Hi I am new to this site but I think this needs to be told.
My 6mth old rottweiler pup was taken to the vets last night with muscle spasms and a severe temperature
He neally died on us on the table, if we hadnt taken him when we did, he would be dead now
His temperature was 42 degree and his muscle spasms were out of control
The vet said it wasnt a snake bite, he had been baited
They pumped his stomach to find nothing in there to be making him sick
That day we had taken him to a lake the water was fine my 6yr old boy was swimming in it (very popular swimming lake)
He was only in the water for 5 minutes when he brought a lump of algae out
He did not eat it. It was only a small amount
We threw it away not thinking anything of it
An hour later he was shaking violently
They are currently doing tests on him
The vet is positive it is related to the algae
Just want to let everybody know about this
The symptons are uncontrollable shaking, muscle spasms, eye twitching, and severe temperature
If you start to see your dog just shaking I suggest you seek medical attention asap
I am still waiting to see if hes going to be okay, he has slight brain damage( very mild wont affect him) and still getting shakes but not as bad, only lasting a minute, hopefully all the toxins are releasing from his body
We just want our boy to come home to see him like that was devastating
So please be careful when taking your dogs out and watch for any signs of this
If anybody has had there dogs go through this or have had any of these symptoms can you please get back to me, we just want our boy to come home
Thankyou Kitty