My
dog (approx. 47 lbs) was swimming in a pool
today. He seems really tired. Could he be
ill due to the pool chemicals? (Christina,
Florida)
It
is unlikely that a swimming pool which has not made any of the people who were
also using it ill would make your dog ill as long as he wasn't drinking too much
of the water. In most cases dogs take every measure to avoid drinking it since
they don't like the taste.
In any case where drinking too much of the water
would make him ill, there would be such symptoms as vomiting and loose feces.
This does not rule out the possibility that something unexpected could
happen (e.g. a specific reaction to one of the chemicals), but I think it seems
more likely that your dog is in fact, very tired!
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My
dog (approx. 47 lbs) was swimming in a pool
today. He seems really tired. Could he be
ill due to the pool chemicals? (Christina,
Florida)
It
is unlikely that a swimming pool which has not made any of the people who were
also using it ill would make your dog ill as long as he wasn't drinking too much
of the water. In most cases dogs take every measure to avoid drinking it since
they don't like the taste. 
