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Dog rushed to emergency surgery after swallowing 11 rocks whole

“She had swallowed 11 stones in total. I found seven when she vomited up her breakfast and she managed to pass one at the other end."

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One-year-old Labrador, Ellie-May, is now back to full health after undergoing an operation to remove the rocks from her stomach. (SWNS)

By Bradley Stokes via SWNS

A greedy dog is lucky to be alive after wolfing down 11 rocks during her daily walkies.

One-year-old Labrador Ellie-May was rushed to the vets for emergency surgery when her owners became concerned she was ill.

The family had been walking her in the woods near her home in Staffordshire, England earlier this month when Ellie-May secretly gulped down the stones.

X-rays showing the stones swallowed by one-year-old Labrador, Ellie-May. (SWNS)

The pooch was quickly transferred to Linnaeus-owned Shire Vets in Eccleshall where she was promptly anesthetized and examined.

After undergoing an X-ray, vets were amazed to see Ellie-May's stomach was clogged with stones.

Vet Ellie Chiswell, spent three houses painstakingly removing each and every pebble.

Stone-gobbling Lab, Ellie-May. (SWNS)”

She said: “This was a pretty unique and remarkable case.

“We took a series of abdominal radiographs which demonstrated multiple stones within the stomach, with the size and number of stones making it a very unusual occurrence.

“Ellie-May promptly had an exploratory laparotomy (a surgery to explore her abdomen), with an incision made into her small intestine to remove the large stones, and the rest of the intestine was checked to ensure no further stones were present.

“The procedure was successful. All stones were removed and Ellie-May has now made a full and uneventful recovery.

“She spent a couple of weeks recuperating, with exercise on her lead only for the first week due to the size of her abdominal wound, with this exercise gradually increased as her recovery progressed and the wound healed.”

Remarkably, Ellie-May is back to normal and has not swallowed anything but dog feed and treats since her brush with death.

Relieved owner Robert Price, 61, said: “Ellie-May’s as fit as a fiddle again now and we’re hoping she has learned her lesson.

Stones that were found lodged inEllie-May's stomach. (SWNS)”

“She had swallowed 11 stones in total. I found seven when she vomited up her breakfast and she managed to pass one at the other end.

“I still took her straight to the vets, though, where they found a further four lodged in her stomach.

“Thankfully, we can look back on it now without any adverse effects but it could have been very serious, so we’re grateful to Shires Vets for their expert help.”

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