ALABAMA Rot is a deadly disease in dogs, which causes skin lesions and even fatal kidney disease. Here are the signs your dog may present if they have the disease.

Alabama Rot is a disease in dogs, which causes skin lesions and can cause fatal kidney disease. The disease causes damage to blood vessels of the skin and kidneys and can lead to blood to clot in the vessels which damages the lining and delicate tissues of the kidneys. Alabama Rot was first identified in the 1980s in Alabama.

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How to spot symptoms

Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club secretary, said: “Although the disease is very rare, affecting an extremely low percentage of dogs in the UK, the condition is very serious and potentially life-threatening.

“It is therefore vital that owners understand and recognise the warning signs, especially as time plays a significant part in successfully treating the disease.”

The most telling sign your dog has contracted Alabama rot are skin lesions, which appear as a patch of red skin or as an open ulcer or sore.

To vets, the lesions look out of the ordinary and as a sign your dog may have caught the disease.