On 25 Jul 2003 00:31:09 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote:


A ponder I know in the midwest had her grand-dog contract giardia and the vet
suspected it came from the pond.
Here is a web page
http://www.priory.com/vet/giardia.htm

That said, the watergardening labradors drink from the pond and the river and
have been fine for six years.
When this ponder asked for help I asked someone in the know and he suspected
the pond was overstocked and badly in need of cleaning. Also that a dog or cat
may have been using the pond as a potty.
In all my years on rec.ponds I think this is only the second time I've heard
someone think that their pond made their dog sick.


k30a

I was wondering the same thing about my cat a few months ago. She
drank from the pond several times a day and probably ingested water
fern each time. The water fern, i guess, was eaten by tads or flooded
out of the pond when i was out of town, but after the fish got the
cat's tongue that time, I haven't seen her anywhere near it. It may be
a co- incidence or it may have been pond related. Either way, Head
Honcho, the fish, took care of the problem.