Are owners aware of the dangers of blue green algae?

There was something on the news this morning that jogged my memory. Its mainly related to standing water, so flowing streams and rivers are usually safe.

Dog owners warned against letting pets swim in lakes after poisonous algae found flourishing in hot weather | Mail Online

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November 2nd

Really good post for this time of year, especially after the heat of the last two weeks.

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I read this in the londonpaper last night on the way home and was going to post about it but i couldn't remember exactly what the article said.

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Going to make this a sticky for a few weeks till the hot weather passes and the threat is reduced,
Thx to the OP for this!

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thanks for posting this, it is very good to be reminded of the dangers of lakes and ponds, and to make people aware if already not.

Thanks Nonnie, I'll remember this!

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Good idea to post this...

My dog always tries to jump in my garden pond when it's hot..
We do have a stream and waterfall (man made) though so the water isn't stagnent..

It's just a job trying to keep him out of it as he always wants to play with the fishies

This is a great post thank you Nonnie.

Our Bruce is such water baby even the smallest puddle he seems to find. one of my friends had a collie die 3 years ago due to algae in the local park, pond. We have always been careful where we let him swim not easy with a cocker that’s a livewire lol.


Thanks again it’s always good to have a reminder.
Adam,Cheryl and Bruce

oh dear, ray has just finally learned to swim and there is no keeping him out. W take him to a pond on hampstead heath in london, but only let him get into the larger one with loads of vegetation growing in. It's all green on the surface, but they are little plants which I hope are oxigenating the water, there are no algae but will def look into this better!!!!!

A friend of a friends Lab daily swam in a lake, horrible dirty one at that, he got a cancer, not sure of the exact ins and outs but the vet said that swimming in a stagnet lake was probably a cause of it(