A Fife vet has shared a warning with owners after a pet was brought in with its jaws glued together by adhesive found on a parcel.
Vets Now, in Kirkcaldy, shared distressing pictures of Scottish terrier Roxi as they urged owners to be vigilant of their pets around deliveries.
On Sunday, Roxi was left needing emergency surgery to unlock her mouth after she chewed up a package glued together by adhesive.
The vets explained that that the glue from the parcel had reacted with Roxi’s saliva to form a “cement-like” mixture, with images shared on social media showing the terrier’s teeth were fused together.
Roxi's owner thanked the vets, who managed to remove the substance from the dog's mouth under sedation and are now warning other owners of similar dangers ahead of a surge of Christmas deliveries.
The vets wrote on Facebook: “Little Roxi decided to help her owners open a parcel that had come through the door but soon found herself in a sticky situation.
"The adhesive from the chewed cardboard packaging glued Roxi’s teeth together leaving her unable to open her mouth and in great distress.
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“Her owners tried desperately to help her, but were unable to as the cardboard had formed a cement-like mixture.
“They rushed her straight to our Kirkcaldy clinic where she had to be sedated in order to remove the solid cardboard that had fused her upper and lower teeth together.
“Let your humans do the parcel opening from now on, Roxi. Will you be doing a lot of Christmas shopping online this year? If so, make sure that deliveries are kept out of paws’ reach.”
