Be aware Water Intoxication in dogs can be fatal.. Please share as we nearly lost our Stanley... - Wednesday 21 June 2017

By Hartlepool Alert

Be aware Water Intoxication in dogs can be fatal.. Please share as we nearly lost our Stanley... On a very hot day we all think keeping our pets hydrated is the best thing right?? Well no yesterday after keeping Stanley in the shade all day I let him have a paddle with the children in the pool for about 15 mins in the shade also! and Stanley being Stanley was jumping around barking for the children to keep splashing him, he kept trying to bite the water he was running around the garden barking and having so much fun so after about 20 mins I towel dried him and he starting shaking I thought he had just got to cold so laid him in his bed but then he just went down hill making this awful noise as if he needed to be sick kept turning his head to left and going round in circles he quickly became really lethargic I knew at this point that something wasnt right so I called emergency vets told me to get him there asap I did and he was quickly whisked away, I then learnt that stanleys body had gone into drowning mode and started to starve the brain of oxygen he had water intoxication! My poor baby was lifeless the children screaming and crying and it was all my fault! Overnight I was told i was told it was touch and go and they would do their best to keep him alive fortunately for us after what felt like a lifetime at home we received a phone call at 12.30 am to say Stanley had responded really well to oxygen therapy and could come home! Never did I realised a dog catching water can be fatal so please please keep an eye on your pets when playing with water... Stanley is slowly becoming back to himself and there doesnt seem any lasting damage but some dogs dont make it! Symptoms of water intoxication include loss of coordination, lethargy, bloating, vomiting, glazed eyes, excessive salivation, difficulty breathing, seizures, and coma. Its important to monitor dogs that are very active in the water, and insist on regular rest breaks.

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