I. Understanding Canine Distemper
Canine distemper is a contagious infectious disease caused by canine distemper virus, which is very contagious and has a fatality rate between 30% and 80%. In the early stage of canine distemper symptoms, the body temperature is as high as 39.5~41 °C, loss of appetite, confusion, a lot of water flow from the eyes and nose, sneezing, and diarrhea. After 2 to 14 days, high fever, cough, purulent nasal discharge, and purulent eye mucus occur again, which is the middle stage of canine distemper. At the same time secondary gastrointestinal diseases, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, lack of energy. In the later stage of the onset of canine distemper, neurological symptoms, foaming at the mouth, convulsions, and spasms will appear, which are generally difficult to treat at this stage.
Second, canine distemper symptoms
At the beginning of the disease, the dog is mentally tired , Loss of appetite, not interested in everything around, the eyes and nose will continue to flow out watery secretions, and even the body temperature rises above 40 ℃, and lasts for 1 hour? The high fever persists for 3 days, then the symptoms are relieved, but it may rise again after a few days. In the advanced stage, the dog will only have convulsions all over the body, foaming at the mouth, which is a bit like a poisoning reaction.
As scary as it may seem, canine distemper is completely preventable. Shortly after the dog is born, it must be injected with anti-disease vaccines in time, and the dog must be trained to avoid “causing trouble” outdoors, not to contact stray dogs, and not to eat outdoor food casually, so as to prevent this disease.
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