A dog had to be put down after a sting from a common plant during a walk in a park left a blister on her side, which grew until the pain became unbearable. Dog owners are being urged to watch out for the dangerous plant and keep their dogs on a lead.
Stuart Good, 61, was walking his dog Ella with his friend Clive Ransom last month when she suddenly yelped and ran out of the undergrowth. When he got her home Stuart found a blister the size of a pound coin under the Staffordshire Bull Terrier's leg which continued to double in size, reports The Echo.
Stuart's vet said the injury had been caused by giant hogweed. Clive said: "She went in the undergrowth and let out a little yelp. She shot out as if something had spooked her and let out a little yelp.
