 Pet owners are being warned to spot the signs of Alabama Rot disease early to prevent the death of dogs, and keep an eye on confirmed cases near them. An online map created by Vets4Pets highlights the locations across the UK where the potentially fatal disease has been recorded over the past 10 years. The map allows you to track your location and view the closest recordings of Alabama Rot, also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), in your neighbourhood. It comes one month after the latest pet fell victim, seven-year-old Labradoodle Molly, in Godstone, Surrey, and tragically passed away. Woman heartbroken as puppy mysteriously dies 48 hours after taking him home A map shows the confirmed cases located near you ( Vets4Pets) Molly's owners told Surrey Live : "She went off her food a little bit on the Monday, although if you were to feed her from your hand she was OK. The first real symptom was a lack of energy. " Every morning, Molly would bolt over to us as soon as we came downstairs but she wasn't doing that. She was also drinking more and not keen on going for walks, which was so unlike her. "We took her to our local vets as she was very down. They prescribed her antibiotics and anti-inflammatories but she continued to get worse, even after changing her medication on the Friday. It appears as red and painful lesions on the skin (stock image) "By the Saturday, she appeared to be gnawing at herself but, in reality, she was licking her wounds which were under her fur. When we were then gently cleaning her, the fur actually came away to expose the wounds. "She became very weak and from 7.30am on the Tuesday to 9am the same morning when we took her back to the vets, Moll){kind=link}
An interactive map indicates the locations across the UK where Alabama Rot cases have been confirmed in the last 10 years, after another beloved pet pooch fell victim to the deadly disease – taking the total to 287 dogs
Pet owners are being warned to spot the signs of Alabama Rot disease early to prevent the death of dogs, and keep an eye on confirmed cases near them. An online map created by Vets4Pets highlights the locations across the UK where the potentially fatal disease has been recorded over the past 10 years.
The map allows you to track your location and view the closest recordings of Alabama Rot, also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), in your neighbourhood. It comes one month after the latest pet fell victim, seven-year-old Labradoodle Molly, in Godstone, Surrey, and tragically passed away.
Molly’s owners told Surrey Live : “She went off her food a little bit on the Monday, although if you were to feed her from your hand she was OK. The first real symptom was a lack of energy.
” Every morning, Molly would bolt over to us as soon as we came downstairs but she wasn’t doing that. She was also drinking more and not keen on going for walks, which was so unlike her.