cavmad Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I took the dogs to the beach today for about an hour. Stella pretty much goes off and does a bit of exploring but Cooper is mad for chasing the ball into the water with my friends cattle dog. We were there for about an hour. As we were leaving, the most amazing amount of water came out of coopers bottom....it was like a tap....my friend said her cattle dog gets 'the squirts' too and its from swallowing too much sea water. Does anyone know if there are any long term affects of the dog doing this? Both dogs are wormed and vaccinated. It just happens after being at the beach for a while. I could not believe how much came out....pretty clear liquid, slight yellowish but overall clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevafollo Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 yeah ive seen mums dog do it...not a nice site!!! i was thinking how they HELL am i ment to pick that up?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaCharlie Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Charlie is like a tap after being at the beach (or the river but not as bad). He spends the whole time fetching the ball and ends up drinking most of the water, which then comes out the other end (or is vomitted back up). I took them to a beach 2hrs away once, you should have seen the back seat of my car by the time I got home :cool: Charlie is usually fine once it is all out of him and people have told me its quite common and not really anything to worry too much about. So long as he is still drinking fresh water to prevent dehydration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavmad Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 yeah ive seen mums dog do it...not a nice site!!!i was thinking how they HELL am i ment to pick that up?!?!?! :cool: It just pours out! Had to do the sneaky sand cover up.....had already picked up two separate poos from Stella and had to drag my unfit bum back to the carpark each time to put them in the bin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavmad Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Charlie is like a tap after being at the beach (or the river but not as bad). He spends the whole time fetching the ball and ends up drinking most of the water, which then comes out the other end (or is vomitted back up). I took them to a beach 2hrs away once, you should have seen the back seat of my car by the time I got home :cool: Charlie is usually fine once it is all out of him and people have told me its quite common and not really anything to worry too much about. So long as he is still drinking fresh water to prevent dehydration. So glad to know its not just us! Sorry about the back seat of your car though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Yep... it's a lovely site... I am thinking it is good for them - cleans em out like an enema (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucknow Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Too much of anything is a bad thing. Saltwater poisoning is a real occurance and is seen occasionally in dogs as is water poisoning from fresh water. More frequently we treat pnuemonia from near drownings or water inhalation during play. To be safest I would try to restrict how much is drunk (easier said than done) and make sure lots of fresh water is available to dilute the salt concentration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvMyCav Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 We've had that happen too Cavmad. Usually it's not a problem but on one occasion Charlie was trying to catch all the waves, literally, in his mouth. Well, when we got home it all just came shooting out like someone turned a tap on full and it went for quite a while. I was worried because it was just water, no colour, flying out the back end but after that he was back to normal. I would take him out of the water I think if he were swallowing too much in the future. Lucknow's advice sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatBigPuppy Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 goes straight through most dogs...gives them a good clean out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Why do you think salty water is given as an emetic in the case of suspected poisoning?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 My Lab vomits everywhere after being at the beach, we have to wait a good extra hour before we put him in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 yeah ive seen mums dog do it...not a nice site!!!i was thinking how they HELL am i ment to pick that up?!?!?! Hm, in a bucket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Had a nasty experience about 10 or so years ago with Jessie, my Bull Terrier. It was the day before Christmas and my partner, Allen's 15yo nephew was staying with us. Darryl and I took Jessie to the beach. Jessie and I used to go to the beach every day and she's swim for hours, no problem. Darryl was splashing water at her and she was catching it. After the beach we arrived home. Jessie used to jump up on the front verandah wall and bark. As I was unlocking the front door IT HAPPENED!!!! As she barked it squirted out and I felt it spray on my back Needless to say I tore my clothes off and bolted for the shower. As you can imagine Darryl thought it was the funniest thing ever (15 year old boys love that sort of thing) When the rest of his family including 12 yo brother arrived for Xmas dinner the next day the story was retold with much laughter. Jessie got renamed "BAZOOKA, the Fastest Bum in the West!" and lived with it for the rest of her life I still have nightmares and never recovered from the incident, even after many years of therapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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