The dog was taken to University Veterinary Specialists while a Mt. Lebanon man was arrested Thursday afternoon in Bethel Park.

A chihuahua was taken to an emergency veterinarian service after ingesting spilled liquor in a car with a suspected drunken driver behind the wheel, police said.Thomas Bloedel, 44, appeared to be heavily intoxicated Thursday afternoon when officers found him inside a vehicle resting against a fence on Cypress Drive in Bethel Park, Police Chief Timothy O'Connor said.Vodka had been spilled on the floor of the car and was being lapped up by the dog, O'Connor said. The animal was taken to University Veterinary Specialists in Peters Township as a precaution."He was stumbling around like a person who was drunk. His pupils were dilated," said Dimitri Brown, of University Veterinary Specialists.After being treated overnight, the dog was doing well Friday."He is already back to his normal self, not showing any signs of what happened," Brown said. "Looks like a different dog than the dog presented last night."Bloedel was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. An online docket shows that his charges include misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence and terroristic threats, and a summary offense of animal cruelty.

A chihuahua was taken to an emergency veterinarian service after ingesting spilled liquor in a car with a suspected drunken driver behind the wheel, police said.

Thomas Bloedel, 44, appeared to be heavily intoxicated Thursday afternoon when officers found him inside a vehicle resting against a fence on Cypress Drive in Bethel Park, Police Chief Timothy O'Connor said.


Vodka had been spilled on the floor of the car and was being lapped up by the dog, O'Connor said. The animal was taken to University Veterinary Specialists in Peters Township as a precaution.

"He was stumbling around like a person who was drunk. His pupils were dilated," said Dimitri Brown, of University Veterinary Specialists.

After being treated overnight, the dog was doing well Friday.

"He is already back to his normal self, not showing any signs of what happened," Brown said. "Looks like a different dog than the dog presented last night."

Bloedel was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. An online docket shows that his charges include misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence and terroristic threats, and a summary offense of animal cruelty.