Pet owner’s agony after Staffie died when it bit into a nicotine cartridge
Heartbroken Miffany Hayes, 40, warns pet owners of dangers of toxins contained within devices
A DOG owner has claimed her beloved pet died after biting an e-cigarette.
Heartbroken Miffany Hayes watched Staffordshire Bull Terrier Leonardo collapse having chewed on a device discarded by one of her friends.
Leonardo was rushed to the vets but after eight months of treatment he passed away.
And now Miffany is warning other pet owners of the potentials dangers posed by the toxins contained within the devices.
“These things should be banned. A dog would have to eat three packs of cigarettes to get the amount of toxins Leo ingested by chewing on one cartridge for a moment.
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“I believe numerous dogs will have died without owners realising the reason. It's only a matter of time before it happens to a child.”
There has been an increase of cases involving animal poisoning from e-cigarettes with 17 in 2013 to 91 last year, according to figures released by The Veterinary Poisons Information Service.
Keith Sutton, 58, from Cornwall, also lost his dog after it took a bite into one of the devices.
Mr Sutton watched while his Staffordshire bull terrier, Ivy, foamed at the mouth and vomited before she sadly died just 12 hours later after her vital organs failed.
He told the Star: “A warning needs to go out that they are lethal. She would have been better off if she had bitten into a bottle of bleach.”
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