Dogs and Beaches in Yorkshire

Well Done TtDA !!  --  apparently many dogs are suffering, from stomach problems after being walked etc on East Coast Beaches.

Our dog was taken very poorly a few years ago after finding something nasty on a beach in Wales. Cost us a small fortune in vet bills, and we had to get home in one go rather than overnighting in a nice pub with my Mum and Sister. We refer to it as the “rancid crab incident” he’s watched like a hawk now. Cost us a few sleepless nights as well😱

The latest news - according to East Yorkshire Council is that it isn't beach-related but a general illness circulating amongst dogs (but perhaps they were bound to say that?), since there have also been a large number of cases amongst dogs who haven't been anywhere near a beach. It's probably fortuitous that due to me not being terribly mobile at the moment, Meg won't be getting her usual daily beach run for some time.

"We refer to it as the “rancid crab incident” he’s watched like a hawk now. "

we have a lot of problems with this, try catching a young pup when he finds one of these before he devours most of it, yesterday whilst out he managed to find a very large one even though we were off the beach, the seagulls etc catch them, and then carry them into the dunes leaving large quantities uneaten, nearly as bad as horse poo   

Our village's FB Page currently has a number of reports of a sickness / loose stools bug going the rounds amongst the local dogs.That is inland Yorkshire on the SY/WY border.We have a lot of dog walkers visiting the local CP so ,perhaps there is a" bug" doing the rounds amongst dogs at the moment?

Keeping our 13 plus year old Staffie on the lead as a bug might just finish her off.She will also still eat rubbish,given the opportunity.

Interesting updates. Thanks for that Ken, places we might walk. It is possible that whatever might have been on the beaches has now travelled back home and inland with day trippers, spreading things further. Not good.☹️

Further update tonight on Radio 4 from a vet saying that it is a general problem at the moment in the N East and not confined to coastal regions.

Touch wood, no adverse reports around the Gosport Fareham area, lots of dogs out this morning and all seemed to be in fine fettle, this one now shattered and he cant read 

Thanks for that update Nellie, does sound like it’s some sort of viral condition that is spreading, probably via contact between dogs.

Love the photos Rufs😂

I've seen several vet posts on FB about this. They seem to be now saying that it is likely spread through dogs having contact with each other, rather than eating something. Sharing water bowls has also been mentioned as a possible issue. 

For now, we'll be keeping Liggy on lead unless it's really quiet and we'll be keeping an extra watchful eye on her. She doesn't like shared water bowls anyway. In fact, she's not a fan of water at all, unless it's fresh and she's extremely thirsty.