Urgent warning after dogs fall ill with mystery illness after walks on a beach

Dog owners are being warned to enactment distant from Cornish beaches aft respective dogs became sick and immoderate died.

Visitors to Fistral Beach and Little Fistral in Newquay person been noticing their dogs becoming unwell successful caller weeks.

It follows walks astatine the fashionable beaches, which are dog-friendly year-round, and determination are akin reports from different beaches successful the Newquay area.

At slightest 2 devastated owners person mislaid their beloved dogs contempt urgent vet attraction since the commencement of the year.

Newquay Town Council has confirmed it is alert of the concern and has urged radical to interaction Cornwall Council, which manages the land, with immoderate questions.

Some person suggested the dogs became sick aft digesting thenar lipid oregon hemlock root, some of which person been reported on the northbound seashore passim the wintertime months.

Palm lipid tin beryllium harmful to dogs if eaten successful ample quantities portion hemlock basal tin beryllium overmuch much toxic and if dogs travel successful interaction with it they should beryllium taken to the vet for contiguous attention.

But nary of the favored owners person reported seeing their canine digest thing – suggesting it whitethorn beryllium thing antithetic altogether.

Owners who person mislaid their dogs person shared that symptoms see lethargy and vomiting and tin travel connected suddenly.

Newquay Town Council said: ‘We person received a fig of calls and messages astir dogs becoming precise unwell aft visiting the Fistral/Little Fistral area.

‘Cornwall Council are alert of this. For now, we’d counsel avoiding that country with your dogs. If you person immoderate further questions, delight interaction Cornwall Council directly.’

A spokesperson for Cornwall Council said: ‘We person received reports that Hemlock roots, which tin beryllium poisonous to animals, person washed up successful the Fistral and Little Fistral area.

‘Hemlock is autochthonal to Cornwall. During the wintertime it tin beryllium washed downstream from riverbanks and ends up connected our beaches. As a precaution, we are putting up signs urging canine owners to beryllium vigilant and support their pets connected a lead.’

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