Dog chewed through Amazon parcel and it glued her jaws together

Roxi needed an emergency visit to vets in Kirkcaldy after intercepting the parcel from a courier.

Now pet owners have been warned to be vigilant when parcels are delivered to their homes.

The Glenrothes family pet sparked a drama when she chewed on an Amazon parcel.

Her saliva reacted with adhesive in the packaging, and formed a cement-like paste which fused her jaw shut.

Worried owners, Tam and Sharon Galloway, tried to prise little Roxi’s mouth back open using a pair of chopsticks and then the blunt end of a knife.

Fearing they might lose 10-year-old Roxi, they rang the Vets Now emergency clinic in Kirkcaldy, and were advised to bring her in immediately.

With no time to lose in case her breathing was impacted, senior vet, Shannon Thorell, and senior nurse, Nicola Moffatt, got to work.

They sedated Roxi and hooked her up to an intravenous catheter just in case she had an adverse reaction to the drugs.

They then painstakingly scraped and pulled away at the immovable cardboard using specialist tools.

Eventually, the packaging and glue gave way and Shannon was able to get Roxi’s jaw back open.

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The drama, which happened on Sunday night, finished shortly before midnight, when a woozy Roxi was well enough to go back with Tam and Sharon to their home.

Tam said: “Roxi is part of our family. She’s our daughter Toni’s dog really but we all look after her so it was just awful to see her like that.

“You wouldn’t realise that chewing a parcel could do so much damage to a dog.”

The vets warned pet owners to be aware of the dangers that can lurk within the packaging.

Shannon said: “Roxi is a lovely little character and we’re so pleased she’s recovered so well.

“It’s not just parcel packaging that can have this effect on dogs. The same adhesive can be used in flyers, leaflets and the free magazines that sometimes come through the door.

"The adhesive reacts very, very quickly with a dog’s saliva and before you know it, their jaw is totally stuck together like Roxi’s.

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