Pet owners are being urged to look out for a dangerous strain of diarrhoea that is affecting dogs in Liverpool.
The Liverpool Vets issued the warning after seeing an increasing number of seriously ill dogs attending their practice in Cleveland Square in the city centre.
One symptom in particular which people are being urged to look out for is if their dog passes any blood from their bum.
Sharing the warning on Facebook, The Liverpool Vets said: "We have been seeing increasing numbers of very poorly dogs.
"It's not Parvo, or not the strain we can test for.
"The one thing we know is that we need to treat these cases aggressively to help them get better.
"If your dog passes any blood from their bottom, please get to the vet don't wait to see if it just goes away."
In response to the post, one woman said: "My 11 week old Doberman puppy died with these symptoms after only having it for a day, we found him dead the next morning.
"The vet said it was probably just Gastroenteritis but very clearly it was something worse."
Another woman said: "Took my dog Peggy yesterday to pdsa woke up blood everywhere and vomiting, on the mend now but really thought I was losing her. I gave her antibiotics and this drink that stops them from dehydration."
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