[h=1]Pets fall prey to mystery illness[/h] By Kaysha Brownlie
6:00 AM Sunday Apr 3, 2016 A mysterious canine illness has killed one dog and caused four more to fall ill last month.
Robyn Graham lost her 2-year-old bichon frise/shih tzu cross, Polly, to the illness and is looking for answers.
Alarm bells started ringing when Polly began walking around with "very flat" ears and her tail between her legs.
"I thought she was just a bit depressed for some reason."
She deteriorated rapidly and started vomiting and staring into space, foaming and frothing at the mouth.
Miss Graham rushed Polly to a Havelock North after-hours vet. She was put on a drip and told by the vet it looked to be haemorrhagic gastroenteritis....
