A Scots dog owner has issued a stark warning to others after her French Bulldog was rushed to a vet after eating suspected heroin.
Ambulance worker Susan Lach and her pooch Bailey were walking in the Straiton area of Edinburgh when Susan spotted the dog had eaten something that had been left lying on some burned silver foil.
She rushed Bailey to the vets and is now warning others about the route, reports Edinburgh Live.
She wrote on Facebook: "Please be careful if you walk your dogs up near Dryden Loan, Bilston Industrial Estate.
"Bailey ate something last night then took not well a few hours later, vet told us he had ingested some kind of narcotics.
"I have just been up to have a closer look at the spot and found lots of silver foil.
"After emergency trip to ICR Loanhead (the local vet surgery) he is now on the mend and no longer 'stoned'.
Over 100 people have shared the post so far, and many concerned dog owners have commented under it.
One person believed they could identify the drug the dog had consumed, saying: "That's burnt heroin on that foil. Hope the dog is OK."
Others said that the results could have been tragic, and worried that a child could have found the foil.
Lucikily Bailey has made a recovery.
Susan told Edinburgh Live: "Bailey is back to his normal bouncy self thankfully, the foil is still there though."
In July 2019, a woman's dog had to be put to sleep after eating what vets believe may have been a discarded wrap of heroin.
Five-year-old cocker spaniel Sophie's owners became alarmed when she suddenly began suffering shaking fits.
Fiona Edwards, 45 of Llandudno, Wales, told The Mirror that she and her family were heartbroken at the loss of their pet.
"There was foil in among (her) vomit," she revealed. "So the vet believes it's possible it was a wrap of heroin or similar drug. We do have a problem in the back alleys with people taking drugs. Needles have been found in the past."
