Comments on: Can drinking muddy water make dogs sick? http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:36:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brie http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick/comment-page-1#comment-1102 Brie Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:59:59 +0000 http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick#comment-1102 Hypothetically, yes. Standing water can carry diseases that have been deposited in the environment by other sick animals such as parvo or leptospirosis. It can also contain loads of bacteria and microorganisms that could upset the natural balance of bacteria in the intestinal tract. It could also contain intestinal parasites that had been deposited in the stool of infected animals. However, unless your dog is very young, very old, ill, or unvaccinated, the likelyhood of them actually becoming very sick from drinking muddy water is pretty slim. The bacteria in the water could cause some vomiting or diarrhea, but probably nothing to worry about unless it continued for more than 24 hours, but the chances of them catching a lethal disease is pretty small. Just don't let them drink too much, make sure they have fresh water available, and moniter their eating, drinking, and elimination habits anytime they have been exposed. Same goes for lake or river water.<br><b>References : </b><br>vet tech, pre vet student Hypothetically, yes. Standing water can carry diseases that have been deposited in the environment by other sick animals such as parvo or leptospirosis. It can also contain loads of bacteria and microorganisms that could upset the natural balance of bacteria in the intestinal tract. It could also contain intestinal parasites that had been deposited in the stool of infected animals. However, unless your dog is very young, very old, ill, or unvaccinated, the likelyhood of them actually becoming very sick from drinking muddy water is pretty slim. The bacteria in the water could cause some vomiting or diarrhea, but probably nothing to worry about unless it continued for more than 24 hours, but the chances of them catching a lethal disease is pretty small. Just don’t let them drink too much, make sure they have fresh water available, and moniter their eating, drinking, and elimination habits anytime they have been exposed. Same goes for lake or river water.
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]]> By: Carlee L http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick/comment-page-1#comment-1101 Carlee L Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:09:59 +0000 http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick#comment-1101 none of them will hurt a dog<br><b>References : </b><br> none of them will hurt a dog
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]]> By: Sophie http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick/comment-page-1#comment-1100 Sophie Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:51:59 +0000 http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick#comment-1100 It is not the muddy water that does it just the parisites that are in the water. meds for that can be expensive but those are rare cases Hope I helped<br><b>References : </b><br> It is not the muddy water that does it just the parisites that are in the water. meds for that can be expensive but those are rare cases
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]]> By: chalbri http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick/comment-page-1#comment-1099 chalbri Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:14:59 +0000 http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick#comment-1099 YES! this is where they can get hookworms, etc.<br><b>References : </b><br>Vet tech told me YES! this is where they can get hookworms, etc.
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]]> By: Rod B http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick/comment-page-1#comment-1098 Rod B Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:37:59 +0000 http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick#comment-1098 They are dogs, a dog eats his own waste. I would not worry much about it.<br><b>References : </b><br> They are dogs, a dog eats his own waste. I would not worry much about it.
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]]> By: ~Amerz~ http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick/comment-page-1#comment-1097 ~Amerz~ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:49:59 +0000 http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick#comment-1097 its better to have your own supply of clean, fresh water at the park. Never let your dog play with a random tennis ball at a park, you have no idea where its been or if the dog playing with it previously had any nasty viruses. Will the dog be harmed by drinking muddy water occasionally? Probably not. But its not a good practice to get them in the habit of doing!<br><b>References : </b><br> its better to have your own supply of clean, fresh water at the park. Never let your dog play with a random tennis ball at a park, you have no idea where its been or if the dog playing with it previously had any nasty viruses.

Will the dog be harmed by drinking muddy water occasionally? Probably not. But its not a good practice to get them in the habit of doing!
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]]> By: Carrie S http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick/comment-page-1#comment-1096 Carrie S Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:02:59 +0000 http://www.charlescastloo.com/sick-dogs/can-drinking-muddy-water-make-dogs-sick#comment-1096 It is always possible there is always a risk Giardia is hard to get rid of and known to come from contaminated water but I wouldn't quit playing with your dog because of muddy water puddles.<br><b>References : </b><br> It is always possible there is always a risk Giardia is hard to get rid of and known to come from contaminated water but I wouldn’t quit playing with your dog because of muddy water puddles.
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