Dale isn't feeling well :(

Just now reading the updates ... first i was relieved, then extremely worried, and now relieved again!!! Thank God Dale is feeling better and the vet thinks it is just the pond water!!!

Thanks for keepin us updated Pam ... and please tell Robyn that she and Dale are still in our thoughts and prayers!!

Kim;)

Maybe the Health Dept or EPA types should test that pond. If it's not healthy for a big boy like Dale it probably isn't safe for other small critters in the area :( Any industrial (even small) companies playing some dirty tricks with waste products? :mad: It is a shame but we all need to be vigilant, especially these days.... Keep that strength up Buddy Boy Dale...

Hey All. I finally have some internet connection. We have wireless and it wasnt working right, so hubby hooked it back up wired for now.

I wanted to thank you for all of your kind thoughts and words. Dale is finally back to his normal self. And is no longer gated in the kitchen. So he is exploring the new place. I am so happy that he is feeling well, and that the Emergency Vet knew what he was doing...if he wasnt just an Emergency Vet, i would go to him on a normal basis...but in that case, i hope i never have a need to see him again! :) Dale is eating and drinking well, and is keeping it all down! Thank God!!!

So anyway, i am glad to be back online and back to normal at home here, too!!

lbaker...about the pond, it is on my inlaws private property and is fed by natual springs/steams from nearby areas. Geese and deer and other woodland animals are always back there, so that is prolly what happened, they have prolly urinated in the pond, and that is wear the parasite comes from...like any other pond, there is no way to prevent it. However, he may have picked it up somewhere else, but that is a possibility. Anyway, i appreciate the kind words and well wishes :)

Thanks again, everyone!
Robyn

What great news, Robyn!!! I'm so, so happy for you and the family and especially Dale:) Now you can all start to enjoy your new home! And I'm so glad you happened upon a great vet, albeit an emergency one;) Hugs to the recovering patient.

And you're so right Robyn. Those sorts of bacterial, protozan infections, lepto, et. al are caused by water, usually still standing ponds, contaminated with infected urine from wildlife. You're so lucky Dale was not more seriously infected:( I've known of a few pups who died from drinking "contaminated" water.

Glad everythings going well for Dale! Give him hugs from us. :D