On the strangest things eaten by dogs (‘She’d consumed a kilo of sand’: 11 Guardian readers on the weirdest things their dogs have ever eaten, 15 June), back in the 1960s, friends of mine in Hampshire had a dog, and they later got a kitten, which loved chasing marbles.
The dog became rather slow and poorly, so was taken to the vet. An operation released 100-plus marbles accumulated in her stomach.
