Snout Girl

ha ha I think that is Bruce's job the little terror!

Sally's birthday was even more special this year as last week we almost lost her to water intoxication Thankfully she has bounced back wonderfully, and was able to enjoy some steak and eggs and a piece of cake. Hapy birthday my smelly pants, mummy loves you and is thankful every day you are still with us! Here's to many more birthdays! xxoo

she is a border collie- she always swallows water when she swims for the ball, its the motion of opening her mouth to grab at the bobbing ball which sometimes takes a few goes- she does the same at the beach, and has thrown up a few times from too much salt water so we then stop her when that happens.

you are correct re vomitting and the whole body being saturated. they treated her with hartman fluids, potassium chloride, constant electrolyte blood panel testing and close monitoring.

and one of the other 2 so they dont feel left out :D

some happy snaps of before it all went pear shaped:

we would always monitor pool/chlorine and salt water, but this was freshwater so we didnt think it would cause a problem. I appreciate your well wishes- she is doing ok, very quiet and sleepy but no vomitting or diarrhea.

well my smelly pants is home safe and sound she rallied in the early hours of this morning and during the day. she is pretty droopy and sad, but she is here with a prognosis of a full recovery

off to see sally!!!!

I know what you mean sheena, sally adores chasing her ball thru the water, it is one of her favourite things to do. but it will be no more and we'll have to monitor her swim time too. we just cant risk her.

We will get more details when we head down there shortly, but i know she was being given diuretics, and is on an IV drip to slowly add sodium back into her system. she was having blood gasses every 3-4 hours to check her sodium and eletrolyte levels. once again, thanks for all the good wishes. it's certainly not something I ever anticipated happening, particularly in fresh water.

thanks all, I wouldnt of wished last night on my worst enemy. it was agonising. she was so ill that the vet basically prepared us for the worst, her electrolyte and sodium counts were almost in brain damage territory. we took her there for a treat, as she loves the water so much, and it almost ended in tragedy. just wanted to get some awareness out there, as it is not uncommon but rarely discussed and sometimes even misdiagnosed. thanks for everyone's good wishes, I cant wait to kiss her on her long snout

Being such a hot day yesterday, we decided to take our 3 dogs to a popular freshwater lake for a swim. Ball obsessed Sally spent most of the 2 and a bit hours in the water, either chasing the ball or swimming with us as she loves the water. The pugs had a dip then spent the rest of the time sniffing on the banks of the lake. It was such a lovely day, and everyone had a lovely time. We got in the car, and then began the 1 hour journey home. That's when our nightmare began. I noticed Sally was panting a bit in the back of the station wagon, but figured she may of been a bit hot so we cranked the air conditioning. We were around 15 mins from home when she started to look distressed. my oh thought she might need the toilet so we pulled over and took her out of the wagon. she was literally dripping with saliva, it was gushing from her mouth. she was still panting heavily. we thought, maybe she is car sick? we thought the best thing to do is to get her home as soon as we could. getting home, we got her out of the car and she was wonky on her feet. I said to my oh, something is not right here. she then collapsed on the ground. we rushed her straight away to our emergency vet, who took one look at her and rushed her out the back. they intially were certain is was a snake bite, as she was exhibiting all the symptoms. we were scratching our heads at this as she never left our side the entire time, she was always in the water with us. meanwhile her bloods came back that showed her electrolyte count was basically zero and her sodium levels were also non existant. they were now extremely concerned about brain damage. we waited an agonising 30 mins for the snake venom test, which was negative. now the vet was scracthing her head. it turns out she was suffering from water intoxication, from ingesting too much water during her swim when she was diving for the ball with her mouth open. the symptoms of water intoxication are almost identical to snake bite. please, if you have a water loving dog, particulary one who likes to fetch the ball, please be aware of the possible dangers if they ingest too much water as if not acted upon quickly, the condition can be fateful.symptoms include: lethargy, unsteadiness on the feet, excessive salivation, heavy panting, diluted pupils, bloated stomach, seizures and even coma. thankfully we got sally to the vet in time, it was touch and go last night but she has pulled through and hopefully will be home soon.

List of doggies pip1981- Dakota cazeri- Soka and Shakaur snout girl- bert, sally, bruce and maybe daisy List of food pip1981- BBQ essentials/serving stuff, hamburgers/rissoles cazeri- Sausages Snout Girl- something vego for bbq and some soft drink

we also got knocked back as foster carers for a rescue group because we work full time....this was from the group president, who fosters herself and works full time....

OMG she sounds and looks exactly like my Bruce! He's 15 mths and people keep saying he will calm down with age but he is getting more energetic! He's my black monster! He's such a nightmare but I love him :laugh:

Hi all It has been decided that due to the heat tomorrow, we will not be having a bbq but all bringing our own cold lunches and drinks. We will also be having extra umbrellas in the area.

Am going to post on facebook as well, but we have decided that due to the heat we wont be bringing the pugs on sunday. they dont cope well in the heat and its just not fair to them. I will be coming with sally tho :) I had another thought- due to the heat, do you think maybe we should all bring our own cold lunches rather than slaving over a bbq? just a thought. will post on facebook also to capture everyone's thoughts :)

For the past few meets, we decided to add a 'suggested items' list, as we've had a few catch-ups now where we've either had too much of some things or not enough of others If there aren't many of us, we'll either have to bring some extras each or change to a bring a plate type lunch Below is a list of suggested BBQ foods if you struggle to think of what to bring: Sausages- pip1981 Hamburgers- Snout Girl Veg. burgers/veg. option- snout girl Chicken Leafy salad- LC Pasta salad Potato salad- Mina Coleslaw Bread/bread rolls and butter/margarine- Titania sweets x 2?- cazeri x 1 Prag x 1 soft drink- LC

List of doggies pip1981- Dakota snout girl- bert, sally, bruce Lucycharzie - Satu cazeri- Soka, Shakur, OH Mina - Hunter Titania - Ollie Prag- Ozzie and Raiden List of food pip1981- sausages, BBQ necessities snout girl- something vegetarian for bbq/hamburgers Lucycharzie - Salad & Softdrinks cazeri- Chocolate brownies for aweets Mina - Titania -Bread/bread rolls and butter/margarine Prag: Cookies

Hey Carissa, do you think it would be possible to request a second umbrella and more water bowls for the area due to the heat on sunday??