Eddie, a dog from Hampshire, who fell victim to cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy.
First CRGV Cases Of The Year Confirmed By Anderson Moores
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Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has confirmed the first two cases of the potentially fatal cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) this year.
Linnaeus-owned Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in Winchester has been leading research into the devastating disease since 2012 and has a website dedicated to Alabama Rot, which offers advice and information, including a map of confirmed cases across the UK.
The referral centre has now confirmed two new cases in Hampshire and Berkshire – the latter is the second confirmed case in the county in just over six weeks.
Josh Walker, an American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) diplomate, leads the CRGV research at Anderson Moores alongside David Walker, American, RCVS and EBVS European specialist in small animal internal medicine.
He said: “Unfortunately, this is the time of year when cases are most commonly identified and, sadly, we have seen the first two cases in 2023, following 11 confirmed cases in the UK last year.
“We’re advising dog owners across the country to remain calm but vigilant and seek advice from their vets if their dog develops unexplained skin lesions.”
The disease, which originally appeared in the late 1980s, was first detected in the UK in 2012. It affects the kidneys and has a 90 per cent mortality rate.
These first cases of 2023 take the overall total of confirmed cases in the UK to 292.
While Alabama Rot is often fatal, Mr Walker said the best chance of recovery probably lies with early and intensive veterinary care, which may be best provided at a specialist facility.
He said: “We have been at the forefront of research into CRGV for almost a decade and have witnessed first-hand the often-devastating effects of the disease.
“Treatment largely revolves around management of the sudden onset kidney failure and, sadly, with our current understanding of the disease, is only successful in around 10 per cent of cases.”
Mr Walker added that he hoped the dedicated CRGV website launched by Anderson Moores would be a useful tool in raising awareness of the disease among dog owners.
“We aim to give pet owners as much information as possible via our bespoke CRGV website,” he said.
“We hope the map of confirmed cases will also prove useful. Although an environmental trigger has not been definitively proven, the seasonality of the disease makes it eminently possible and our map allows anyone who visits the website to see the location of confirmed cases.”
Anderson Moores offers specialist care in anaesthesia and analgesia, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, emergency and critical care, feline hyperthyroid clinic, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, orthopaedics and soft tissue surgery.
To view Anderson Moores’ dedicated CRGV website, which includes a nationwide map of cases. visit https://www.alabama-rot.co.uk/.
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