Help us stop Alabama Rot. Donate to the Alabama Rot Research Fund (see below).

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Help us stop Alabama Rot. Donate to the Alabama Rot Research Fund (see below).
This post reports the closure of AlabamaRot.co.uk maps and donations. So now, Vets4Pets will host the confirmed Alabama Rot map and the Alabama Rot Research Fund will collect donations.
Aaron is running in the Bournemouth marathon for ARRF because Catherine Moss & Aaron want to raise money for Alabama rot research.
Catherine Moss said:
“After losing our beloved dog Maggie to Alabama rot on 10th February 2017 [see Confirmed cases map] we want to try to help raise awareness and funds for more research into this awful disease so that hopefully very soon a cause, then cure might be found. If we reach the target Aaron will run it in fancy dress.”
Donate here.
During 2017 AlabamaRot.co.uk aims to raise £10,000 in donations for Alabama Rot research and mapping.
Laura Holm a vet from Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists – the UK leading authority on Alabama Rot – will speak at a fundraising event in Bransgore, Dorset on Friday 22nd April 2016.
Continue reading “Anderson Moores at Bransgore fundraising event for Alabama Rot research”
If your dog gets skin lesions or other symptoms consult your vet, without delay. “Unexplained redness, sores or swelling of the skin (on the paws, legs, body, face, tongue or mouth) are often the first sign of this disease.” (AMVS, Feb 2016) After five years, we still don’t know what causes Alabama Rot. From analysis by AlabamaRot.co.uk, we do know that 90% of confirmed cases have been in the six months during Winter and Spring (December – May). Information about Alabama Rot / CRGV for dog owners from Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists (AMVS).
In June 2016 the Alabama Rot Research Fund (ARRF) charity was founded. The founders’ dog Lulu had contracted Alabama Rot … and survived! Read Lulu’s story here and here.
Continue reading “Stop Alabama Rot. Donate to ARRF charity.”