Stunned vets remove one-metre lead hanging out of greedy Labradors bum after he swallowed it whol

A GREEDY dog shocked vets when he bounded into their surgery with his lead hanging out of his bottom, after he swallowed it whole.

Chocolate Labrador Stanley had to have an operation on Boxing Day to remove the lead, which was lodged inside him.

His owner, Vanessa Waters, rang Brookfield Vets in Hereford, Herefordshire, after she found the pooch had devoured the red rope.

She told vet Victoria that his lead was hanging from his bottom.

X-rays revealed that the lead ran through the chocolate lab's large intestine.

Later that day, an excitable Stanley "bounced" into the vets with more than a metre of the rope trailing behind him.

The phone call started with the common phrase 'my dog has eaten...' but then continued to inform our duty vet Victoria that his lead was hanging from his bottom.

Vanessa, from Ledbury, Herefordshire, wrote: "I am glad to report that Stanley is back to his usual self, and can't thank Victoria and her team enough for their skill and care."

Vets initially tried to remove the lead with pain relief medicine but soon discovered it was "totally stuck".

After examining the blockage on x-ray, vets carried out surgery on Stanley so the lead could be fed out as far as possible and the greatest possible length then cut off.

A rubber stopper was then 'milked out' of his large intestine, and the rest of the lead surgically removed.

A Brookfield Vets spokesperson said: "This time of year we are seeing lots of patients who’ve eaten things they shouldn’t, but dear Stanley took things to a new level on Boxing Day.

"Stanley’s owner wanted as many dog owners to be aware of what can happen so asked us to share this and we ask you to do the same.

"The phone call started with the common phrase 'my dog has eaten...' but then continued to inform our duty vet Victoria that his lead was hanging from his bottom.

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"But nothing prepared the Boxing Day team of Victoria, Lottie and Georgia for what was going to present to them. Stanley bounced in with over a metre of lead following behind.

"We have all been astounded by Stanley’s joie de vivre and amazing recovery - he definitely has won Brookfield’s most dramatic case of 2019."

Stanley is now on the road to recovery.

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