A dog owner is urging anglers to take care with their equipment after spending £7,500k in vet costs.
Ripley, a two-year-old Dobermann Chinese Red Dog cross, swallowed the hook while on a walk by the River Witham.
A local vet said they have seen more animals swallowing fish hooks this summer compared with previous years.Mr Dawson said he noticed a fishing line hanging out of Ripley's mouth while on a walk near the river.East Lincs Emergency Vets tried to remove the hook during surgery but the first attempt failed."I was just very, very sad and upset, with just hope to hold on to," he said.But Mr Dawson has urged anglers to leave the countryside as they found it.
"Because of the nature of a hook you can't just pull it back out. They will puncture through organs internally leading to peritonitis, sepsis and eventually death."
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