Howzat? Tortoise, 82, has cricket ball-sized bladder stone removed

One of the surgeons involved said Joey had only been acting unusually in the last few weeks before the procedure. Photograph: Penbode Vets

Joey, an 82-year-old tortoise in Cornwall, is recovering from surgery after the removal of a bladder stone the size of a cricket ball.

Two veterinary surgeons had to cut through Joey’s shell to remove the growth, which at 150g was almost three times the weight of a tennis ball.