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Dec 2023
Knaresborough man issues puddle warning after dog dies
A Knaresborough man has urged dog owners to avoid letting their pets drink from puddles after losing his dog to a disease called leptospirosis.
Two-year-old Cassie died in Andy Bell's arms last Wednesday after contracting the illness. A previously healthy dog, she was well known in Knaresborough and a regular at Parkrun.
But the Vizsla went downhill quickly after contracting leptospirosis, also known as lepto, which is caused by bacteria damaging vital organs such as the liver and kidneys.
Known as Weil’s disease in humans, lepto can spread in water infected with rats' urine. It is often caught by dogs drinking from puddles.
Cassie
Mr Bell said he hadn’t left the Knaresborough area in the days before Cassie fell ill and he wanted to prevent other dogs suffering a similar fate. He said:
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Cassie, said Mr Bell, had helped two Ukrainian refugees living with him to settle in.
He said:
The vet charity PDSA has more information here.
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