Dogs recovering after snorting drugs stashed in woods

Three dogs are lucky to be alive after accidentally snorting recreational drugs. The animals, with different owners, were all taken to the same vet surgery within 48 hours with symptoms similar to a human overdose. Police are now investigating how the drugs came to be in Calverley Woods, Leeds, where all three dogs had been taken for walks.

Brendan Clarke, principal vet at Tower Wood vets, in Cookridge, said: “They really looked like they were stoned. They were off their heads on something. We have seen similar symptoms in dogs that have ingested cannabis, but nothing this severe. If a dog isn’t treated, it could die.”



Two-year-old Labrador Peppa was taken for a walk in the woods by Peter Mann, 74, of Woodhall Park Avenue, Calverley. “Afterwards her eyes were all glassy and she was really unsteady,” he said. “It was like she was drunk.” Peppa was put on a drip overnight at the vet’s and given charcoal, which binds drugs together so they can pass through the system, before being released the next day.

Another dog owner, of Calverley, was told to expect the worst when she took in her nine-year-old pet. The woman, who did not want to be named, said: “His eyes kept rolling back into his head and when he walked he couldn’t keep his feet. It was distressing. They said he might not make it, but he has made a full recovery now.”