Alert! Alabama Rot : affects canines.

Just a heads up if you take your beloved canine for woodland walks: although rare, two cases have recently been reported in the Chatham area. (Might be worth a look @wiseowl ) but is known in other areas too (do the postcode check in the second link below).

The news report is HERE.
A guide on what to look for are HERE

Might also be worth checking your pet insurance is up to date and examining its terms and conditions.

 

At the moment, Kent does not present as a high risk area (only two cases reported, so far, both in the Medway area).
My gut instinct tells me that, because it is such a fast reacting disease, with the ultimate (and devastating) consequence, the likelihood is that the warnings are far more about *reporting* any instances, than *preventing* any instances. Naturally, it is wise to be aware of the where/how many/keeping track of this very unpleasant disease.

Doesn't harm to check your pet insurance terms/conditions either because the very last thing we need to have thrown at us (as dog owners) is some sort of caveat that the insurance companies could, potentially, throw at us if (and only if) this particular scenario plays out.

Glad you are vigilant, because I could be accused of complacency but not from now on
I think Spruce mentioned it last year, but, while taking it on board, it fell to the back of my mind simply because it wasn't around *here*.