Mischievous puppy gets mouth stuck in watering can
A three-month-old puppy will be wary of gardening equipment in future after he managed to get his mouth stuck in a watering can.
Doberman pup Cassius had watched his owner, Chloe Watton, tend to her house plants and went to investigate the green can when she put it down.
Ms Watton, from Hampstead Heath in north London, suddenly heard whimpering and saw Cassius’s mouth was wedged in the jug.
He needed to be sedated by vets from The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) animal charity because of his distress before the watering can was cut away and removed.
“I tried to remove it but couldn’t,” Ms Watton said.
“Luckily, my daughter, Mercedez, was home from university so we jumped in the car and took him straight to PDSA.”
Cassius was treated at the PDSA Pet Hospital in Hendon, where staff saw he was getting distressed, in pain and producing lots of saliva.
“The can was really stuck so we weren’t able to release it while he was so anxious,” head nurse Tracy Lutwyche said.
“Once we were able to cut the can, we removed it relatively easily and Cassius was ready to go home again after a few hours.
“He was a little sore and swollen, so we gave him some painkillers to help him with his recovery.”
Ms Watton was grateful to the PDSA and said she would now keep a closer eye on her pet so he does not get his head stuck in anything else.
