Cocker spaniel gets mouth glued shut after wolfing down tube of superglue

Veterinary surgeon Dr Robert Dorward has turn out to be a agency favorite on-line (Image: SWNS)

A vet is sending hearts racing after he saved a pet who by accident glued its personal mouth shut.

Bleu the four-month-old cocker spaniel obtained into the sticky state of affairs when he wolfed down a whole tube of superglue.

He managed to connect his jaw utterly shut and anxious proprietor Carli Coulson, 34, rushed him to her vet in Bedlington, Northumberland.

Veterinary surgeon Dr Robert Dorward sedated Bleu and used swabs soaked in olive oil to softly take away the highly effective adhesive from his lips, enamel and tongue.

Bleu had made a full restoration after simply 20 minutes.

Dr Dorward mentioned: ‘Bleu was a really fortunate pet as superglue might be very harmful if swallowed.

‘Fortunately, he was introduced in to us shortly and I used to be in a position to attract on data from an emergency drugs course, to instantly use olive oil to take away the glue from his mouth.

‘If that trick didn’t work, Bleu would have wanted in depth surgical procedure to his mouth and tongue to take away the glue and would have ended up with an intensive restoration interval over a number of months.

Bleu wolfed down a whole tube of superglue (Image: SWNS)

‘It all the time places a smile on my face after we’re in a position to assist a beloved pet make a speedy restoration and instances like this make me extremely pleased with our sensible staff and scientific services right here in Bedlington.’

Dr Dorward added: ‘Bleu was actually fortunate however this case was actually not a one off. Canine usually eat no matter they will attain.

‘The strangest factor we had in follow was a canine who ate an entire set of Christmas tree lights – we actually do see all of it.’

An image of the 34-year-old vet with Bleu on the Vets4Pets Fb web page quickly went viral for one relatively apparent cause.

Dr Robert Dorward got here to Bleu’s rescue (Image: SWNS)

Karen Schubeler wrote: ‘I believe I’ll get a canine, simply to see the vet.’

Phillippa Webb added: ‘I believe I’ll be altering vets very quickly.’

Others teased about taking their pets in for an ’emergency’ verify up with Dr Dorward.

Lisa Breeze joked: ‘Wow I’m simply glueing my canine to the wall!’

Sarah Cunningham added: ‘Why does my vet not seem like Robert?’

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