yet little is known about the disease called alabama rot.red in america in the late 19805 — it causes lesions on dogs' legs and paws. but there's still no known cure — which is why vets and animal welfare groups are meeting in reading today for the first time in a bid to tackle it. duncan kennedy reports. it is that time of day. the walk, the run, the fun. repeated by 8 million dogs across the united kingdom. but for gabrielle williams from monmouthshire those joys came to an end earlier this year. her dog fleur, a family pet for five years, caught alabama rot and died. it is still hard to get your head around she's not here because it happens quickly and she was quite young, just five and a half. it was hard to see. so it has been difficult and very sad. alabama rot was first recorded in the united states in the 1980s. and it gives dogs lesions, ulcers and in many cases kidney failure. so it is a very unpleasant disease and luckily lola has avoided it. but 15 dogs in the uk have died from alabama rot so far this year, bringing the total to

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alabama rot was discovered in the late 1980s in the united states.e. is that another one of your dog with you that? good morning, yes. tell us little about ——a bit about fleur who contracted this. she was sick one morning. i didn't think much of it. the day after, she had an intermittent limb. i couldn't see anything. couldn't see anything in her foot. a anything. couldn't see anything in herfoot. a lesion anything. couldn't see anything in her foot. a lesion appeared was not there was a thorn stuck in there. i took her to the vet and she deteriorated. we will come back to you ina deteriorated. we will come back to you in a minute, gabrielle. from what i know about alabama rot, it is a typical lesion. lim at the bottom of their legs,. they might have a bit of a limp. then they develop kidney failure, vomiting, going off their food. unfortunately, we still a relatively little about the disease. how quickly did you have to have fleur put down eventually? from the first symptom which was her being sick to being put to sleep was one week. she deteriorate