Alabama Rot News
The Sunday Times illustrated the 200 confirmed cases of Alabama Rot with this density map:
Continue reading “Density map of Alabama Rot”“Many of the infected dogs had been walked in muddy fields and woodlands,” said Fiona Macdonald, a New Forest vet who is investigating the outbreaks.
Dealing with cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy in dogs
by Laura Holm and David Walker
Abstract
Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) is a disease of dogs, first reported in racing greyhounds in the USA during the 1980s. The disease causes erosive to ulcerative skin lesions, predominantly affecting the limbs, ventrum and oral cavity; however, a proportion of dogs develop more severe systemic abnormalities, including thrombocytopenia, anaemia and acute kidney injury. The disease was first reported in the UK in 2000, in a single pet greyhound. Since 2012, over 160 cases of CRGV have been confirmed in a wide range of dog breeds; no age or bodyweight predilection has been identified. To date, the cause of CRGV in dogs remains unknown. This article provides a review of the history and clinical signs and advises practitioners on the current approaches to dealing with the condition.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/inp.k4368
The articles includes:
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.
Over four years, 90% of Alabama Rot cases happen in Winter or Spring. This suggests that the trigger for Alabama Rot is an environmental factor such as low temperature or high rainfall.
Continue reading “90% Alabama Rot Dog Deaths in Winter or Spring”
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).
A review of 30 cases of Alabama Rot asks: “What causes CRGV in dogs? Unfortunately, the cause is unknown at the moment, but there is one strong candidate - aHUS (atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome).”
Continue reading “Peer-reviewed Alabama Rot research by Anderson Moores, March 2015.”
The unique Alabamarot.co.uk map lists every case of Alabama Rot in the UK.
Continue reading “Alabamarot.co.uk UK map now with ‘Place - date - dogs name’ labels”