Just wanted see if anybody has experienced this before because I have not.
My Male Black Lab Blake almost died yesterday morning due to inhaling too much water during our duck/goose hunt. The water level is about thigh deep (not deep enough for the dog to swim but too deep for him to really be able to run) and right at his neck level. He had retrieved several ducks and then the goose flight started. Had two real long goose retrieve (200 yards by the time he caught them) and when he got back with it I could tell he was worn out from fighting the geese and trying to keep his head above of water. Well I noticed something just wasn't right with him. He started acting dizzy and drooling real bad and being extremely lethargic. My first thought was he was getting hypothermia from being in the water for too long making those retrieves back to back so I immediately rushed out of there and got him to the vet. When I got him to the truck he threw up a bunch of water and goose feathers. By the time I got him in the truck and headed to the vet he was wheezing and trembling real bad and his eye were bloodshot and starting to roll back. I am in panic mode at this point. He throws up a bunch of water one more time in the truck and finally we get to the vet. Body Temperature was ok so they ruled out Hypothermia and decided to x ray him because he may have flipped his stomach. Fortunately, that was not the case and the x rays showed lots and lots of water in his lungs and stomach.
Anyway, dog is doing fine now and we got him on some antibiotics to keep pneumonia from setting in but I was a wreck after that little episode. Never had this happen before so I really didn't know how to handle it. I guess it's just a little reminder that things can go from real good to real bad quick.
Anybody ever had this before?
My Male Black Lab Blake almost died yesterday morning due to inhaling too much water during our duck/goose hunt. The water level is about thigh deep (not deep enough for the dog to swim but too deep for him to really be able to run) and right at his neck level. He had retrieved several ducks and then the goose flight started. Had two real long goose retrieve (200 yards by the time he caught them) and when he got back with it I could tell he was worn out from fighting the geese and trying to keep his head above of water. Well I noticed something just wasn't right with him. He started acting dizzy and drooling real bad and being extremely lethargic. My first thought was he was getting hypothermia from being in the water for too long making those retrieves back to back so I immediately rushed out of there and got him to the vet. When I got him to the truck he threw up a bunch of water and goose feathers. By the time I got him in the truck and headed to the vet he was wheezing and trembling real bad and his eye were bloodshot and starting to roll back. I am in panic mode at this point. He throws up a bunch of water one more time in the truck and finally we get to the vet. Body Temperature was ok so they ruled out Hypothermia and decided to x ray him because he may have flipped his stomach. Fortunately, that was not the case and the x rays showed lots and lots of water in his lungs and stomach.
Anyway, dog is doing fine now and we got him on some antibiotics to keep pneumonia from setting in but I was a wreck after that little episode. Never had this happen before so I really didn't know how to handle it. I guess it's just a little reminder that things can go from real good to real bad quick.
Anybody ever had this before?