Sentences with phrase «because distemper»

Because distemper vaccines are highly effective in protecting cats from infection, they are highly recommended and often required for boarding, grooming, and hospitalization.

Because distemper is a virus, it can not be treated effectively.

Most people have heard of feline distemper only because the distemper vaccine represents the core recommended regular immunization for pet cats.

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Sillero doesn't expect to see any oral options developed against distemper in the future, because there's not a big economic incentive.

Diseases like phocine distemper virus, now present in eastern Arctic seals, may now «spill over» to western species because of the loss of ice, according to the review.

But because canine distemper virus can infect so many different species of animals — including many that coexist with tigers as well as the domestic dogs often found on the edges of tiger territory — the big cats can have many opportunities for exposure.

Distemper and parvovirus are also core vaccines for dogs, because these diseases are usually deadly for puppies.

This can be difficult, because viruses such as canine distemper can be brought home on an owner's shoes or clothing.

We took Max to the vet one week after we got him, and the vet did not give him a distemper shot — because he was small?

Answer: The cause of death with Distemper is very variable - primarily because it is a virus that ends up affecting the entire body really so they can technically die from many causes but the root cause will be the virus.

The North Carolina State University (2) published a vaccination protocol in 2001 that «highly recommended» vaccination against distemper with a modified live vaccine but noted that, because some studies indicate that dogs are still protected for five years or more when challenged by the disease, «a booster vaccination of every three years among adult dogs is reasonable.»

There's no doubt that serious diseases such as distemper and parvovirus are best prevented because many victims die and those that live can face lifelong health problems.

Feline distemper, also known as Feline Parleukopenia Virus (FPV) is dangerous because it attacks your kitten's immune system.

«There is a huge problem of shelter puppies coming down with parvo and distemper within a week of going to their new home because of exposure to the disease in a public shelter combined with the stress of being there,» Redenbach warns.

During and after World War II the Shiba nearly became extinct because of food shortages and a deadly outbreak of distemper.

Many dog owners, especially new dog owners are likely to hear about distemper and how their dogs should be vaccinated against it because it has the potential to be a dangerous, sometimes fatal disease.

This test can give negative results even if your puppy does have distemper, though, because sometimes the virus «hides» in the cells and is not present in the blood itself.

It is quite common for a cat with distemper to contract other infections because its immune system has been weakened.

If we could afford to, we would vaccinate all the pups and dogs in town, because here contamination is pretty high as almost no yard is secure, so everyone's dogs (except the poor chained souls) end up» visiting» in the neighbor's yard, and distemper and parvo are highly contagious.

All the pups were affected by a strain of distemper — but because of their additional handicaps, Skyler and Pierce, the breeder decided, couldn't even be given away, and therefore should be put down.

Because the vaccine is highly effective, most cat owners do not have a lot experience with the actual feline distemper infection.

Make sure you get your dog vaccinated against parvo and distemper, because these viruses can be deadly.

More commonly, intussusception occurs in young dogs, (less than a year of age) possibly because of the higher incidence of parasite problems and viral enteritis (distemper and parvovirus)

Because of the horror that APA suffered caring for the dogs affected by distemper last year, the organization has become somewhat of an expert on the subject of prevention, spread, and treatment of the disease.

That is because some of the pets are partially immune, some of them have genetic resistance and the strain of distemper they contracted could be strong or weak.

In fact, when we took Barli in to talk with our veterinarian, he said Barli most likely tested positive for distemper, not because he had the illness, but because of the recent immunization.

Genetic studies of the canine distemper viruses in the U.S. may show strains that were previously undetected here, but it's almost impossible to determine if these strains are newly arrived or just newly detected because of improvements in testing.

Distemper is often fatal in rescue dogs and puppies, not only because of the ravages of the disease as it progresses to neurological impacts but because shelters are often not equipped to quarantine sick animals and must resort to euthanasia to stop the spread among the population.

The second stage of distemper is even more serious, because the disease can begin to affect the brain and even the spinal cord.

Even when dogs have distemper, this test is not always positive because the virus may hide within cells and not be present in blood.

Vaccination against Canine Distemper, Canine Hepatitis and Canine Parvovirus is considered part of the core dog vaccination schedule, because of their vast epidemiological importance.

Distemper may be misdiagnosed in its early stages because it begins as an upper respiratory infection resembling a cold., including fever of 103 - 105 degrees (normal for a dog is 100 - 102.5), loss of appetite, listlessness, and a watery discharge from eyes and nose.

According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, because the canine distemper virus resembles the virus responsible for human measles, the vaccine for the measles virus provides immunity to the canine distemper virus when there's a high level of distemper antibodies in the mother.

Because there's no cure for distemper, different vets might choose to give different medication to help support the immune system or treat the symptoms that appear.

Shelters are particularly vulnerable to distemper outbreaks because many dogs who enter do not have protective immunity to the canine distemper virus (CDV), particularly dogs younger than one year.

Distemper vaccinations are recommended because of how highly contagious the virus is and the danger it poses to dogs.

Because the canine parvovirus is not enveloped in a delicate but necessary covering of fat the way the distemper virus is, canine parvovirus is especially hardy in the environment.

We knew this because we never saw distemper, hepatitis or parvovirus disease in dogs that had been vaccinated - even many years earlier.

Because these symptoms are sudden and severe, distemper is often fatal in kittens.

Rescue vet records show that only one distemper shot was give in May 2010 and my vet says it does not assure coverage because a booster was not given.

We don't repeat vaccinations for parvo and distemper because we need vaccines more than once to form immunity.

I don't think that you can rule out distemper as a possible cause of the symptoms because you don't know her early history well, having adopted her at 9 months of age.

In general, Breeders give vaccinations to their puppies because they have been told that they must vaccinate them in order to protect them from getting deadly viruses such as Parvo, Distemper, etc..

Annual boosters for feline distemper are totally unnecessary because the immunity produced by the initial kitten vaccines is so long lasting.

Because of this the ferret's first distemper shot never causes a problem.

From 1998 - 2000 Catalina Island foxes declined by 90 % because of an outbreak of introduced canine distemper.

I do think I find the matte surface of casein and gouache beautiful because it reminds me of his distemper, as well as fresco.

Canine distemper, sometimes called hardpad disease because it hardens dogs» noses and footpads, is an extremely contagious viral disease that's transmitted through airborne exposure or contact like shared food bowls.