Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe PATRINGTON, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A puppy in Britain may not have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but veterinarians had to remove one from her stomach. Diane Harman, 64, of Patrington, England, said she suspected her 7-month-old Labrador, Gypsy, was to blame when she noticed a silver spoon missing from her teapot, and an X-ray taken by veterinarians confirmed her suspicions, the Mirror reported Wednesday. Advertisement Harman said veterinarians feared the spoon could prove fatal if left inside the dog, so it was removed in a 1-hour operation. "The spoon had worked its way through her stomach and into her intestines," veterinarian David Robinson said. "If we had not operated straight away, there would have been a high risk of it perforating the intestine, which could have been fatal." Harman said she was relieved to have Gypsy back home and spoon-free. "I can laugh about it now but I was a bit concerned at the time because a puppy having to go through that kind of operation is always a risk," she said.
