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.
cyanobacteria poisoning,
poisoning by cyanobacteria, usually as a result of drinking contaminated water. In most cases it is a subacute condition characterized by liver damage with jaundice and sometimes bloody diarrhea and photosensitization. Drinking of heavily contaminated water may cause acute symptoms including muscle tremors, ataxia, dyspnea, cyanosis, and hyperesthesia so that a slight touch may cause convulsions and opisthotonos, which can be fatal. Also called blue-green algae poisoning.
thanks for the heads up. our dog pudding loves a good swim so we'll be sure to avoid ponds or lakes! our Collie Heze hates swimming so she'll be fine lol
Oh wow thanks for this! My dogs arent great with water, but we do have a pond in the park! We have a stream as well and they drink out of that. But it is always running and always fresh. Actually the pond is always running cause it goes into the stream. Hmmm, is this ok? Now I am concerned. The pond does keep moving cause of the stream. But would it get it in it cause its not very fast until it gets to the streamy bit! Would you see algae?
Ohh right. Ty thats ok, the water is very clear actually, ducks and fish are in them. We got coy carp in the ponds! Got new baby ducks as well! there were 11, think there is now 6! Think foxes got them! Poor things!
Had a problem last year with tilly who become very ill for unknown reasons to me,sickness and diarohea bless her was caused through tilly drinking from puddles in the woods.
Dogs drinking from puddles is such a worry! I saw a lady this morning completely ignoring the fact that her dog was drinking from a puddle in a car park So risky given the chances of oil/anti-freeze/other chemicals.
Really good information about the danger of algae, thanks. Makes me very wary about letting dogs of lead in an unfamiliar environment - could always be a pond just out of site that they might get into before you know it! x
Just wondering what classes as stagnant. We have a very large Lake near us, loads of dogs swim there. It has a river running through it. I did notice the other week that there was a small patch in one corner of it with a green weed looking stuff floating. Is that likely to be the dangerous stuff and does it make to whole lake a no go.
The park is run by our local authority, could they test the water and put up warning notices when it unsafe for our dogs??
This is something I was totally unaware of. Does anyone know of an easy way to determine if a lake contains this kind of algae? Are there signs to look for on the surface? I think every dog owner needs to be aware of this. This is worth reposting.
This is something I was totally unaware of. Does anyone know of an easy way to determine if a lake contains this kind of algae? Are there signs to look for on the surface? I think every dog owner needs to be aware of this. This is worth reposting.
Thanks for posting this.....we were on holiday last week and our hound swam in Windermere every day (great fun he says), and then as we were about to come home the 'Great North Swim' (in Windermere) was cancelled - for this reason.
my dog is a good swimmer in the sunmmer if i was free i would take him to a river nearby every time on the way to the river he was always very excied i know he likes swim very much :thumbup:
Thanks for this info. Was it in any particular area in the UK or just a general thing? My dogs regularly swim in nearby lakes. I will be keeping an eye out.
yes take bottle and bowl for drinking water when out...to try and avoid them drinking in ponds etc....and
ear infections also danger from dirty water ...dog starts scratching ears...and you find dark fungus when you go to vet and liquid treatment needed to clear out.
Holy cow! I had no idea! So, am I reading right that if the water's clear and there are fish and fowl...that its ok? My dog swims in our pond constantly!
Just to lighten the mood - my springer ALWAYS finds standing water wherever we go......... She's called "Bog Dog" - er...that should read "Jasmine",
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Great thread, i really like the responses and the information people are sharing here. My dog dexter is also a really good swimmer, when ever i am close to passing the lake you can actually see the excitement on his face as he just wants to go for a dip.
Thanks Nonnie - We have Springers that go in a large pond and thy love it. Will have to be more careful!! Especially for many dogs this time of year! Great post.
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