council <\/a>urged people to seek veterinary care immediately if their dogs show signs of illness. The day after the walk, Keith’s five-month-old pug puppy Keira fell ill. The tiny puppy quickly went down hill and died on Monday, November 10. The following Wednesday, November 12, the two other dogs also became poorly.<\/p>\nLike Keira, Keith said the dogs showed symptoms similar to parvo virus including lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhoea, but all tested negative for the disease.<\/p>\n
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Keith’s ‘panda pug’, who sadly died this month. (Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n
The two dogs, Kalvin and Karter, both only a year old, both died on Saturday, November 15. Keith’s oldest dog, four-year-old pug Keisha, has remained well throughout, despite attempting to nurse the poorly dogs.<\/p>\n
Keith said the dogs, all pugs and frugs \u2014 a French bulldog-pug cross \u2014 were playing on an embankment close to Childwall Abbey. He said: \u201cThe three youngest were playing, disappearing and coming back up. They came back covered in mud.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe day after the puppy got ill. She started to bring up her food. I came in Sunday morning and the dog jumped all over me, all happy, including the puppy. Sunday night, she wasn\u2019t right at all and we took her to the vets, and they gave her an anti-sickness injection.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy Monday morning she looked absolutely awful. I thought I was going to lose her in the car on the way to the vet. She was put on a glucose drip and oxygen, but sadly we lost her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know she was my dog, but she was probably the prettiest puppy I’ve ever seen in my life. You couldn’t walk down the road without people wanting to take pictures of her. I haven’t seen another dog like her.”<\/p>\n
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Keith’s youngest dog, puppy Keira.(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n
Keith added: \u201cOn the Wednesday, the two boys got sick, exactly the same way. They were off their food.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keith said the vet tested three times for parvo virus, but all tests came back negative. The two dogs continued to go down hill, becoming very weak by the Friday, with Keith\u2019s oldest dog looking after the pair.<\/p>\n
The two dogs both died on Saturday morning. Keith met a member of the council\u2019s Parks and Green Spaces team on the following Monday, November 17.<\/p>\n
Keith said they inspected the embankment, which was thick with mud. He said: \u201cI definitely think that they\u2019ve picked something up in there, because the puppy got sick the day after.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cIt\u2019s been pretty traumatic. When we lost the puppy it was a total shock, and then with the other two I knew it was coming.”<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the council said: \u201cLiverpool City Council is aware of some concerns following reports that dogs became ill after visiting Childwall Woods. We understand how worrying this is for pet owners and want to provide reassurance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have received one direct report of dogs falling ill from an owner after being walked in Childwall Woods and other unconfirmed reports based on second hand information. At this stage, there is no confirmed evidence of a virus or any link to the woods and the dogs\u2019 illnesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a precaution, our Parks and Green Spaces team have checked the area to ensure there are no hazards present.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor advice on keeping pets healthy, please consult your local vet. If your dog shows signs of illness, seek veterinary care immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Three of Keith Davies’ dogs have sadly died this month. (Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n