Pet owners warned to keep animals away from lakes and ponds after death of dogs

A Kerry County Council sign warning against making contact with the algal bloom that may appear in Lough Leane during the summer months. 

A vet is calling upon pet owners to keep their animals away from lakes or ponds with stagnant water after the death of a number of dogs that had been swimming in a lake on the border of Leitrim and Fermanagh.

Aoife Ferris of Lakeland Veterinary Services in Belleek, Co Fermanagh, said they have already witnessed numerous dogs in need of serious veterinary intervention after swimming in the lake over the past 48 hours.