News Cash for Nepal
MAIDSTONE’S strong Nepalese community helped the Rotary Club of Maidstone stage a fund-raising evening at Boughton Monchelsea village hall in aid of the Nepalese Earthquake Appeal. Through Jhapat Bhujel’s café
and catering services in Mangravet Avenue, they helped put on a three-course Nepalese meal for 90 guests, before entertainment from musicians and dancers. More than £1,200 was raised.
Warning of dog disease Titch inquest
A MAIDSTONE group for dog lovers haswarned owners to be on its guard against a deadly disease sweeping the nation, four years after it last appeared. RK9: Maidstone Borough Council Responsible Canine Ownership posted on its Facebook page that it was “feeling concerned” about re- ports. It posted: "This dreadful disease is
still out there, so please be super vig- ilant and share." Alabama Rot can lead to devastat-
ing symptoms in all breeds of dogs and there is no way to prevent pets
from becoming infected. The devastating illness can cause a
dog's flesh to rot and can ultimately lead to kidney failure, tiredness, vomiting and loss of appetite. If dogs displaying any of these symptoms are not treated urgently, they can die of a fever, reported Mi- crosoft News. It is thought that the disease is
picked up on the paws and legs on muddywalks, so dog owners are re- minded to always wash off wood- land mud, check for signs of disease and if in doubt, call the vet. Dogs can also appear to become
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“depressed” with a loss of appetite and they may start to vomit. In this latest outbreak, three cases
have been confirmed within a 50- mile radius of Chelmsford city cen- tre.
Owners who spot wounds or le-
sions on the limbs of their pet, or on their dog's face, that appear to take a long time to heal, should make a prompt visit to the vet. Alabama Rot, whichwas first dis-
covered in dogs in America, broke out in the UK between December 2012 and March 2013 and killed 17 dogs.
downsmail.co.uk
AN inquest into the death of a man who fell during an organised pram race has revealed he died of a severe traumatic brain injury. Francis “Titch” O'Sullivan (52) suf-
fered a serious head injury at the an- nual Sutton Valence pram race, on New Year's Day. He died in a Lon- don hospital the next day. The Langley resident, who often
served behind the bar in the George Inn in Leeds, was riding on a Spit- fire-themed vehiclewhenit crashed. The father of three had served in
the Army as a tank driver in Prince Harry's former regiment. Thousands turned out to watch
the charity event, which involves people racing in homemade prams.
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