Coronation Street fans were distraught by the death of much-loved dog Cerberus in Wednesday night's episode. Viewers of the ITV soap were in tears as Evelyn Plummer agreed to have her trusted greyhound put to sleep after he fell seriously ill.
In Monday night's episode Evelyn took her trusty companion to Roy Cropper's cafe as he cleared up.. She was unaware that as they chatted, Cerberus had wanded behind the counter and it seems he'd eaten an Eccles cake that Roy had dropped while playing a chess game on his mobile phone.
A guilty Roy revealed he'd dropped the cake in the cafe as a devastated Evelyn waited for news of her dog's test results. She told him that if anything happened to Cerberus, she’d never forgive him. READ MORE: Coronation Street fans complain over Cerberus the dog death scenes saying it was 'way too much' At the surgery the vet broke the news to Evelyn that Cerberus was suffering from kidney failure and she was in tears by his side as the vet administered the injection.
After returning home, Evelyn told Roy that their friendship was over, and he couldn't help blaming himself. As Tyrone tried to tell him that Cerberus was probably already poorly with his kidneys, Roy said: "My negligence may have exacerbated the process." @PJDavies1962 tweeted "Britain's most wanted!" and @Dandlio19372821 wrote "Roy's a monster" as other viewers asked about the Eccles cake. @DionPetrie said: "Surely one wee cake wouldn’t kill it" and @realmarkjames20 asked: "Am I right in assuming currants (ie Eccles Cakes) are harmful to dogs?" @fussyMcWhiskers wanted to know: "Would one eccles cake kill a dog?" and @Berniedoll said: "Poor Cerberus, what would be so toxic in an Eccles cake?" @spartacus2963 explained: "Eccles cakes
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