Thread: Warning for anyone who walks their dogs in Mabrachan Lake

Distemper is currently wiping out all the dogs up there. It is devastating for us and the other people who have been trying to help these dogs.

There is no cure, so if you dog is not vaccinated or up to date, stay the hell away for at least 3 months. A dog that manages to fight this off will still be infectious for up to 3 months and there will be no visible signs.

If you have taken your dog there and they have come into contact with ANY dog up there or even been in close proximity to a barking dog up there, then the symptoms to watch for is a green eye discharge (very thick and green) and loss of appetite. Unfortunately there is little that can be done if they contract this. It 100% depends upon your dogs immune system if they can fight it off, which is a very small chance, and will be coupled with intravenous drip support and antibiotics to help the fight.

If you come into contact with these dogs, make sure you to do not go near other dogs for 30 minutes - the virus can not survive out of a host for more than this.

It is devastating for us, me and the missus, and the Thai people up there that we have been working with to neuter and make these dogs happy. Please pass this warning on to people you know who exercise their dogs there. It is very traumatic, and the dog very quickly turns into skin and bones, rasping cough, bloody coming from the nose over a few weeks process before finally the virus reaches the spine and brain and the dog dies.