Chucky Mama Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 This sadly is on the increase and is worth being aware of if you are a dog owner Click for more information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Thanks CM, I had not heard of this. I will add this to my list of things to worry about! Seriously though, it does sound nasty so well worth being aware of. How worrying that a cause has not been found - is it treatable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 THanks for posting this - I was at Center Parks in Suffolk this time last year and there were warnings there that they'd had a couple of dogs who'd been ill like this (it's very woody there), didn't call it SCI, but sounds very similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 Most of the cases have been seen in East Anglia, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire but other cases may have gone unreported. It is often fatal and treatment is only supportive so the earlier it is caught the better the chances of survival. I will add this to my list of things to worry about - sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I will add this to my list of things to worry about! Me too!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I will add this to my list of things to worry about! Me too!!!! Yup, another one. There were a few outbreaks around this time last year, with quite a lot in the area around Sandringham, so the Queen took an interest; also in Sherwood Forest. There's conjecture that it's caused by a fungus which thrives at this time of year, but no positive information as yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Another thing to worry about, honestly I worry all the time about our 2 dogs One thing I rarely see mentioned on any forums is the danger of dogs eating anything containing the sugar substitute Xylitol, which is found in chewing gum, sweets and other products. It's fine for us humans but really dangerous for dogs and a lot of vets, once again, are not aware of the dangers of it. I have a friend who nearly lost her dog to liver damage after it ate a tiny amount of a cake that contained this stuff. If you google "Xylitol and dogs" you will see lots of info on this and I even printed it off to show my vet. He had never heard of it but was going to put a notice up in the surgery about it, although he never did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 It got a mention on Countryfile at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 If you google "Xylitol and dogs" you will see lots of info on this and I even printed it off to show my vet. He had never heard of it but was going to put a notice up in the surgery about it, although he never did. It should be common knowledge among vets. It is most often chewing gum that causes xylitol poisoning in dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 If you google "Xylitol and dogs" you will see lots of info on this and I even printed it off to show my vet. He had never heard of it but was going to put a notice up in the surgery about it, although he never did. It should be common knowledge among vets. It is most often chewing gum that causes xylitol poisoning in dogs. It should definitely be common knowledge among vets but my vet had never heard of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Thanks for the information. We go woodland and beach walks. Think I will stick to the beach more often now. I am sure hundreds of dogs walk through the woods here everyday and are healthy but it is still worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Mine are always rampaging through the woods too. I haven't heard of any incidents here so have decided to let them enjoy themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
