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UK: Dog put on a drip after swallowing cannabis in Northampton park
Northampton Chronicle Tuesday 14 Feb 2012 Major, a chocolate-coloured Labrador, had ‘a funny turn’ after returning home from a walk around Ecton Brook playing fields on Sunday. Christine Proctor, who owns the seven-year-old dog, said Major lost control of his bladder and became drowsy when he got home. She then noticed his pupils had also dilated. She said: "He was sitting on my lap when he looked up in fright as if he'd seen something. Whatever it was it terrified him, he went and hid behind the sofa and wouldn't come out. "Eventually we managed to get him to lie down in his bed, but he was sensitive to light and touch and we couldn’t help him. He's normally a big boisterous dog, always happy, but he was terrified. "Whenever he tried to stand up his legs collapsed underneath him and there was no way he could walk straight anywhere." She took it to the vets and after a brief examination was told Major was likely to have sniffed out some discarded cannabis on their walk and eaten it without her knowledge. Mrs Proctor, aged 57, added: "He had to stay overnight at the vets and had to be put on a drip. Even 24 hours later he's pretty spaced out, he's just lying around not doing a lot. "The vet said a small dog or elderly or poorly dog could have died if they had eaten the drugs." Mrs Proctor revealed the trauma had already cost her more than £350 in vets bills and said she wanted to warn other dog owners of the potential danger. She added: "He seems okay but it is scary. Hopefully there won't be any adverse reaction. I don't want other dogs to suffer." http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/dog_put_on_a_drip_after_swallowing_cannabis_in_northampton_park_1_3518032
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