{"id":260447,"date":"2025-11-03T20:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/260447\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T20:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:42:18","slug":"kookaburra-saved-after-choking-on-discarded-shoelace-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/260447\/","title":{"rendered":"Kookaburra saved after choking on discarded shoelace in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A young kookaburra has undergone emergency surgery after being found choking on a discarded shoelace, prompting vets to issue a desperate plea for people to clean up their rubbish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The juvenile bird, named Ollie, was discovered hanging from a tree on <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/sydney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sydney\u2019s<\/a> northern beaches with the shoelace stuck in his mouth, blocking food and water from reaching his intestines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cHe\u2019s been quite a charming chap. But most importantly, he\u2019s alive,\u201d said veterinarians at Sash Hospital, where the emergency surgery was performed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cIt was blocking any food and water from getting through into his intestines and so he certainly would have perished if it wasn\u2019t removed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0ae265cdd01832e68a50f5904469a20170151fc0-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.png\" alt=\"Vets believe Ollie mistook the shoelace for a snake or worm when he tried to eat it.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"1280\"\/>Vets believe Ollie mistook the shoelace for a snake or worm when he tried to eat it. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Vets believe Ollie mistook the shoelace for a snake or worm when he tried to eat it. The feathered Aussie icon is now recovering well after the life-saving operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">However, veterinarians say they\u2019re increasingly frustrated by the number of animals being rushed to emergency departments after swallowing carelessly discarded rubbish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cDue to it being so preventable, it\u2019s very frustrating. We have a lot of wildlife come in with fish hooks and things like that,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cPlease, please pick up after yourself. 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