The incubation period of canine distemper refers to the stage when dogs carry canine distemper virus but do not show clinical symptoms. This cannot be seen through naked eye observation and requires immunological examination. It is best to use the canine distemper fluorescence quantitative test version. Or PCR testing, these can more accurately detect whether dogs contain canine distemper virus.

What are the symptoms of canine distemper:

1. Canine distemper mainly presents symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, such as sneezing, coughing, runny nose, and canine canthus. There are inflammatory secretions, etc. Usually, dogs infected with canine distemper will have symptoms of rising body temperature and high fever. The body temperature can usually reach 39.5℃ to 40.5℃. As the disease progresses, most dogs will develop some neurological symptoms, and their mental state and appetite will continue to decline, and they may even stop eating or drinking.

2. In the middle and late stages, some dogs’ footpads will become keratinized, excessively thickened, blackened, and cracked. Mild neurological symptoms that appear in the mid-term may worsen and turn into severe epileptic-like symptoms of foaming at the mouth and incessant convulsions. Individual cases of canine distemper may also have gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, once infected with canine distemper, the mortality rate is very high.