article_snippet: an horrific kidney diseasewas unknown in Britain until November 2012, when reports started emerging of dogs dying mysteriously in the New Forest, Hampshire .
article_snippet: But an horrific kidney disease was unknown in Britain until November 2012, when reports started emerging of dogs dying mysteriously in the New Forest, Hampshirethe New Forest, HampshireHampshire.
article_snippet: Although the initial cases were reported in Hampshire, incidents have since been confirmed across England and Wales, from Somerset in the South West to County Durham in the North East.
article_snippet: Mr Walker, a vet who practises in Hampshire, said the team's investigation had not established why an horrific kidney disease had so suddenly sprung up, how an horrific kidney disease had arrived in Britain, or why certain dogs had been affected.
article_snippet: But Mr Walker, a vet who practises in Hampshire warned pet owners to remain alert to symptoms. '
article_snippet: Mr Walker, a vet who practises in Hampshire admitted much remains unknown about the problem. '
article_snippet: We don't know whether this is a condition that has been in the UK for a while, but just was unrecognised, or whether it had recently emerged,' Mr Walker, a vet who practises in Hampshire said.
article_snippet: Her owner Sarah Thairs, of North Baddesley, Hampshire, took Her to the vet but