Vets save NYC dog who swallowed 111 pennies

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City dog has undergone emergency surgery to remove more than 100 pennies from his stomach.

The New York Daily News reports (Manhattan dog Jack saved after eating $1.11 in pennies - NY Daily News) that a Jack Russell terrier named Jack swallowed 111 pennies last week and quickly became ill.

The 13-year-old pooch's owner rushed him to a Manhattan veterinarian for emergency surgery.

That's when dog doctors put Jack under anesthesia and methodically removed all 111 coins. The zinc from the coins could be lethal.

The dog's owner told the newspaper his best friend is back to his normal self, driving him crazy.

Vets save NYC dog who swallowed 111 pennies - Yahoo! News
 
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What? Something doesn't seem right. A dog eating pennies? Did someone feed it to the Jack Russel?
 
Babyblue said:
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What? Something doesn't seem right. A dog eating pennies? Did someone feed it to the Jack Russel?
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What happened was that the dog jumped up on a desk to get a bagel he smelled there and he knocked the bagel on to the floor as well as a bunch of coins that were also on the desk. The dog ate the pieces of bagel crumbs and coins all mixed together. He just gobbled it all up!
 
I'm glad the dog was saved...this is common. Dogs eat all kinds of things. Especially if an inedible item is mixed in with actual food - many dogs will eat it.
The smaller Terriers are very acrobatic and are prone to scenting/scavenging as their history is that of "earth dogs" - bred to go to ground and smell for and corner rodents and burrowing animals. Today people with Terrier and Daschunds can still compete in earth dog trials and win titles.

There was a story in ER Vets one time about a Green Iguana who swallowed a large amount of coins also-
 
thank god. yea dogs eat anything. kitties do eat rubber band or any thin string thats dangerous!

My co worker's big dog Bernese Mountain Dog did eat the long thick sock. He died. :( she adopted another dog the same type. AGAIN he did eat her long thick sock but he s alive. Don't ask me why did it twice happen to her.
 
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