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11/14/08

Dog’s Jaws Glued Shut From Junk Mail
Horst Hoefinger

Here’s a story you don’t see often, junk mail that’s not only a nuisance but dangerous.

Colchester, UK: A HUNGRY hound lost both his bark and his bite when a bizarre accident left his jaws glued together.

Cymbeline, a Scottish terrier, is trained to pick up the post from the doormat and hand it over to his owner Kimberly Fisher, 41.

But the faithful pet came unstuck when a high gloss finish on a fast food menu stuck his jaws closed for more than half an hour.

Cymbeline was taught to pick up the post without damaging it, however this time was different.  Ms Fisher, his owner, said  “It was a big, high gloss paper menu which had turned into a paste – the gum stuck it between his teeth.”

“He was trying very hard to open his mouth. It was funny as well as sad.”

The Roosters fast-food menu, which ironically promises “mouth-watering results” for anyone who tries their chicken, was stuck fast and eventually Ms Fisher was forced to take Cymbeline to the vet.

Luckily after about 40 minutes the vet was able to get the stuff out.

Ben Bennett, the vet who treated Cymbeline, said: “It was really unusual, I’ve never seen anything like it before in 20 years so the chances of it happening again are pretty rare.”

Glad to hear Cymbeline is back to normal, hopefully he’ll be relieved of his post duty.

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  1. Chad

    If this could happen to a pet(dog), makes you wonder what a person of bad intent could do to harm humans,by adding anything to the glue. I AM GLAD THE DOG IS FINE NOW. I could use some of that glue to fix things around the house. Sounds better then super glue.

  2. ihearthounds

    Poor pup! I’m sure it must have been a very traumatic experience for little Cymbeline (and his mom). I wonder if he’ll continue to fetch the mail…

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  3. uniquelasvegastravel

    Normally I don’t leave a reply, but I really enjoyed your post. Well done!

  4. Lily

    You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

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