Aussie vet breaks hearts as he reveals the shocking true story of a ‘chain-smoking’ dog addicted to cigarettes
Doctor Chris Brown left his fans in awe when he revealed the shocking true story of a dog who was addicted to cigarettes.
The 46-year-old celebrity vet shared the almost unbelievable story during an interview on Triple M’s Mick & MG in the Morning.
He heartbreakingly revealed that he once treated a dog who was addicted to nicotine because of his chain-smoking owner.
“I once treated a dog that was owned by a chain smoker. The dog went to a boarding kennel for three days and stopped eating, was depressed, listless. Withdrawal symptoms,” Chris began.
‘There was no other conclusion possible, but the dog missed his owner… or his cigarettes.’
Chris told presenters Mick Molloy and Mark ‘MG’ Geyer that he discovered the beloved pet was suffering from nicotine withdrawal after being separated from his owner.
“I was curious. I had a nurse who smoked. I told her to take the dog for a walk while she smoked. The dog suddenly came back to life and started eating everything around him. He was completely back to his old self,” he explained.
“The dog now has an electronic larynx that registers when he barks,” Mick then joked.
Dr Chris Brown (pictured) stunned Triple M listeners on Thursday morning when he revealed the shocking true story of a dog who was addicted to cigarettes
He shared the shocking story on Mick & MG in the Morning by revealing that he once treated a dog who was addicted to nicotine because of his chain-smoking owner (stock photo of Dr. Chris with a dog)
Chris recently made headlines when his former association with a major Australian pet insurer was brought up again, advising pet owners not to take out insurance.
The Bondi Vet advised fans with furry pets not to take out pet insurance and instead deposit the money into a separate bank account.
But Dr. Brown previously collaborated with Medibank‘s pet insurance ambassador in 2011, where he said the plan helps pet owners “take some control over the financial side of owning a best friend.”
“There’s no doubt that pet insurance saves lives,” he said at the time.
However, he has now given it to the Daily Telegraph that owners should instead simply open a separate bank account for pets, so that they can pay, for example, veterinary bills for general check-ups, as well as treatment for injuries or illnesses that the pet is suffering from.
“It all comes down to trying to distribute your money as best you can,” the Dream Home host told the publication.
“It’s about taking care of your health so that little things don’t become bigger. Because that often leads to that impossible decision that people have to make, and that’s the reality: the pet or the finances. And you never want to see people in that situation.”
He said Australia has very few options for pet insurance “because there are so many things excluded”, and advised pet owners to instead put the money they would otherwise spend on insurance into a separate bank account.