had a pet crow. The crow would go to his window on the second floor, and SO would open the window so they could converse and SO would feed him.
During those days before air conditioning, women would wash dishes AFTER they placed their wedding rings on the open window sill. Mr. Crow would steal these rings and take them to his nest. They would call SO’s father and SO would climb the tree and take the rings out of the nest and deliver them back to the women. This happened all the time.
SO’s father held a prominent position in the town as he was the local undertaker/coroner and he wasn't happy the crow was causing ill will from the local ladies without their wedding rings until SO could get them back to them.
SO went to summer camp and when he got back, his mom said, “The crow flew away.” Sure, he did. SO is sure his father got rid of the crow so the stealing of wedding rings would stop.
ping
I hope she had a good time.
LOL, very good.
Any Apple watches? It might be useful to keep the GPS tracker in him.
We were given some ducks when we were young. Very loud noisy ducks that apparently kept the neighbors up at night. We trimmed their wings so they couldn’t fly away. Wouldn’t you know it, those wings grew back in just a couple of days and they were gone.
“Wouldn’t you know it, those wings grew back in just a couple of days and they were gone.”
Right, the crow flew away and the ducks flew away. :o)
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