http://sitandstay.banfield.net/2010/07/06/spending-fourth-of-july-with-emerson/ Sit and Stay Blog Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-RC3 http://sitandstay.banfield.net/2010/07/06/spending-fourth-of-july-with-emerson/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 Dr. Susannah Teran Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:30:33 +0000 http://sitandstay.banfield.net/?p=533#comment-1339 That's an excellent question Rosie. I certainly cannot recommend that Whitley continue drinking out of your pool. The amount of both chlorine and salt that he ingests will determine just how sick he might get, and I'm afraid I can't say just how much will make him sick. The salt in the pool water will increase his thirst rather than decrease it so he is actually making himself more thirsty, thus perpetuating the problem. If at all possible avoid him drinking from the pool at all. If you do catch him doing it then encourage him to drink water as soon as possible to counterbalance the thirst created by the salt. The chlorine can also cause an imbalance in his internal regulation system so it truly is important to stop this behavior. Dogs are creatures of habit, much like us, therefore it may take some time to break him of this habit. If you are finding it very challenging to get him to stop I would recommend a visit to the vet to discuss some behavioral modification techniques which could be very helpful. Good luck! That’s an excellent question Rosie. I certainly cannot recommend that Whitley continue drinking out of your pool. The amount of both chlorine and salt that he ingests will determine just how sick he might get, and I’m afraid I can’t say just how much will make him sick. The salt in the pool water will increase his thirst rather than decrease it so he is actually making himself more thirsty, thus perpetuating the problem. If at all possible avoid him drinking from the pool at all. If you do catch him doing it then encourage him to drink water as soon as possible to counterbalance the thirst created by the salt. The chlorine can also cause an imbalance in his internal regulation system so it truly is important to stop this behavior. Dogs are creatures of habit, much like us, therefore it may take some time to break him of this habit. If you are finding it very challenging to get him to stop I would recommend a visit to the vet to discuss some behavioral modification techniques which could be very helpful. Good luck!

]]> http://sitandstay.banfield.net/2010/07/06/spending-fourth-of-july-with-emerson/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Rosie Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:46:52 +0000 http://sitandstay.banfield.net/?p=533#comment-1334 Our Maltese Whitley will not stop drinking out of our pool. We have chemicals clorine and salt. Will this hurt our Little dog.?? Our Maltese Whitley will not stop drinking out of our pool. We have chemicals clorine and salt. Will this hurt our Little dog.??

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