Heartbroken family says dog died 'after street became infested with massive rats'
dailystar.co.ukfamily have been forced to say goodbye to their beloved dog after their street reportedly became plagued with massive rats. Pauline Robertson says her pet Coco fell ill on Easter weekend and tragically died after suffering from a seizure.She believes her miniature Yorkshire Terrier was exposed to the infected rats that have hit the streets of Page Moss in Knowsley, Merseyside.Pauline said Coco suddenly went "very quiet" and had no appetite before the family had to keep her hydrated with a syringe.Her condition became worse on Easter Monday, reports Liverpool Echo.She said she was cuddling her when Coco instantly "went stiff" before having what appeared to be a seizure.When she was rushed to the vets, they were given the bad news that it was believed the seven-year-old had a bacterial infection called leptospirosis.Leptospirosis can cause haemorrhaging, organ failure and swelling of the brain and can be potentially fatal to dogs and humans.This had resulted in kidney and liver failure in Coco, and despite best efforts to get her on antibiotics, she sadly died.Pauline said: "The vet told us they could give her antibiotics but that it was a fatal disease.
I asked how she got that and they told me it's caused by rats."They thought maybe she had bitten a rat but I don't think she had.
She had been in the shed last week for a few nights and I had to keep getting her out but she had no cuts or anything."We were told that even if a rat has run across the flags and had a wee and she's licked it or come across the disease that's where she caught it from."The situation with rats in Page Moss is absolutely atrocious.
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