dog intoxication Highlands Serious incident

Ben Nevis

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

A five-year-old black Labrador named Tokyo accidentally ingested discarded marijuana whilst descending Ben Nevis and became unable to walk. Volunteers from the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team carried the dog down the mountain on a stretcher, and she was treated at Crown Vets in Fort William for cannabis toxicity, making a full recovery within 24 hours.

Outcome: dog evacuated by stretcher and treated, made full recovery

Responding team

Lochaber MRT — team website ↗

Source

A dog ate marijuana on Scotland's highest mountain, got too high to stand and had to be carried down by m news · timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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