A man was taken to hospital after suffering a severe allergic reaction when he was bitten by a hamster.
The 50-year-old was trying to retrieve his pet from under the floorboards of his home near Evesham, Worcestershire, when the rodent attacked.
It had escaped after his seven-year-old daughter had accidentally let it out of its cage on Monday night.
He had suffered severe breathing difficulties and was in a semi-conscious state when the ambulance arrived at his home.
Paramedics said the man survived largely through giving himself anti-allergy drugs before they arrived.
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