He took his dogs to a lagoon to play and died of toxic algae.

A couple decided to walk their dogs in a lagoon North Carolina, United States, without knowing the danger to which their pets were exposed and the tragic end they had. When they left, the animals began to show discomfort and died in a few hours. "I would give anything to spend one more day with them", wrote his owner on social networks.

Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz They arrived at a pond in Wilmington on Thursday August 8 with the idea that their three dogs could have a good time. However, everything was tarnished when one of his white terrier dogs, called Abby, He started having a crisis. Immediately, his owners transferred him to the vet. Once there, another pet showed shock and a few minutes later, the same thing happened with the third, a mixed-breed dog "doodle" aged 6, according to the CNN.

A few hours after receiving help, all three dogs died. The vet who helped them explained the cause to Martin and Mintz: they were intoxicated by blue-green algae present in the pond where they played.

In statements to the aforementioned media, the woman said that in the beginning she had not noticed the algae, but her vet told her that what appeared to be leftover flowers were cyanobacteria. He also said that he did not notice no warning signs of toxic algae near the water, which is next to a busy footpath.

Now, Martin is trying to warn about what happened so that others do not lose their pets. "I will not stop before making a positive change. I will not lose my dogs for nothing, "he said.

"What started as a fun night for them has resulted in the greatest loss of our lives. They had a blue-green algae poisoning and they could not do anything. I would give anything to spend one more day with them, "wrote the woman on her Facebook social network profile to tell what happened and share her experience so as to prevent this from happening. The message has been shared almost 30,000 times.

The blue-green algae They are more common in summer. According to the Health and Social Services Department of North Carolina, toxic algae blooms are more likely to infest the mbades of fresh water when the weather is hot and the water stagnant.

Some seaweed flowers leave a film of mud on the surface and make the water reddish, but others are hard to detect immediately, as was the case with those in the pond where Martin's dogs were submerged.

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The poisoning can not be cured, and the exposure almost always leads to death in the dog. Drinking in a body of water where blue-green algae hide or lick in the fur can kill a dog within 15 minutes of exposure, as reported by Blue Cross for Pets, an animal charity from the United Kingdom.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality periodically updates a map of the state where algal blooms have been reported, but in the event that a sanitary opinion is not published, It is best for humans and pets to avoid bad-smelling waters or they look strange or cloudy.

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