A DOG made a “miracle” recovery after swallowing a kebab skewer during a walk at a Bournemouth beauty spot.

Owner Catherine Jones was shocked after making the gruesome discovery of a wooden stick poking out the side of her cocker spaniel Izzy.

A few weeks previously, she had taken 10-year-old Izzy for a morning walk at Hengistbury Head where debris from a barbecue had been left strewn across the car park.

Following the walk, Izzy developed stomach pains but vets could not find the cause of the issue following an ultrasound, X-ray and blood tests.

“She was in awful pain when I took her to the vet, but they couldn’t find anything,” Catherine said.

“She was going to the toilet naturally. Then the pain went away quite magically.

“I restricted her walks but she was fine.

“But then she suddenly developed an abscess on her side. On Sunday morning, she turned to lick at her abscess and I saw a stick poking out of it.

“I was so shocked when I realised it was coming out of her. I pulled it out and took her to the vet.”

Catherine said her vet at Magnolia House veterinary clinic told her it was a “miracle” Izzy was alive.

“There was a lot of discussion about what could be wrong with her, and a specialist vet was contacted.

“It’s baffling she was so well,” Catherine added.

Izzy is due to have a follow-up ultrasound this week and is on a course of antibiotics.

Now Catherine is calling on people to pick up their litter, especially after visiting areas popular with dog walkers. She is also urging dog owners to be vigilant.

“It really annoys me that people litter. Hengistbury Head is usually not that bad, though.

“I tend to keep Izzy on a lead, but it was 6am when I took her for a walk at Hengistbury Head and she got away from me. It only takes a moment for her to wolf something down.

“Luckily, the vet was fabulous and provided very good support.”

Last year, a Poole resident’s dog nearly died after eating a wooden kebab skewer littered at Lake Pier in Hamworthy.

The 10cm stick pierced the pup’s stomach and insides, but owner Chloe Coral did not realise what had happened until several days later when the offending item showed up in an ultrasound.

Following surgery and time spent at a specialist veterinary centre in Ringwood, Charlie was able to make a full recovery.