Swimming dogs: A tragic ending & a warning.

**cyber-sibes** · 06-28-2007, 02:34 PM

RIP, Vita. How very sad. If I was used to taking my dogs swimming, I would have never given it a second thought either.

We (me, hubs, & and our animals)ate Super Blue-Green Algae daily for years. It is a very healthy food source. We traveled to Klamath Falls Oregon to the processing plant, and did learn that there is a "toxic bloom" each year when another bacteria shows up & that algae should NOT be harvested or ingested. Stuff to be harvested commercially is tested daily to be sure that none of the toxic energy get processes & sold.

**Husky_mom** · 06-28-2007, 02:40 PM

sad thing to happen....... RIP Vita

one thing to be aware and that people should know about..... better safe than sorry....... at least people should be warned beforehand

thanks for posting, hope no one else goes through this

**lv4dogs** · 06-28-2007, 03:40 PM

How scary, I take my dogs swimming all the time. Looks like I have a lot of research to do.
Thanks for posting this to alert us all.

RIP sweet Vita.

**KittyGurl** · 06-28-2007, 03:52 PM

That is so sad...

Thank you for warning us all about this. Thank you and rest in peace, sweet sweet Vita...

**Taz_Zoee** · 06-28-2007, 04:04 PM

LES

RIP Vita.

Like cyber-sibes my family took blue-green algae for YEARS!! My family also went to Klamath Falls one time back when I was in high school. I would never have guessed that in that form it would/could be deadly to dogs.

This is very good to know since we do go camping alot at Lake Camanche. I will make sure Zoee does not ingest too much water...any if I can help it!!

Thank you for posting this k9krazee.

**Maruse** · 07-13-2007, 09:24 AM

Thank you so much for taking the time to warn others. If only the government officials will do the same, instead of worrying more about the almighty dollar tourists wont spend if they panick. They NEED to panick! This is awful!!

I used to live in MI and still have family there, I hear all the time how bad the waters are becoming on lake huron with all kinds of stinky algea floating up to shore that has high concentrate of e'coli bacteria.

I am so sorry for your loss and pray God will comfort you in your time of need.

Rest in peace sweet Vita.

HUGS