Deadly Disease Called Alabama Rot, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
A deadly disease called Alabama Rot is sweeping across the United Kingdom killing dogs at an alarming rate. Commonly called ‘black death’ dog disease, it’s usually fatal and residents are on high alert protecting their dogs from the affects of this terrible disease. What is Alabama Rot? Alabama Rot is commonly called cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy or CRGV for short. It was first identified in the United States in the 1980’s in greyhounds. Initial symptoms of CRGV include skin lesions on the legs, chest and abdomen. These lesions are then followed by lesions on the renal area. These lesions ...
