Dog owners should be careful after cases of a life-threatening canine disease have been recorded around the United Kingdom. Two new cases of Alabama rot, known medically as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy, have been reported this year, according to vetinary specialist clinic Anderson Moores. The warning comes after a couple in Berkshire were “heartbroken” by the death of their beautiful Labrador who was infected with the condition.
The Labrador named Grace deteriorated rapidly after owners Simone and Sara Meloni found a lump on her chest.
Simone, from West Berkshire, said: “Grace was like a daughter to us, so it isn’t easy to accept she’s gone and gone so suddenly and tragically. She was young, only three years old, she was fit and she was powerful but this is such a dangerous disease and everything happens so fast.
“One morning she was a little bit lame and while we were brushing and combing her we discovered a lump on her chest which was very sore. We took her straight to our local vets and they gave her pain relief and antibiotics, but the lump grew bigger and she started to decline very quickly.
“She was eating less but vomiting a lot and we were very worried so took her back to the vets. On our third visit to the vets they said it could be a case of Alabama Rot, a very rare but very serious disease. We were shocked but wanted to try everything to try to save her, so they referred us to Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in Winchester but sadly Grace didn’t pull through.
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