For those dogs that swim in lakes and ponds... - Page 7

Jomox · #61 (**permalink**) 27-09-2011, 05:23 PM

We have lakes around here, but they have fresh flowing water that goes in and out of them and through streams/waterfull's etc, it's a massive system, they are all connected. They are not stagnant.

Are these safe or prone to this problem? Loads of dogs swim in them.

I've attached a picture. Any advise welcome.

waller540 · #62 (**permalink**) 06-10-2011, 12:04 PM

Is this problem specific to certain countries?

kateh8888 · #63 (**permalink**) 18-01-2012, 11:32 AM

Thank you for this information.

Cas87 · #64 (**permalink**) 17-03-2012, 11:00 AM

Great information! Unfortunately my dog can't swim... so wont be a problem for me

hjswinter · #65 (**permalink**) 14-04-2012, 10:11 PM

I always have trouble keeping my chocolate Labrador out of water. She loves swimming so much. I try and take her to places with running water. I think she did get lung worm once and I blamed it on her swimming in stagnant water. Trouble is I can't stop her from jumping into water as she thinks its worth a smack. No matter how much obedience training I do with her it goes out of the window if there is water around.

Cesar Milano · #66 (**permalink**) 15-04-2012, 08:17 PM

Me and my dog went swimming in a lake that had blue green algae.There was a sign but I did`nt see it until the next time we went there.My dog Rolo was ok,no visible adverse affects but I experience itchy skin.I always check the sign first now : )

Harry66 · #67 (**permalink**) 25-04-2012, 10:48 AM

Thanks for this information my dogs are always trying to jump in the lake!

SueBoo · #68 (**permalink**) 26-04-2012, 02:41 PM

My dogs are forever jumping in the lakes, they think it is a big game and it is hard to be mad at them

Howl · #69 (**permalink**) 01-05-2012, 12:46 PM

Quote:

CROSSPOSTED

PLEASE BE AWARE AND SHARE

Original poster = Jo Hart (agilitynet) - permission gained to crosspost

Just wanted to let you all know what happened yesterday on my walk
through the woods, as I'm sure a few of you swim your dogs.

There is a stream where they all usually paddle which this morning was
more like a river with large ponds in areas. They were in and out of the
water for a lot of the walk, retrieving things from the ponds too. On the
way back from the walk my border terrier, Izzy, started limping, holding
her knee almost parallel with her body and shaking vigorously, at this point
I thought she had done something to the leg as she refused to put any
weight on it. We picked her up and headed to the car to go to the vet.
On the way to the vet we realised Izzy wasn't putting weight on the other
leg either and she was frantically licking both legs. We noticed she was very
unsteady and wobbly and thought maybe she had sprained her spine (if they
can do that?), which was causing her legs to feel numb, she had lost control
of her back end. She also wet herself on the way to the vets.

When we got her to the vet she was no longer limping, but was very unsteady
and couldn't walk properly, she was panicky, hot and scratching her feet against
the floor. Whilst I was in the vets, my partner ran in to say both our other dogs,
(which are large dogs) were now doing the same (loss of control of the back
legs, scratching, panicking). The vet came to the conclusion they have been
poisoned by fertilizer in the run off from the field in the river, and having washed
them immediately, given them steroid injections, charcoal, piriton and lots of food
and water, they seem slightly wobbly and tired but ok (I'm watching closely for
the next 24 hours).

We're not sure where the fertilizer came from as nothing has been used on the
field next to the stream (or obviously in the woods) for years but I'm aware
there is a farm next to the land... I'm trying to contact the environment agency.

I've never heard of this happening before so I thought I'd just warn you
as with the rain we have had the farmers chemicals can be spread quite a
way. My lot certainly won't be swimming for a long time.

Originally from Large Breed Dog Rescue

Mysterious · #70 (**permalink**) 13-05-2012, 05:26 PM

Oh no this post made me to worry

Today I was out for a long walk with my dog. I decided to take him to the forest and there is a huge lake, he was swimming and drunk some water from there too...

Since I came home he was only sleeping and also looks very tired, maybe it affected him because we walked about 15 miles and he usually doesn't go for such a long walks??!

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