Pet owners have warned others about a potentially dangerous household item that could cause issues for their dogs.
Richard and Oriana Kelly, from Chester, needed to take their black Labrador, Rodney, for two emergency operations after he rummaged through overgrown bushes and became ill. Unknown to them, the three-year-old dog had found a hose pipe in the shrubs and began to chew on it.
Rodney became ill and was taken to the vets where they discovered a blockage in his intestine. He underwent surgery to remove it and at first, they were unsure what the foreign object was or where he had got it.
