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I noticed yesterday that Molly wasn't acting right. I called the vet and setup an appointment for today. By the time we got her in it was to late. She died at the vets office today and they did everything they could. They said she had clostridia/clostridium "type c" which a dog can only get in the heat from licking or eating something dead. This come on so quick and fast. The vet said we see a case of this once a week. It's another reason not to run in the summer and to keep a close eye on a dog in the wild. Molly is going to be missed in the kennel and out running. She left us with some great memories and left us to soon.

here is a link about the disease. http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/dog/hea ... ridium.php

sorry to hear that,hate to see them go at a young age.

Man I am really sorry for you just so much out there that will infected a dog just not far

Sorry to hear that.

sorry to hear that

Derick i realy hate to hear that about your young female.

sorry to hear that

Good Pickens,
Sorry for your loss and thanks for sharing this story with us.

Do you have other dogs and are they okay? I looked this up out of curoisity and found that "improperly cooked food" could also cause this. May want to verify what you are feeding is not on some recall list as there have been deaths attibuted to some of the recent dog food recalls. Also said that the symptoms include not only sick behavior and fever but diareah, and death can happpen within 12-18 hours. Did you see any other symptoms like this in your dog also. I am sorry for your loss and it scares me to think of this happening to me or others.

thanks for sharing this with us.....

again I am sorry for you and appreciate you sharing and making us aware of this.

thanks

None of the other dogs have any symptoms. The vet said she most likely got a hold of something dead out in the field on Friday. At first I thought she was tired because she's been kept up most of the summer due to heat and out of shape. Then I thought it was an allergy to something because she had sores and acted lethargic. I made an appt with the vet for the next day. Paralysis set in that night and it was too late. My vet earned a lot of respect over this. He worked very hard to keep her alive, even full CPR. In a way, I wonder what would have happened if we had got her in the day before, but I think it was already too late. Someone told my wife that they give their goats a cattle vaccine that covers 9 strains of clostridia. I'm going to do some research and see if its safe for dogs. Would be worth it if you plan on running dogs in the summer.