A black Labrador had to be stretchered off Ben Nevis, the United Kingdom's highest mountain, last weekend after falling critically ill from what vets believe was discarded cannabis ingested along the trail, leaving her owner fearing the worst before the dog made a full recovery.

Christina Bluhme, a dog trainer from Esher, Surrey, was halfway up the 4,413-foot peak in Scotland with her dog, Tokyo, when the labrador suddenly lost the use of her legs and began drifting in and out of consciousness, according to the BBC. Members of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team responded to the scene and stretchered the unconscious dog down the mountain to a local veterinary clinic in Fort William.

Bluhme described the ordeal as one of the most terrifying experiences of her life. "One of the most frightening days I've ever experienced," she said, adding, "I genuinely thought I was going to lose her." She credited the mountain rescue team with making the difference between a safe outcome and a far worse one. "Without the incredible Lochaber mountain rescue team, there is simply no way I could have got her safely off the mountain," Bluhme said. "Carrying a 25kg labrador down Ben Nevis was impossible on my own."

Vets believe Tokyo ingested cannabis that had been left on the trail, according to the BBC, and the dog made a full recovery the following day. Bluhme said she felt "incredibly lucky" that Tokyo had survived and offered thanks to both the rescue crew and the veterinary team who treated her dog. "You were there when we needed you........

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