Puppy’s ears caught up in paper shredder
A Hertfordshire springer spaniel puppy is steering clear of office work after getting an unwelcome close shave from a paper shredder.
The floppy ears that are the trademark of the breed proved to be Rascal’s undoing when the curious pup decided to investigate his owner’s home office in St Albans.
Jackie Wells, 49, was shredding some documents and turned her back on the 11-month-
old dog for a moment.
Unfortunately for Rascal the movement of his long ears over the machine set off the mechanism and the sharp teeth caught at his fur.
Ms Wells leapt to turn off the shredder but part of Rascal’s ear had already been chewed up.
She set the machine in reverse but could not free the distressed animal so she and her son were forced to carry Rascal to the local vets still attached to the shredder.
Lenny Cooper, of Cayton Veterinary Surgery, Smallford, said: “They had to carry the shredder very close to Rascal’s head because if you pulled the shredder away at all he yelped.
“I’d heard of this happening before but I’d never dealt with a case like it myself.”
Rascal was quickly anaesthetised and Mr Cooper was forced to dismantle the shredder in order to free the puppy.
Sadly the flesh was too badly damaged to be saved and Mr Cooper had to amputate the lower portion of the dog’s mangled ear.
Courtesy of: news.scotsman.com
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