Alabama Rot

[Violet Turner]

I live near matey (GM) and this has had reports of this dreadful disease

 

[Jack-Russell-Lover]

Very useful information in this thread, thank you.
Been hearing more and more about this awful disease. It's so scary!
Not many cases here in Wales so far (14).
As dog owners we just need to be vigilant, wash mud/dirty water off our dogs and health check, health check, health check!

 

[Mad Murphy]

Saw on FB this morning that a vet has confirmed a case in the Galashiels area..

very sad but good that they are putting the warnings out..

 

[JoanneF]

Saw on FB this morning that a vet has confirmed a case in the Galashiels area..

very sad but good that they are putting the warnings out..

That's the closest case to me so far

 

[Violet Turner]

Ten more cases of Alabama Rot - AlabamaRot.co.uk
Twitter post
https://twitter.com/brave_indy/status/998512308245680128 status

 

[JoanneF]

A breakthrough in treatment.

RVC makes breakthrough in treatment of deadly ‘Alabama rot’ dog disease. - RVC News - News and Events - Royal Veterinary College, RVC

Apparently it involve filtering the blood to remove the toxins then returning it to the patient. So not a cure as such but a step in the right direction.

 

[JudyN]

That's good news - would your average dog owner be able to access this treatment, I wonder? Even if it's not possible now, hopefully the method will be able to save dogs' lives in the future.

 

[Caro Perry]

I was wondering whether the cases of rot had stopped since we've had these weeks of dry weather. If it is linked to cold wet mud there should be very few cases at the moment

 

[arealhuman]

Definitely a step in the right direction, but currently only a 33.3% success rate.