(PCM) The owners of a 3 year old Great Dane in Oregon became increasingly concerned when back in February their beloved dog began behaving oddly. He was refusing to eat and began vomiting and retching, but the owners had no idea why he was sick.
The owners decided it was time for a visit to the vet and they took the Great Dane to the DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital in Portland, where at vet discovered that the dog had eaten nearly 44 of his owners socks.
The Great Dane had to have surgery to remove the socks from his stomach and ultimately had 43 and 1/2 socks removed. It is unclear what happened to the other half a sock, but we are sure you can use your imagination. The Great Dane has a made a full recovery since the incident.
Despite the fact that this incident occurred back in February, it is making headlines now because the DoveLewis Animal Hospital learned about a contest in Veterinary Practice News called “They Ate WHAT?” and decided to enter the Great Dane’s story.
It is shocking that they did not win, as that title went to a frog who ate rocks, but they did come in third place and receive the prize of $500. So, the next time that you discover a bunch of missing socks and are ready to blame it on the washer and dryer, who are well-known sock gobblers, you might want to take a look at Fido instead.
