Chris Morrison of Dunfermline, Scotland, noticed his Labrador retriever rattled when he walked, but had no idea the dog had swallowed 13 golf balls.

I felt his stomach and heard them rattling around, said Morrison, who told The Daily Telegraph he regularly takes 5-year-old Oscar for a stroll on a golf course near his home. The black lab, he said, usually snoops around the ninth and 12th fairways for lost balls.

The vet hadn't seen anything like it -- it was bizarre. I thought he might have had a couple in there, but not 13. He is a black Lab, so he is a fair size -- but to swallow 13 is quite amazing.

The balls were removed two weeks ago in an hour-long operation.

It was like a magic trick, said veterinarian Bob Hesketh of nearby Rosyth. I opened him up and felt what I thought was two or three golf balls. But they just kept coming until we had a bagful.

He said they must have been in Oscar's stomach for months.

It is incredible, really, he said.

Oscar is recovering on a post-operation diet of watered-down food -- and he now wears a muzzle during his walks, Morrison said.

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