A dog owner has shared an urgent warning after nearly losing her beloved pet during a trip to a lake.
Zoe Trommelen had taken pet Raven to the beauty spot where she spent an hour swimming and playing in the water.
However, 15 minutes after they left the springer spaniel started falling in and out of consciousness.
Stopping at the side of the road Zoe put her fingers down Raven‘s throat, forcing the four-year-old to throw up a green and white goo.
They eventually made it to the vet who told the terrified animal lover her dog was showing signs of blue-green algae poisoning.
Zoe, 50, a warehouse operator told NorthWalesLive: “I thought she was going to die.
“Raven was wobbly and all over the place, she had white gums and couldn’t keep her head up.
“It was obvious something was terribly wrong and she needed urgent veterinary treatment.”
“I was shouting at her to wake up, I began pumping her stomach and then tickled her throat.
“The first time, I got some water out of her, the second time she threw up what looked like algae.
It smelled weird, a kind of earthy smell. It was dirty and horrible, a white and green colour. It wasn’t nice at all.
“It was really scary, to be honest. “
Raven who fell ill at Llyn Tegid, Bala, in Wales, was given a 50:50 chance of surviving the night but is now recuperating at home.
Eryri National Park Authority (NPA), whose wardens manage the lake, said no blue-green algae has been detected in the lake so far this summer.
It said what happened to Raven may have been a “possible isolated incident”.
An NPA spokesperson said: “Our lake wardens monitor Llyn Tegid closely for signs of blue-green algal bloom during the summer months when it is more likely to occur.
“The algal bloom manifests itself as a bright blue-green coloured scum that accumulates on the margins of the lake.
“Despite this possible isolated incident, there have been no sightings at Llyn Tegid so far this year.
“There are however permanent public notice signs to inform lake users about the hazards of blue-green algal bloom at various locations around the lake.
“Furthermore, upon the detection of the potential presence of blue-green algal bloom, wardens install additional temporary signage around the lake.”
