Dr. Chris Brown left his fans stunned 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 a chat on Triple M’s Mick & MG in the Morning.
Heartbreakingly, she revealed that she once treated a dog that was addicted to nicotine because its owner was a heavy smoker.
“I once treated a dog that was owned by a chain smoker. The dog came to my house for three days and stopped eating, was depressed, flat. He was suffering from withdrawal symptoms,” Chris began.
“There was no other conclusion, but the dog missed its owner… or his cigarettes.”
Chris told co-hosts 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 walk the dog while she smoked, and suddenly the dog came back to life and started eating everything around him and went back to normal,’ he explained.
“The dog now has an electronic voice box for when he barks,” Mick joked.
Dr Chris Brown (pictured) shocked Triple M listeners on Thursday morning when he revealed the shocking true story of a dog addicted to cigarettes.
He shared the shocking story on Mick & MG in the Morning revealing that he once treated a dog addicted to nicotine due to its owner being a chain smoker (archive image of Dr Chris with dog)
Chris recently made headlines when his previous partnership with a major Australian pet insurance company resurfaced after he encouraged pet owners to avoid getting insurance coverage.
The Bondi vet told fans with fur babies to avoid pet insurance and put that money in a separate bank account.
But Dr. Brown was previously associated with Medical BankPet Insurance was introduced as an ambassador in 2011, where he said the plan helps pet owners have “a little bit of control over the financial aspect of owning a best friend.”
“There’s no question that pet insurance saves lives,” she said at the time.
However, he has since told the The Telegraph newspaper that owners should simply open a separate bank account for pets to cover things like veterinary bills for general check-ups, as well as treatment for an injury or illness affecting a pet.
“It all comes down to trying to ration your money in the best way possible,” the Dream Home host told the publication.
‘It’s about staying on top of your health so that little things don’t turn into bigger things because that often leads to that impossible decision that people have to make, which is a reality: the pet or the finances, and you never want to see people in that situation.’
She said Australia has very few pet insurance options “because so many things are excluded”, and advised pet owners to put the money they would have spent on a policy into a separate bank account.
