Dog swallows 111 pennies, saved by vet
This undated image provided by BluePearl Veterinary Partners shows the Jack Russell terrier named Jack that swallowed 111 pennies. / AP Photo/BluePearl Veterinary Partners
NEW YORK A New York City dog has undergone emergency surgery to remove more than 100 pennies from his stomach.
The New York Daily News reports that a Jack Russell terrier named Jack swallowed 111 pennies last week and quickly became ill.
The X-ray of Jack, the Jack Russell terrier that swallowed 111 pennies.
/ AP/BluePearl Veterinary PartnersThe 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.
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- Probably cost over $3000 to get the $1.11 back!
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- How would he get 100 pennies?
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- Dunno, perhaps he got change for a dollar?
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- How do you get a dog to eat pennies? He might have Picah Disease. A symptom of Animia. Low Iron sometime makes people eat non food items.
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- He thought he was a piggy bank.
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- How much does it cost to kill a dog? A little over a dollar. Wow I am glad that the dog is ok.
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