A second dog has died from Alabama Rot just six weeks after the last reported case.

Sabina Richardson lost her six-year-old Hungarian Vizsla, Marnie after sores on the dog's body rapidly developed and kidney failure onset began.

She said: “Marnie’s first symptoms were sores on her paws which then began to spread onto her legs. She also stopped eating and started to vomit.

“We took her to local vets who gave her antibiotics but she couldn’t keep the tablets down and continued to deteriorate.

“By this point, we were very concerned and visited another vet, who said they feared it was Alabama Rot."

Marnie was given an injection of antibiotics and blood tests were taken which confirmed her kidneys were failing.

“That was such a shock and it was really tough when we finally had to make the heartbreaking decision to put her to sleep.”

At the same time another family dog, a two-year-old whippet called Goose, had shown similar symptoms but, thankfully, survived.

Sabina added: “Goose had very similar sores that were oozing puss and had the same sort of treatment but he survived and is absolutely fine now.

“It’s so hard to understand. We keep going over it all and trying to identify where they could have come in touch with such a rare disease. We have re-traced our walks and can’t think of anywhere we went that was unusual.

“Everyone in the village tends to walk their dogs in the same spots so it’s baffling how there haven’t been more cases.”

The case was passed to Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in Winchester, Hampshire, who have been leading the research into the devastating disease since 2012 and confirmed this latest Berkshire case.

Josh Walker, who is at the forefront of the veterinary work said: “Unfortunately, we have to confirm a second case of Alabama Rot in Berkshire.

“Last month, (January) we confirmed a case in Lambourn in which a three-year-old labrador had sadly died. This latest case involved a Hungarian Vizsla in Stanford Dingley.

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“There were 11 cases recorded across the UK in 2022, so to report two deaths in Berkshire in a six-week period is unusual.

“However, I must emphasise this is a very rare disease and we’re advising dog owners to remain calm but vigilant and seek advice from their vet if their dog develops unexplained skin lesions.

“Treatment largely revolves around management of the sudden onset kidney failure and is only successful in around 10 per cent of cases.”

The disease, also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), is extremely rare and has claimed the lives of 90 per cent of infected dogs.

Anderson Moores’ now has a dedicated CRGV website, which includes a nationwide map of cases. Visit alabama-rot.co.uk to view the map.