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– Molly went on a trip at night last Friday, and when we got home we made dinner. Molly really likes food, but she didn’t want to eat and she vomited later in the evening, says Rachel Alexandra Ødegaard (23)
Matmor didn’t think much about it and assumed Molly was a bit ugly to the stomach.
On Saturday, Ødegaard woke up to the fact that Molly had vomited all over the living room and kitchen floor.
– I had to lift it to put it on the strap. He couldn’t stand anything and didn’t even look at us when we spoke to him, Ødegaard says.
He jumped into the car in the direction of the Oslo Animal Hospital.
In recent weeks, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has again received reports that at least 20 dogs have fallen ill with bloody diarrhea. The symptoms are reminiscent of the extensive and unexplained outbreak of the disease last fall.
In foster homes
Molly and her little sister were bought when they were puppies in Spain and brought to Norway.
The first owner voluntarily gave the dogs to 4Ever Home Adoption and Relocation, as he was unable to care for them himself. Later, the brothers had extremely poor dental hygiene and many tangles in their fur.
Since then, Molly has had several homes.
Rachel Alexandra Ødegaard is a volunteer with the organization and became a foster home for the seven-year-old dog in December.
– There are so many dogs for relocation, needing help and looking for new homes. I’ve already become incredibly happy with her, she says.
Pets were used as “crown comfort”, fearing that owners will now dispose of them
Bloody diarrhea
At the animal hospital, neither the tests nor the x-rays could answer what went wrong with Molly.
– I was so relaxed and could hardly eat or drink. So the hospital decided to keep her under observation overnight, Ødegaard says.
On Sunday, Molly also had bloody diarrhea.
– So I was very worried. Especially since many lost their dogs, which had the same symptoms, last year, says the adoptive mother.
Molly stayed in the hospital for one more day for observation, before the vets thought she was well enough to go home. On Wednesday he vomited again and had to re-register.
According to Ødegaard, he is still very weak on Thursday.
20 new cases
Last fall, several hundred dogs fell ill with bloody diarrhea, without the Norwegian Food Safety Authority being able to find the source of the widespread outbreak.
In recent weeks, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has again received at least 20 reports of dogs becoming ill with the same symptoms.
There is currently no suspicion of a new outbreak like the one we saw last year, but the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Veterinary Institute are closely monitoring the situation.
– Now we are not so worried about a similar outbreak, but you can never predict what will happen, how big it may eventually become, says Ole Hermann Tronerud, veterinarian and senior advisor to the NRK Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
– There have also been reports of some dogs that have died, but we still don’t know if it can be linked to this, says Tronerud.
SPANISH: Molly came to Norway as a puppy from Spain. Since then she has had several homes. Photo: Private
Veterinarians Rachel Alexandra Ødegaard has been in contact with have not found the reason why Molly is experiencing the symptoms.
– Obviously I’m very concerned that it’s so similar, he says.
Has received financial support
Through the organization, Molly was insured for 30,000 crowns. As the hospital visits were numerous and the bills exceeded this amount, the organization had to ask for help.
They posted a post on their Facebook page and on Thursday evening they collected around 9,000 crowns from their members.
– It’s scary when Molly is so sick, so I’m incredibly grateful to all the kind people who have contributed. He’s had a rough start in life and deserves a chance now in his older days, Ødegaard says.
Molly still hasn’t recovered Thursday night, so Ødegaard says he will follow her closely for days to come.
“She’s far from the happy, healthy Molly I’m used to, and I probably won’t stop worrying until she’s completely healthy.” We give her the help she needs and cross our fingers so that her shape does not deteriorate, she says.
