Woman almost loses two fingers after dog pulls lead so hard it degloves her hand
A WOMAN almost lost two of her fingers after her dog pulled the lead so hard her skin was degloved from her hand.
Jill Tisdale, 66, had her middle finger degloved and her index finger severely lacerated after an extendable nylon dog lead became wrapped around her right hand.
The mum has described the “searing pain” she felt as she was rushed to hospital.
Jill from Truro, Cornwall, has shared shocking images of the accident to raise awareness about lead safety among dog owners.
She had been walking her two beloved flat coated terriers, Buster and Sampson, along with her daughter and her two dogs back in February.
Jill said: “We were coming back into the house and the dog I was holding on the retractable lead ran out ahead of me.
“The lead flailed into the air and landed over my fingers, wrapping itself around them.
“The nylon tape wrapped around my fingers and tightened. It degloved my middle finger and lacerated my index finger.
“There was a searing pain and I could see the damage that had been done.
“I knew instantly that I was going to have to go to hospital.
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“My husband and daughter, who are both doctors, were terribly distressed.”
Jill was driven by her husband John to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro where she had to have her hand chemically washed before having a skin graft.
She said: “It was a serious injury but one that is apparently surprisingly common for dog owners.”
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