TeamDogs the potential dangers if your dog were to come into contact with algae. She explained: "Not all blue-green algae species release dangerous toxins into the water but unfortunately there is no real way to know if algae is toxic just by looking at it.
Some types of blue-green algae are extremely toxic and can be deadly when consumed in high concentration."Unfortunately, dogs are more vulnerable to blue-green algae poisoning because of their likelihood to play in the water and as such more likely to ingest the toxins.
It is so dangerous to our dogs because of the speed at which it affects them and also because of the damage it causes to the liver.
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