00:00After nearly a year of walking her dogs anywhere but the beach, due to South Australia's algal bloom, Katie Walheim was excited to return to the sand.
00:11No foam, no discolouration, I didn't see any dead fish and I thought this was going to be a lovely walk.
00:17But after a short beach walk, things took a turn for the worse.
00:21Within a couple of hours they both started coughing up phlegm and by the afternoon Ella herself was drooling and frothing at the mouth.
00:30The incident occurred on Monday as temperatures hovered near 40 degrees.
00:35Ms Walheim had seen other dogs in the water and thought it was safe but her beloved pets got so sick she took them to the vet.
00:43When I pulled up to the hospital the car park was full of people with dogs coming in.
00:48She won't be returning to the seaside any time soon.
00:51I will be staying away until we get an all clear notice and even a bit longer after that.
00:56Recent water test results show algae levels have dropped substantially in many areas.
01:01But marine ecologist Faith Coleman says hazards for dogs and humans alike remain.
01:07Carinias as a genus contain up to 50 different toxins.
01:12Any one of those could have caused many of those symptoms.
01:16Good dog.
01:18This vet says a sick dog after a beach visit is more likely to be caused by other factors.
01:22I do think it's more likely that pups are just becoming unwell because they're enjoying the beach as the weather warms up.
01:29Authorities say it's safe for people to take their dogs to the beach but they shouldn't swim in foamy or discoloured water or eat dead fish.
01:36lease clean the white one to the beach shows 10 times
01:3810 times the same day before the beach.
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01:39is another natural Mickeyklot
01:51to the sky visitor to see animals.
01:54We all need to wait to see animals out of the sky.
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