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Barney, a 17 year old Collie is lucky to be alive today after being rescued from a canal in Pewsey, Wiltshire during a charity event on Saturday. The elderly dog was spotted by one of the teams taking part in the kayaking stage of the Vet Charity Challenge, a fund-raising event which sees veterinary staff and industry partners from all over the country come together to raise money for animal charities. Barney had wandered off through an unlocked gate and fallen into the canal where a team from Kruuse UK managed to haul the struggling animal onto their kayak and down the canal towards a waiting group of vets and nurses. From there he was whisked to Drove Vets in Swindon where he has made an excellent recovery from his ordeal. Andrew Groom from Kruuse said, “It was sheer luck that we happened to be paddling past at that point. The poor chap was struggling on the steep banks of the canal and kept slipping back in. He was getting very tired and at risk of drowning, and judging by his gums and heart rate, going in ...

Several outbreaks of equine influenza have recently been diagnosed in the UK by the Animal Health Trust. Areas affected in the last two weeks include CORNWALL, ESSEX, SOMERSET and SUSSEX in England, and EAST LOTHIAN and PERTHSHIRE in Scotland. Some of the affected horses were recently imported from Ireland.

Please be on the lookout for the classic influenza signs including a harsh dry cough, nasal discharge, pyrexia and inappetance. Particularly in these areas, or in horses that have recently been transported. Signs may be mild in vaccinated horses.

24th September 2014

Credit: http://www.equiflunet.org.uk/

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