Time for a snack...three watches!
MOCHA the doberman is an old dog who taught herself a new trick – making watches, buckles and bits of metal disappear.
But as the incredible X-ray above shows, wolfing down whatever is left lying around by her owners isn’t the healthiest of diets, and has now led to two emergency operations.
In August she ate a plastic juice container lid which caused an intestinal obstruction, and she is now recovering after a threehour operation to remove three watches from her stomach.
Owner Michele Parkinson, from Massachusetts, said: ‘We brought her to the animal hospital as soon as my husband saw the broken watch pieces. I was extremely concerned.
‘One thing’s for sure – we’re going to do everything we can to keep anything remotely ingestible out of her reach. It’ll be a challenge – but one that we are committed to.’
Vets removed the watches’ leather straps – but are taking a ‘wait and see approach’ with the rest.
Dr Zachary Crouse, who performed the operation at the Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, said: ‘Mocha dodged a bullet for sure. This could easily have turned into a life-threatening situation.’