Ky hills
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The following is from a FB post by a neighbor/distant cousin, about her young blue Heeler
PLEASE BE AWARE:
Cyanobacteria, referred to as Blue Green Algae Toxicity, is a rapid and deadly toxicity.
We almost lost our "Creek" earlier this week. It was a God send that I had seen a heart breaking post a week prior on FB regarding this bacteria. Because of that post I was able to recognize the symptoms and act quickly. She was rushed to an emergency vet service and spent 24 hours under supportive care. They gave her a 10-20% chance of surviving but we made the decision to give her 24 hrs to fight. She is one tough little cow dog. We are waiting on Creek's follow up blood work but by all appearances so far her recovery has been nothing short of a miracle. For years all of my dogs have played in the creeks and the ponds with no issues. Creek loves water and she was only in the creek a couple of minutes. She likes to stick her head under water and bite at the water. Within 20 minutes she was hyper salivating. I could not gag her and get her to vomit because her throat muscles had gone rigid. It is very hot here and very little rain so the water is stagnant and those are the perfect conditions for this bacteria. Please google, read, discuss with your vet and be aware.
PLEASE BE AWARE:
Cyanobacteria, referred to as Blue Green Algae Toxicity, is a rapid and deadly toxicity.
We almost lost our "Creek" earlier this week. It was a God send that I had seen a heart breaking post a week prior on FB regarding this bacteria. Because of that post I was able to recognize the symptoms and act quickly. She was rushed to an emergency vet service and spent 24 hours under supportive care. They gave her a 10-20% chance of surviving but we made the decision to give her 24 hrs to fight. She is one tough little cow dog. We are waiting on Creek's follow up blood work but by all appearances so far her recovery has been nothing short of a miracle. For years all of my dogs have played in the creeks and the ponds with no issues. Creek loves water and she was only in the creek a couple of minutes. She likes to stick her head under water and bite at the water. Within 20 minutes she was hyper salivating. I could not gag her and get her to vomit because her throat muscles had gone rigid. It is very hot here and very little rain so the water is stagnant and those are the perfect conditions for this bacteria. Please google, read, discuss with your vet and be aware.