July 31 (UPI) — A dog was rushed to an emergency veterinary clinic in Australia after eating 2.4 pounds of gummy worms.
Animal Emergency Service Jindalee said 3-year-old beagle Scooter was brought in by her panicked owners after consuming an entire bag of gummy worms — known in Australia as “jelly snakes.”
Veterinary nurse manager Kate Wesche said the candies luckily did not contain xylitol, a chemical that can be toxic to dogs, but veterinarians made the decision to induce vomiting anyway due to concerns about the high sugar content.
Scooter ended up regurgitating 2.4 pounds of gummy worms.
Scooter’s canine sibling, Jada, also had vomiting induced as a precaution, and produced only a single candy.
Wesche told 1News Scooter had “clearly no regrets in her decision.”
The dogs were both given clean bills of health and sent home.
“Scooter said the experience was 10/10 and she would do it again in a heartbeat,” the clinic joked on social media.