Re: swimming

In Reply to: swimming
Category:   Medical
Posted by:  amanda
Posted on:  September 24, 2002 at 02:41:46

: I bought my girl to swim at the coast last week. it was her first time swimming at the shallow end. however, once she swam to shore, she started coughing out white foamy stuff and subsequently vomitted twice within an hour. subsequently she is fine otherwise I was about to rush her to the vet. is it common if the dog had ingested sea water? what other precautions should I take in the future. thanks for this informative website.

Response:

Hi Amanda,

Your dog's reaction was pretty much the same as anyone's reaction to ingesting salt-water.

The only thing you can do is to really watch her so she doesn't ingest too much of it.