A dog who swallowed an entire ski glove in one gulp has been saved by a Leeds vet.
Three-year-old greyhound Rebecca decided 'in a flash' to gobble down the glove when her walker Sally McGlone accidentally dropped it on her daily walk.
Linda Whitaker, who owns Linbee Dog Rehoming which is trying to find a forever home for Rebecca, raced her to Abbey House Vets in Morley where she had to be forced to throw up.
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Vets were left shocked when the glove came out entirely whole.
Dog lover Linda said: "Sally dropped the glove and Rebecca just ate it in one gulp.
“It was incredible. I couldn’t believe she had got it down in one go without even chewing it and I certainly couldn’t believe it came out in one piece either.
“She called me and I remembered how a friend’s dog had swallowed a dishcloth and died as a result, so I wasn’t taking any chances.
“We went straight to Abbey House to have Rebecca checked out. They induced her to be sick and she brought it back up whole.
“This wasn’t some little knitted glove. This was a proper ski glove with plastic toggles yet she somehow got it down in one and back up again.
“I was very concerned and worried about what damage the glove could do and whether she’d need an operation but now I can have a laugh about it.
“After all, it did happen during the winter Olympics and the vets did give me the glove back in a plastic bag.
“I gave it back to Sally and said, ‘Just give it a bit of a wash and it’ll be fine’.
“Sally still couldn’t believe how it all happened. She’d taken the glove off and put it on the ground to pick up some poo and a gust of wind caught it.
“Rebecca pounced on it and it was gone in a flash. When Sally told me I said, ‘Are you sure it didn’t just blow away?’ but she was adamant the dog had swallowed it.
“If she hadn’t been so adamant it could have all been different, we might have delayed doing anything and that could have been a serious mistake.”
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Sally had been walking Rebecca in Balne in North Yorkshire when the incident happened last month.
Vet Jimmy Baker, who was the one to treat Rebecca, said: "This was an emergency case, so it was good that Linda acted so quickly and brought Rebecca to us so soon.
“We knew she had eaten the glove, so we immediately acted to make her sick and she promptly vomited back up the ski glove in exactly the same condition as it had gone down.
“It was pretty remarkable and the good news is that Rebecca is doing fine now and is no worse for the incident."
If you're interested in adopting Rebecca (and keeping all your gloves far away from her!), contact Linbee Dog Rehoming in Balne, North Yorkshire, on 07800504262.
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