THE INSEPARABLES – Since Lola (left) died of a rare fungal parasite, Sam has not been himself. He sleeps a lot and doesn’t have much of an appetite. I hope he’s just depressed and not sick too. (Ken Grissom)
A good dog dies of rare 'swamp cancer'
Tue, 04/26/2016 - 2:50pm
Ken Grissom
Lola, maybe the sweetest, certainly the smartest dog I’ve ever owned, died this month of pythiosis, also known as water mold infection or “swamp cancer.”
It’s a deadly fungal infection caused by a parasite, Pythium insidiosum, found in tropical and subtropical waters. She likely got it accompanying me into the Atchafalaya Basin.
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