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“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” —Hot Ticket <\/em>Author Olivia Cunning should be given an award. I mean, having fun is important, but precautions must be taken so that everyone walks away unscathed. This also holds true for our four-legged friends. Fun may turn deadly, as it nearly did on a hot summer’s day years ago.<\/p>\n

Sweating profusely as I ran from appointment to appointment, I wondered how long it would take for the air conditioner to be repaired. I half mumbled, half grumbled to my poor technician about fixing the ailing unit. Was I acting spoiled? Sure. I mean, she suffered through the heat as I did, and on top of that, she had to put up with my complaints.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, the doors to our clinic burst open and a half-clothed man rushed in with his dog.<\/p>\n

“Can someone help me?” shouted Mr. Thompson. “Bobby’s not doing so good.”<\/p>\n

One of our technicians took Bobby to the treatment room as another technician tried to calm down Mr. Thompson while getting a history.<\/p>\n

Bobby was having difficulty breathing. His breaths were rapid and labored. He also coughed or hacked as if something was stuck in his throat.<\/p>\n

A quick physical exam revealed grayish gums and lungs that were very congested. Normally, I would suspect a heart problem, but his heart sounded normal. Just then, our tech rushed in to tell me that Mr. Thompson said Bobby almost drowned at the beach.<\/p>\n

That explained everything. Tucking Bobby under my arm, I turned him upside down and gently jumped up and down. Soon, a steady stream of water started to pour out of his mouth and nose. With each jump, he seemed to breathe a little easier. Huffing and puffing after a couple of minutes, I was glad that Bobby was a Jack Russell terrier weighing in at 15 pounds and not a large Labrador.<\/p>\n

Although much improved, we gave Bobby some medication to stimulate his body to take the extra fluid from his water-soaked lungs and eliminate it through his kidneys. Over the next few hours, he peed like crazy.<\/p>\n

After the initial craziness, I had a moment to speak with Mr. Thompson. He said that they were at Bobby’s favorite beach enjoying the hot, sunny weather playing fetch. Mr. Thompson would throw a tennis ball into the water and Bobby would retrieve it. All of a sudden, two large Labrador retrievers got involved and kept pushing Bobby under the water.<\/p>\n

“I’m not sure if they were playing and accidentally pushed Bobby under or if they were trying to drown him,” an exasperated Mr. Thompson recalled. “But I didn’t care. All I wanted to do was get Bobby away from them.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Thompson paused to regain his composure. As a tear streaked down his face, he continued, “I swam as fast as I could, but I threw the tennis ball pretty far out. I shouldn’t have thrown it that far.” Mr. Thompson shook his head.<\/p>\n

“It’s all right,” I assured him. “Bobby is OK now. He can go home after a few hours of observation.”<\/p>\n

Dr. John Kaya is director of the Windward Community College veterinary technician program and associate veterinarian for VCA University Animal Hospital. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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