darren m Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Hi All -- i took jack out to practice his water retrieves today , not too successful but a start , no problem with his retrieving from water , he loves it , just the dropping and shaking bit. Any way using the start close to the waters edge method , just might work , even though i was soaked , it was a good session . Right now the problem , my dog as suddenly become sleepy / lethargic and as got a touch of diarreha ?. he,s had his dinner , and his now sleeping , normally he his rearing to go all the time. maybe hes just tied , i dont know !!!. OR maybe the water as affected him , it is a small logoon off shoot from the river , its very still and there was a lot of green thick alge on parts of the surface , which he got into his mouth a few times and even made a be-line for it on a couple of occasions. Should i be worried ?. THANKS ALL Darren . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Darren some algy blooms can be poisonous. During the summer heat we must be careful of what we call blue algy blooms. That said, it could be that he sucked back some water, not uncommon and it will cause diarrea. keep a close watch on his temperature and his outlook, if you think that there is a problem get him to the vet. Good luck......Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Diarrhea is normally not a healthy problem if it happens only once or twice. If the dog eats something he is not used to it comes. But it dissappears as quick as it comes. If it stays longer (longer then 2 days) go to the vet. Most important thing if the dog has diarrhea: no food! lot of water! No food that the gut can calm down and have no longer stress. Dogs can easily starve one day or longer. The wolf dont get every day a deer! But you say he is lethargic. Then you must be careful. How long have you been training? Might it be possible that he is exhausted from training? I dont think that he has been infected by germs from water. The guts of a dog are not so sensible for germs. It is possible but more theoretically. Wait till tomorrow would be my advice. Then see if its better or not. If he is still calm go to the vet. Hubertus P.S.: Sorry for my bumpy english. Its not so easy to write in english. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 what is with the dog now? Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon master Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Darren, hows your dog mate? we do worry about our best pals dont we. Hope its fighting fit today. The PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Many years ago I fell into a lake on the opening night of the season (lager induced) and I had diarrea for a week. The fishing was cack too! LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferreter Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 copied and pasted this happened near me Loch sealed off as dogs die of mystery illness A loch in Fife has been sealed off to the public after reports of 5 dogs dying from a mystery illness after swimming there at the weekend. An investigation was conducted into the incidents, and experts from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have taken samples from Townhill Loch to check for pollution. The initial suspicions of poisoning by a blue-green algae blue were proven groundless. Signs have gone up at the loch, located at Townhill Country Park, north of Dunfermline, warning the public to keep dogs on leads for the time being. Adam Tjolle, a local vet, said 2 dogs brought in to his surgery [veterinary clinic] in recent days had died and a third survived. He said he understood that animals may have been taken to other veterinary surgeries in the area. The dogs had shown signs of sudden respiratory failure within hours of swimming in the loch. [Dr.]Mr Tjolle, from Inglis Veterinary Centre, said the owners had been left "devastated" by the sudden loss of healthy pets. He said, "These have been extremely upsetting incidents for the owners involved, because the signs were so sudden and dramatic. I am hopeful there [will be] no more cases once dog owners are made aware of the dangers." [Although upsetting to the owners, a necropsy may help establish the cause of death. It would be interesting to know whether a necropsy was done and what tests were run. - Mod.TG] Meanwhile, Fife Council said access to dog walkers and visitors was being restricted from the loch area. The council's community service manager, Grant Ward, said: "We have taken a precautionary measure of temporarily restricting public access to the loch area at Townhill Country Park after reported incidents of dogs taking ill after visiting the loch." SEPA's ecology unit manager, Brian Clelland, said: "The local council have acted appropriately in this matter, which is a public-health issue. Although the cause of the dogs' deaths cannot yet be confirmed, the council have acted sensibly by closing the loch to the public until it can be determined what was responsible for the death of the dogs at Townhill Loch," he said. The results of the SEPA tests showed the blue-green algae was not responsible for the dogs' death. A statement from SEPA said: "After taking water samples from the loch at Townhill Country Park, SEPA officers can confirm that the results of the blue-green algae analysis showed only small amounts were present." These levels were below any guideline limits that would normally prompt warning signs or other safety measures, and so it is highly unlikely that blue-green algae was involved in the death of the dogs. Officers for Fife Council's Environmental Health Unit were responsible for taking all other biological, bacteriological and chemical tests of the water. [The statement continued,] "At present there is no evidence of any environmental pollution at the site, however, SEPA officers will be maintaining a presence over the coming days and continuing to liaise with officials from Fife Council." Blue-green algae cannot be removed -- environmental officers have to wait for the bloom to disperse before the loch can be declared safe again. The operators of the Scottish National Water ski Centre, which is based at Townhill Loch, have also been told to suspend its activities until after the investigations have been completed. [There are not enough clinical signs to begin to guess at the cause of death. Respiratory distress may be caused from intoxication with blue-green algae. Although the level of blue-green algae was below standards, some blue-green algae can produce toxins capable of causing a relatively rapid death. The toxins may be present despite low levels of the algae. It is unlikely that it would be pesticide/insecticide run-off into the Loch, as there would be a tremendous dilution. If there are results of a necropsy or other testing, ProMED-mail would be interested. - Mod.TG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted June 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi lads -- Thanks for all your replys. Jack seems ok now , after a day and a half of the squits , and he;s back to normal , just panting a lot in this damn heat . he's eating well as usual , but i will still keep an eye on him . interesting reading about the blue algae , anyone know where there might be a picture of it on the net . thanks again . Darren . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potshot Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 try here for starters http://www.lcbp.org/bgalgae.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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