The difference between dog cold and canine distemper:

1. Dog cold mainly shows respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, sneezing, runny nose, fever, etc., which are serious. It may cause pneumonia in dogs, but colds are generally not contagious to other dogs.

2. Canine distemper virus is a severe infectious disease in dogs with a high mortality rate. The main symptoms of canine distemper in the early stage are also respiratory symptoms, but skin symptoms and neurological symptoms may appear in the middle and late stages of canine distemper.

What are the symptoms of canine distemper in dogs:

1. The early symptoms of canine distemper are mostly fever, cough, depression, loss of appetite and even death. Purulent discharge from the eyes and nose, sneezing, and occasionally diarrhea.

2. In the middle stage of canine distemper, some dogs’ footpads will have keratinization, excessive thickening, blackening, and cracking.

3. In the later stages of canine distemper, typical neurological symptoms will appear, such as twitching of limbs and foaming at the mouth. In severe cases, dogs with poor physical condition will tremble all over, fall into coma, and are likely to die within hours to days.