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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Jim, is that because of the long dry spell then lots of rain?
glatt, that was in salt, or at least brackish water?
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I would guess brackish. They never said exactly which body of water it was, but their house is on a mouth of a small river where it enters the Chesapeake Bay. So I assumed that is where the dog got exposed. Maybe there was another body of water nearby where the dog was playing. I just don't know.
The dog took 2-3 days to die, if I remember correctly. So it sounds like maybe a mild case of this thing. The Vet told them it was a waterborne toxic bacteria. I had never heard of such a thing, and neither had they.
They have another dog now and said initially that it would never be allowed in the water, but I have seen pictures on social media of that dog splashing around.