A dog had to be rushed to the vets after eating a discarded face mask in Pollok Park.
Nine-month-old Bailey was given an injection to make him sick after swallowing the mask while out on a stroll in Glasgow's south side on Saturday.
Thankfully, the beautiful pup has fully recovered and is now back to his energetic best, however his owner Andrea Hannah knows it could have been a lot worse if they'd been unable to get Bailey to the vets as quick as they did.
Explaining what happened to their young pooch, Andrea told Glasgow Live south side parks and streets have become littered with face masks in recent weeks as she urged fellow dog walkers to be extra vigilant.
She said: "Bailey was having a lot of fun, running about a big area of grass beside the cricket ground. I just happened to look at him and at one point there was a face mask on the ground and I saw him pick it up. In one gulp it was gone.
"Straight away we knew we needed to get him to the vets. We knew that if he didn’t get the attention quickly, it could have caused him a problem.
"The vets recognised instantly they had to get the mask out of him as quickly as possible. He was given an injection to make him sick to bring up what he’d eaten. He got sent up the road and he was a bit shaky for a while afterwards. He was having a lovely day up until that point!
"He’s absolutely fine now, but it’s upsetting for him to have to be given an injection to be sick. He’ll probably do it again, he’s just one of these dogs.
"We’re able to keep an eye on him, mostly, but recently there’s been so many face masks been lying about on the ground. Even when you walk down our street there’s constantly disposable face masks everywhere.
"I think some people are just not thinking. Most people are fine, but I definitely think there’s people just dropping them who just can’t be bothered finding the bin."
And Andrea's warning extends to Glaswegians with other pets beside dogs, after being advised cats have also been rushed to the vets in recent weeks following similar incidents.
She added: "The vet also said to me as well they’ve had lots of cats as well as dogs too. Foxes and things might be eating them, maybe it’s going to affect a lot of animals."
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