This dog owner never expected his daily beach walk with his rescue border collie would lead to the pet's death. 9News
Kym Daly never expected his daily beach walk with his rescue border collie, Scout, would lead to the pet's death.
The nine-year-old dog ate a poisonous pufferfish washed up in seaweed at Seacliff and died within a hour of the trip. Daly was unaware the dog had consumed the fish, which has a poison so toxic it can bring a rapid onset of paralysis.Adelaide dog owner Kym Daly never expected his daily beach walk with his rescue border collie, Scout, would lead to the pet's death."I thought she'd vomited up anything nasty she'd eaten.Veterinarian Dr Sophie Sweet said a pufferfish's poison "causes death by respiratory paralysis so they just can't breathe anymore".