Alabama Rot – The Story So Far
July 17, 2017
Last year an apparently new and deadly disease affecting dogs hit the headlines. Alabama Rot has been determined to cause acute kidney failure and anaemia combined with ulcerated skin lesions on the lower limbs of dogs.
The disease appears to damage the blood vessels in the kidneys and the skin which triggers a blood clotting disorder and anaemia and results in multi-organ failure. Between 2012 and 2014 thirty dogs were diagnosed with this disease and none of them survived.
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The Ins and Outs of Gastroenteritis
April 20, 2017
The term “gastroenteritis” implies inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is a descriptive term rather than a diagnosis and can be applied to any situation where one of our pets has vomiting and/or diarrhoea.
Some episodes are acute and spontaneously resolve with or without treatment whereas others can last weeks or months. If gastroenteritis has lasted more than two weeks and there has been no identified cause or prolonged response to treatment, this is referred to as a “chronic” case.
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