A dog was left in agony on a Welsh beach after being stung by a fish. The 13-year-old chocolate labrador cross was walking at Treath Penrhos in Anglesey when the incident happened, leaving him choking on his own blood.
Pawing at his muzzle, Thornton began eating sand to ease the pain after the encounter with a weever fish, reports North Wales Live. As sand congealed with the blood pouring from his mouth, his condition quickly became critical. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
Weever fishes are small - around 8cm long - but they can deliver intense pain. What happened to Thornton shows the impact can be serious. He was being looked after by dog lover Eleri Fôn Roberts on behalf of a close family friend when the incident happened.
