​Unfortunately, we have to confirm a further 2 cases of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (often termed CRGV and sometimes known as Alabama Rot). The cases were from Stonehouse (Gloucestershire) and Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire. 
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 168 since 2012, with 45 cases in 2018.
We continue to advise owners to be vigilant and to seek advice from their local vet if their dog develops unexplained skin lesions/sores. Although an environmental trigger for this disease is possible, this has not been proven.
For help recognising some of the signs and to see a map of confirmed cases, please visit www.vets4pets.com/stop-alabama-rot/. Cases have most often been identified between October and May so hopefully very few if any additional cases will be recognised over the coming months.

Unfortunately, we have to confirm a further 4 cases of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (often termed CRGV and sometimes known as Alabama Rot). The cases were from Maplehurst (W.Sussex), Farnborough (Hampshire), Stockport (Cheshire) and Exeter (Devon)
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 166 since 2012, with 43 cases in 2018.
 
We continue to advise owners to be vigilant and to seek advice from their local vet if their dog develops unexplained skin lesions/sores. Although an environmental trigger for this disease is possible, this has not been proven.

Anderson Moores:

'Unfortunately, we have to confirm a further 2 cases of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (often termed CRGV and sometimes known as Alabama Rot).The cases were from Malmesbury (Wiltshire) and Crook (County Durham).
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 162 since 2012, with 39 cases in 2018.
We continue to advise owners to be vigilant and to seek advice from their local vet if their dog develops unexplained skin lesions/sores. Although an environmental trigger for this disease is possible, this has not been proven'

Congratulation to Nell and Luna who have finished walking the new England Coast Path in Somerset and have raised over £500 for ARRF charity!!

Thank you again, 

ARRF team

​To read more about Nell story please go to:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/SomersetCoastPath

A big thank you to Gillian, Tracey and Adrienne who have raised £936.30 for ARRF charity during the coffee morning held at May Hill Village Hall on Saturday 28 April.

​Thank you again!!

 ARRF Team.

We have just approved funding to carry out an investigation into a range of possible parasitic and bacterial pathogens which give similar symptoms to CRGV in other species.
 
This will be carried out by Dr Colin Berry, Reader at Cardiff School of Biosciences and Methods and will involve microscopic, and electron microscopic analysis of tissue samples for the presence of parasites, and bacteria, particularly slow growing intracellular bacteria, in the tissues.
 
The aim is to complete the study by the end of the year ready for publication of the results in a peer reviewed veterinary journal.

We are very grateful to Gillian and Adrienne for organising a coffee morning at May Hill Village Hall, Longhope, GL17 0NL on the 28th of April.

Many Thanks!
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ARRF are please to announce that we have approved funds to pay for analysis on post mortem tissues samples to provide confirmation of a diagnosis of CRGV.

To read more details about this research please go to Research page.

To read more details about this research please open the link attached in the Research page.
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A petition has been started requiring DEFRA to fund research into the cause of Alabama Rot ( CRGV) in dogs.
If it reaches over 100,000 signatures this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament. Please sign it!

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/213970