Algae -- United States
Foss, the chemist with Green Water Laboratories, said the 1st sign a dog has ingested toxic algae is typically an upset stomach and vomiting. The microcystin then heads to the liver followed by kidney failure, shock, and internal bleeding.
"It can be a pretty gruesome death," she said.
Because veterinarians so rarely deal with cyanobacteria toxins, it's probably not a top suspect when a sick animal comes in, said El Cid Animal Clinic Medical Director Xavier Garcia. But even if blue-green
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