Alabama Rot. New cases confirmed.
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Roxylola
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Ugh, it's just horrid. Thanks for the update though, worrying that it seems to be spreading to new areas
SadKen
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The stuff of nightmares.
I wonder if anything useful has been learned from the dogs that survived.
I wonder if anything useful has been learned from the dogs that survived.
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Yep there have been cases all around the area where I live now.... Forest of Dean, Ross on Wye, now Cheltenham ?
brighteyes
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Up in NW Lancashire, sadly and worryingly, there has just been a fatal case of CRVG in a dog that rarely, if ever, got wet or muddy or left the premises. The sudden and shocking loss has left devastated owners bewildered and feeling 'negligent' they didn't do more than seek the usual vet attention because what seemed to be a minor cut on a paw, was being licked constantly and not being given chance to heal. They were given a cone-collar and antibiotics, but it took just 3 days to take their dog despite IV drugs after 48 hours... They'd never heard of CRVG/Alabama Rot so wouldn't have suspected it. I have, but until today might not have jumped directly to that conclusion. Awful disease.
Tinkerbee
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Oh no, very local to me in NI ? will do some googling, thanks for posting
satinbaze
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Suspected cases in Nuthall and Ashfield in Nottingham. Awaiting PM results on the deceased dogs.
Rumtytum
Have Marmite, will travel
I don’t have a dog but a conscientious owner has pinned signs to gate posts in this area saying their dog who was walked around here has been diagnosed. South Oxon/west Berkshire.
TheresaW
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We’re in the Ashfield area. Am keeping a close eye on our two.
satinbaze
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Think the affected dog had been walked in thieves wood
TheresaW
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Yes, I saw it on FB. We don’t tend to walk there, we stick to Blidworth Woods where the horses are, but it’s not that far away.
DirectorFury
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Does anyone change their walking routes/times because of the risk? There are high rates of dog theft round here with dogs being snatched from walkers, and our only non-muddy route is along the busy main road where there have been several attempted thefts in the last two weeks.
Normally I’d drive to the beach to walk but that’s not allowed under Welsh lockdown rules
. At the moment we’re managing by playing in the largeish back garden and doing scent work but my dog is starting to get fed up and bored.
Normally I’d drive to the beach to walk but that’s not allowed under Welsh lockdown rules
. At the moment we’re managing by playing in the largeish back garden and doing scent work but my dog is starting to get fed up and bored.muddybay
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I'm not a dog owner but could you put like boots on them? That might be a really stupid idea!Does anyone change their walking routes/times because of the risk? There are high rates of dog theft round here with dogs being snatched from walkers, and our only non-muddy route is along the busy main road where there have been several attempted thefts in the last two weeks.
Normally I’d drive to the beach to walk but that’s not allowed under Welsh lockdown rules
brighteyes
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Not stupid at all. I'm sure that durable preventative wear will soon be under development. It seems a very unpredictable and random affliction. Under most people's radar for that very reason.
skinnydipper
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Although the lesions are usually on the legs, they can appear anywhere, ie abdomen, chest, snout, mouth, tongue.
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Clodagh
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I am thankful that I've not had to deal with it, but if I was in an area where there had been a case the dog would get a hibiscrub bath after a walk, at least on legs and belly.
palo1
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We have had a fatal case in the next village to us (not particularly publicised). The dog was only walked in their own field but the local vets have put out some advice which is interesting. Their advice was that 75% of dogs contracting the disease only get skin lesions which don't progress to organ failure. However, for the significant minority that do get the progressive disease the outlook is grim. I have been washing Red IT after walks - not with hibiscrub as that can be pretty drying and I would panic if I found a particularly dry/scaly spot which may or may not be Rot or Hibiscrub related! So he has had a warm shower after walks and I have been avoiding wooded, muddy areas as much as possible. Very blooming difficult tbh!! We haven't had any other cases at all locally so far thankfully. It is incredibly difficult to know exactly what to do for the best really. If it weren't for lockdown I may be tempted to drive to places that were further away from the local case but that isn't terrifically acceptable at the moment and our daily walks are necessarily from home anyway so I am just washing with warm water and keeping a close eye on my chap. It is worrying...
(not particularly publicised). The dog was only walked in their own field but the local vets have put out some advice which is interesting. Their advice was that 75% of dogs contracting the disease only get skin lesions which don't progress to organ failure. However, for the significant minority that do get the progressive disease the outlook is grim. I have been washing Red IT after walks - not with hibiscrub as that can be pretty drying and I would panic if I found a particularly dry/scaly spot which may or may not be Rot or Hibiscrub related! So he has had a warm shower after walks and I have been avoiding wooded, muddy areas as much as possible. Very blooming difficult tbh!! We haven't had any other cases at all locally so far thankfully. It is incredibly difficult to know exactly what to do for the best really. If it weren't for lockdown I may be tempted to drive to places that were further away from the local case but that isn't terrifically acceptable at the moment and our daily walks are necessarily from home anyway so I am just washing with warm water and keeping a close eye on my chap. It is worrying...Lipglosspukka
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I just carry on as normal. There was a case where I walk my dogs a year or two back. Hundreds of dogs get walked there each week. I still walk there.
I just think that the chances are so very tiny that you can't live your life afraid.
I just think that the chances are so very tiny that you can't live your life afraid.
skinnydipper
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To make people aware.
5 dogs killed by Alabama Rot this year, latest 2 in Bristol and Langston, Devon.
Seek the advice of your vet if your dog develops unexplained skin lesions
5 dogs killed by Alabama Rot this year, latest 2 in Bristol and Langston, Devon.
Seek the advice of your vet if your dog develops unexplained skin lesions
SilverLinings
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I've only had a quick look at the page but this link seems quite useful for basic advice and also a map showing where confirmed cases have been:
https://www.vets4pets.com/pet-health-advice/alabama-rot/
https://www.vets4pets.com/pet-health-advice/alabama-rot/