Jack Russell glues jaws together after feasting on morning post

Dogs are usually keen to get their teeth into some tasty treats. But it was a very different story for this Jack Russell who managed to glue his mouth shut after chewing on an envelope. Toby ripped open the post when it arrived on the doormat one morning. And when owner Gill Bird returned to her home, she was stunned to find the dog was unable to open his mouth. After she realised she wouldn't be able to prise it open herself, she drove to Alver Vets in Stubbington, where he was sedated so the vet could clear the paper and open his mouth.

Gill, 41, from Megson Drive in Lee-on-the-Solent, said: 'Toby likes to attack the post. 'When we hear the letter box go we have to run and get to the post before he does. I came home with some fish and chips for lunch. I went to give him a chip and wondered why he wouldn't take it. He was drooling. I thought it was strange. All this paper was mashed around his teeth. It was absolutely stuck to it. I tried to stick my finger in his mouth but he couldn't open it.



'He had bubbles and saliva coming out of his mouth and he had a strange look on his face. It's just really bizarre. I can't help but laugh. He is the most fantastic dog. He's very lively. He's loved by everyone, he's so much fun.' Ian Wooding, a veterinary surgeon at Alver Vets, described it as a 'very unusual case'. 'I couldn't believe it until I saw it,' he said. 'His mouth was stuck together.

'He had chewed on an envelope and he chewed it up to the point where the paper and the glue had gone all sticky. We tried to scrape some of it out when he was conscious but he was quite worked up so we ended up sedating him. We had to pick away at it and get rid of all the paper so we could prise his jaw open again.' Toby, who turns six next week, is now well and is back at home.