By Alexander Robertson For Mailonline
Published: 11:59 GMT, 5 February 2019 | Updated: 00:34 GMT, 6 February 2019
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A three-year-old cockapoo has become the latest victim of Alabama Rot as fears grow that severe winds and rain could see the killer disease spread even faster.
Samantha Arnold, 48, revealed today how her beloved pet Freddy caught Alabama Rot after walking around North Downs Golf Course in Caterham.
The pup has become one of the latest victims of the disease, which reached the UK from America in 2012 and is now reckoned to be killing a dog a week.
The flesh-eating bug is a mystery but it is believed to flare up in cold, soggy ground during wintry weather in December to March.
Ms Arnold, of Caterham, said her family has been left devastated by the loss of their beloved pet.
Samantha Arnold, 48, revealed today how her beloved pet Freddy (pictured) caught Alabama Rot after walking around North Downs Golf Course in Caterham
The flesh-eating bug is a mystery but it is believed to flare up in cold, soggy ground during wintry weather in December to March (stock)
She said: 'He had recently had a hair cut so it was obviously visible; it looked like a blood blister around the size of a five pence. It was also raised.
'The next day we noticed it had become very red and sore. It looked like a bullseye and the vet at first thought it could have
