Sweden-Dogs poisoned after swimming in lakes in Kolm?rden

[Tonka]

http://www.folkbladet.se/nyheter/norrkoping/artikel.aspx?articleid=5669958
Swedish to English translation

Dogs poisoned after swimming in lakes in Kolm?rden
NORRK?PING
One dog died on Wednesday after swimming in the Holmes Lake in Kolm?rden. Contain Animal Clinic in Link?ping that received the dog has decided that it was poisoned, says ?stnytt.

Dog owners had taken his three dogs to Holmes Lake north of Norrk?ping to give them a bath. Dogs are bathed and drank the water. Shortly after they began to show symptoms that something was not right. They became wobbly and saggy.

Died in car
- A dog died in car on the way here, the second was so bad as it has been left to care for the night. The third was so fresh that it already went home last night, said veterinarian Bjorn Lindevall for ?stnytt on Thursday.

Yesterday was another case with similar symptoms to the veterinarian in Link?ping. The dog had gone swimming in the lake Torsj?n and B?ksj?n, also the lakes in Kolm?rden.

On Friday, the case will be handed over to the county veterinarian.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Sweden-Dogs poisoned after swimming in lakes in Kolm?rden

Same thing happened recently in the Netherlands: 3 dogs died after going into the water.

After autopsy they found the cause: Blue-green algae ( cyanobacteria).

See also: Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)

In Sweden it could be something else ofcourse.

 

[Tonka]

Re: Sweden-Dogs poisoned after swimming in lakes in Kolm?rden

http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=160&artikel=4583541
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Algae cause of the dog's death
Published: Saturday 02 July at 10:24 , news P4 ?sterg?tland 2 Comments Share
The dog that died after swimming in Holmsj?n in Kolm?rden in early June was poisoned by the algae. It shows the autopsy report is now complete.
"This is a mystery"
That it is the algae that killed the dog thinks environmental protection inspector Nina Eskilsson is puzzling.
- Yes, for us, it is surprising, because we talked to experts who say that they hardly know that dogs have died from this kind of toxins. It's very unusual, she says.
It was in early June as four dogs fell ill after being bathed in various lakes and streams in kolm?rdensdolphins. One dog died and now shows the autopsy report that the algae of the genus anna Baena caused acute kidney and liver damage and subsequent heart failure in the dog.
Besides it is rare that animals die of algf?rgiftning it is more perplexed by environmental inspectors in Norrk?ping. Because when we took samples in Holmsj?n where the dead dog had a bath they found no anna Baena algae and according to Nina Eskilsson is Holmsj?n not sufficiently nutritious to create the blooms required for it to be toxic.
Instead she believes that there probably is no small pond or small lake that is the culprit and then find the source of poison will be difficult.
- Yes, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. What we recommend all who swim and bathe the dogs are taking their own responsibilities. If it is green colored water you should be very careful, says Nina Eskilsson.
But you should still like to Holmsj?n on Monday and take new samples for safety's sake?
- Yes, we think this is a mystery, so would the safe side check again if there is something we have missed.