A mischievous dog was lucky to survive after getting hold of its owner’s asthma inhaler. Marion Reith, of Edinburgh, heard a bang as her inhaler exploded in three-year-old Leia’s mouth.
Luckily pharmacy worker Marion knew of the potentially lethal dangers of the salbutamol it contained because of her training and got crossbreed Leia to the Vets Now clinic in Edinburgh. The speedy arrival helped the staff get the sick dog back on the road to recovery.
Now Marion is urging other owners with inhalers to make extra sure they are kept away from their pets. “Leia can be quite playful and she has a thing for chewing anything plastic she can get hold of,” said Marion. “Because of that, I’m really careful to keep my inhaler well away from Leia. It was in my handbag, and I’d been looking for something and must have left it on the floor.
