Drinking Lake water ??
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| i have a lake behind my house and all 3 drink from it but when derby was a pup he had the runs alot so i would be careful if he is young |
I think it depends on your local conditions. Here, I never let my dogs drink creek, lake or river water due to the danger of "Beaver-Fever" which is caused by wild animals pooing in the water further upstream.   |
If you see any algae, no, don't let them drink. There's one particular algae that is deadly. Fast moving water better....but then you have to worry about what pooped in the river upstream....like beavers,  As for Beaver Fever, is that a protozoan parasite problem like Giardia, Trichomonas or Coccidiosis?
Gosh, it's hard keeping them from drinking the water, they aren't real fussy about flavor, just so it is wet. Since we raise our dogs on purified water, they are just as prone to intestinal problems as we are. |
ravenmoonart wrote: I think it depends on your local conditions. Here, I never let my dogs drink creek, lake or river water due to the danger of "Beaver-Fever" which is caused by wild animals pooing in the water further upstream.
Lol. I love that-- Beaver fever. |
SheepieBoss wrote: As for Beaver Fever, is that a protozoan parasite problem like Giardia, Trichomonas or Coccidiosis? I think its a local "nickname" for all of the above |
Quote: If the water is moving and not covered in alge is it safe? You might call your local health department or DNR to see. It's so hard to really know. Where I live, we've had E Coli issues this summer. The state park just down the road was closed down for a bit this summer because of it. http://www.record-eagle.com/archivesear ... 34547.html Quote: There's one particular algae that is deadly.
I believe it's the blue-green algae. A dog in Fenton, Michigan died this summer after swimming and ingesting it. http://www.cooldoghalloffame.com/dogs/t ... -alert/347 Just my opinion but I think it's wise to dissuade him from drinking it. I know... easier said then done  |
| I just don't let mine do it, you never know what Heebie Geebies are in the water even a flowing stream.
Even at a dog park where there is communal drinking bowls, I take my own bowls and water for them. So many things can be picked up, if you don't know what the water quality is like then don't let them drink from it. JMO.  |
ButtersStotch wrote: ravenmoonart wrote: I think it depends on your local conditions. Here, I never let my dogs drink creek, lake or river water due to the danger of "Beaver-Fever" which is caused by wild animals pooing in the water further upstream. Lol. I love that-- Beaver fever. I caught that once. But mine was caused by too many shots and room full of sorority sisters. |
El Gato wrote: ButtersStotch wrote: ravenmoonart wrote: I think it depends on your local conditions. Here, I never let my dogs drink creek, lake or river water due to the danger of "Beaver-Fever" which is caused by wild animals pooing in the water further upstream. Lol. I love that-- Beaver fever. I caught that once. But mine was caused by too many shots and room full of sorority sisters. Cured by "shots" too?  |
| shots ~ room full of sorority sisters ~ shots
Yeah... that sounds about right |
suzptcruise wrote: i have a lake behind my house and all 3 drink from it but when derby was a pup he had the runs alot so i would be careful if he is young
Suzie watch it , with dogs drinking from lakes in Florida as there is this nasty stuff, forgot the anme of it , but 2 kids have alreadsy died swimming in Florida lakes Edy |
| Thank you - I think I am sticking to the "better safe than sorry plan" and continue to bring my own water and keep on my attempts to keep her from drinking. Now if I could convince the Labs at the dog park to not look like fun playmates maybe should would not be tempted to go in the water in the first place. |
| ameba's found on the bottom of lakes or even pools have become deadly |
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