What is canine distemper

Canine distemper is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the canine distemper virus. It is extremely contagious and has a mortality rate of up to More than 80%. In the early stages of canine distemper symptoms, the dog's body temperature is as high as 39.5 to 41 degrees Celsius, with loss of appetite, depression, watery secretions from the eyes and nose, sneezing, and diarrhea. Within the next 2 to 14 days, if the temperature rises, coughs, purulent nasal discharge, and purulent eye excrement appear again, it is already the middle stage of canine plague. At the same time, secondary gastrointestinal diseases include vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. Highly depressed and lethargic. Typical neurological symptoms of canine distemper will appear in the later stages of the disease, such as foaming at the mouth and convulsions. At this time, it is generally very difficult to cure, but some cases have been successfully cured.

Can dog distemper be fatal?

Canine distemper is a very serious infectious disease, usually characterized by complex fever, acute nasal catarrh, bronchitis, catarrhal pneumonia, severe gastroenteritis and It is characterized by neurological symptoms, and a few sick dogs may also experience hyperkeratosis of the nose and foot pads. It is often mixed with parvovirus, canine infectious hepatitis, pneumonia, etc., so the mortality rate is extremely high. The early stage of the disease is similar to fever and is easily ignored by parents. It manifests as conjunctivitis and dry cough, which then turns into wet cough, dyspnea, vomiting, diarrhea, intussusception, and ultimately death due to severe dehydration and weakness in the child.

The prevalence of canine distemper

Canine distemper occurs in almost all countries in the world and occurs in all dog breeding countries. However, the cold season between October and April is the most frequent period of time, especially in densely populated areas, residences and kennels in various countries. Once the disease occurs in a dog, it is difficult to prevent infection in other dogs unless completely isolated. Dogs who recover can have lifelong immunity.

Clinical characteristics and treatment of canine distemper virus

Biphasic fever leukopenia, conjunctivitis, bronchitis, catarrhal pneumonia, gastroenteritis, dermatitis and neurological symptoms , In some cases, the foot pads are highly keratinized, and obvious neurological symptoms appear in the later stage.

Note: Clinically, canine distemper rarely occurs alone. In most cases, there is mixed infection. Secondary bacterial infection is one of the main reasons for increased mortality. If it is complicated by pneumonia, the mortality rate can be as high as 90%. Above.

Due to the presence of maternal antibodies, puppies under 2 months old are more likely to develop the disease than those between 2 and 6 months old. As age increases, the incidence rate of puppies between 2 months and 6 months of age gradually decreases, and the number of puppies over 2 years old infected with the disease becomes smaller and smaller. The course of the disease is the most acute, and most sick dogs can be immune for life. Sick dogs are the main source of infection, and the infection time is no less than 5 months.

In the early stage of the disease, the canine distemper monoclonal serum is injected subcutaneously or intramuscularly, and combined with Xi'an Hongbei's Gankang injection to clear away heat and relieve symptoms; Yanjuke injection and Chongke stop injection are used to prevent infection and immune whitening. In order to improve immunity, the above formula is indispensable for protein injection. It is made by Xi'an HongbeiClassic treatment formula for dog distemper.

Routes of transmission of canine distemper

Canine distemper parvovirus is brought in from the mother

It means that after the mother dog recovers, the remaining part of the pathogen in the body is carried to the puppies during the gestation period. However, the canine distemper parvovirus is in a dormant state and generally does not cause disease.

(The virus requires a vector to activate). When a dog's body function declines and minor illnesses such as colds and diarrhea occur, the immune system in the body will be overloaded. When immunity is low, the dog's condition will worsen. At the same time, latent canine distemper virus in the body may also be activated.

This situation is common among us. In the early stage of the disease, it was a cold or diarrhea. Several test strip tests were negative or weakly positive. In the end, our dog died of canine distemper or parvovirus. And many dog ​​owners will ask: "How could it be? I have been tested and found no infection!" This is the reason!

Contact (acquired) infection of canine distemper parvovirus

A. Gastrointestinal contact infection, such as: food, feces, saliva, blood, residence, appliances, etc., is called pure contact Sexually transmitted infections.

B. Respiratory tract infection, in addition to the above-mentioned routes, also requires airborne transmission (suspended matter in the air), which is difficult to control. So get vaccinated early!

Artificial infection with canine distemper parvovirus

refers to vaccination (artificially implanted virus). At present, in China, except for rabies vaccine, other vaccines are attenuated vaccines that have not been inactivated, that is, Live pathogens are formulated according to scientific immune calculation units. (Trace amounts of live pathogens) are not enough to cause disease if the dog is very healthy, and it is safe!

Precautions for canine distemper

Once a dog is suspected of being infected with canine distemper or parvovirus, that is, if the dog has vomiting, diarrhea, cold, fever, dry nose, runny nose, etc., it should be Diagnosis in time. If the test paper test does not show up but the symptoms are similar, you can do a routine blood test to further confirm the diagnosis. After the canine distemper parvovirus is diagnosed, it can be cured if it is treated with symptomatic medication in time. The reason why canine distemper is as small as the rumors It's terrible, and the cure rate is low, because many of them are already in the middle and late stages when they are found to have canine distemper.