Gardeners’ World host Monty Don, 65, told fans his dog Nellie had to undergo emergency surgery after suffering from a “horrible” accident, which was caused by a stick, during a walk. Most recently, he shared a picture of his pet pooch as he gave an update about her recovery.
In view of his 194,000 followers, he wrote: “Last night Nellie had a very near miss.
“Chasing a stick, she impaled herself on it and speared her throat, missing two arteries by millimetres.
“Thanks to our brilliant vet, working at night, she is fine- if very sorry for herself. So please DON’T THROW STICKS FOR DOGS.”
One Twitter user replied: “The vet’s wife has huge sympathy chances of survival limited cos of splinters in throat and/or infection so please total vigilance for next two weeks message from vet the spouse.”(sic)
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Following this post, Monty shared a snap of Nellie out for a walk.
He told fans it was “tough” that his dog didn’t “understand” why he wouldn’t throw a stick at her, following her accident.
The presenter followed up his post with a picture of his beloved pet with a ball in her mouth as she splashed around in water.
“Nell cooling off after lots of ball – not stick – chasing,” he captioned the picture.
Many of his fans flocked to the post to share their thoughts.