A warning has been issued to canine homeowners after an Isle of Wight seaside walk become a nightmare – due to an incident involving a fishing hook.
Lauren Scovell’s chocolate Labrador Tara was having fun with a walk on Sandown seaside by the Sundial cafe when she inadvertently swallowed a fishing hook.
It was feared she must have surgical procedure at a specialist vets to get it eliminated, however fortunately an invasive therapy was averted and the vets managed to get the hook out of Tara’s abdomen utilizing a scope.
Lauren, of Winford, stated she wished to warn different canine homeowners as a result of she has since found there are many fishing hooks washed up on the seaside, in areas from Sandown by means of to Shanklin proper throughout the Bay.
The County Press received an update on 11-year-old Tara, following Saturday’s incident.
Lauren stated: “She’s doing OK. We’re simply taking every day because it comes.”
The fishing hook swallowed by Tara (Image: Lauren Scovell)
