Serious Dog Ilness

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Serious Dog Ilness

Post by Bob » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:17 pm

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Post by Jillygumbo » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:56 pm

Been following this on FB. Kirsty posted. Yuk!
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Post by Bob » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:24 pm

Glad to know she's still on the circuit, please give her our regards. :D
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Post by New Forest Terrier » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:09 pm

This is right on my doorstep and very worrying. The latest I have seen is that it is similar to Alabama Rot, a disease that was found in Greyhounds in South USA. That was blamed on e.coli from feeding raw food. Not the full story in these cases, as this seems to be geographical rather then contaminated food.

The only thing the areas have in common is Lyme disease in ticks. I would never walk in the infected areas of the forest without boots and trousers, due to the risk. Even then you can pick up a tick on arms or neck walking through bushes. Dogs nosing around pick them up all the time.

Another possibility is something transmitted by the plague of rats around. There are always rats in patches of wood and scrub but with this amount of rain they are everywhere.
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Post by Jillygumbo » Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:15 pm

Bob wrote:Glad to know she's still on the circuit, please give her our regards. :D
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