By Amie Gordon For Mailonline
Published: 10:48 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 10:53 BST, 22 April 2019
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A family were forced to find an out-of-hours vet 400 miles from their home when their beloved Labradoodle fell ill after eating a hot cross bun.
Keith Jeary has now issued a warning to other owners after his three-year-old pet dog Ralph nearly died from eating the popular Easter treat.
Mr Jeary, 65, was holidaying with his family near Edinburgh, and desperately tried to find a vet in the remote countryside.
Mr Jeary said: 'We were about 400 miles from home, in the countryside near Penicuik. The minute I saw the plate with nothing on it alarm bells started to ring.
Keith Jeary, left, with his three-year-old pet dog Ralphwho almost died after eating a hot cross bun
Hot cross buns traditionally contain sultanas - which can have a lethal effect on some dogs.
Grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas are all toxic to dogs and it is believed the dried forms of these fruits
