Sentences with phrase «by distemper»

The pathogenesis of this appears to be based on an immunological reaction against the basic protein in myelin that is triggered by the distemper virus.

Early attempts to breed Basenjis in Europe and the United States were thwarted by distemper outbreaks.

The signs of these infections are often the same as those caused by the distemper virus, but they cause those symptoms to increase in severity.

Hypertrophic osteodystrophy, a painful bone disease, appears to be triggered by the distemper vaccine in some Weimeraners.

Senior dogs with «old dog encephalitis» caused by distemper do not make antibodies.

Older dogs are less likely affected by distemper than puppies since exposure to the virus leads to immunity to the disease and to the fact that older dogs usually have been already vaccinated for the disease.

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.

The parvo vaccine tends to get a bit over ridden by the distemper vaccine when given in combination and therefore should be given at least once by itself.

Dogs of all ages can be infected by distemper, but puppies six months old and younger are most likely to have the disease.

The Great Pyrenees Club of America credits the Great Pyrenees with the rehabilitation of the Saint Bernard breed, which was devastated by distemper and death from avalanches in Switzerland in 1870.

If a pregnant cat is infected by the distemper virus her developing kittens may be killed or injured.

Kittens affected by the distemper virus while they are still inside their mother's uterus may suffer from retinal dysplasia, a disorder in which the retina develops abnormally.

These cells fight invaders like bacteria and viruses, so when their number is reduced by the distemper virus a cat is vulnerable to other infections.

Not exact matches

Again, the distemper of our political moment is caused by vulnerability, not constraint, something the conservative nostalgia for the 1980s obscures.

They seem fueled by a collective distemper.

Endangered Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) have been hit hard by canine distemper, their numbers falling to around 500 individuals in their Siberian habitat.

5) Explore new vaccine technologies — Longer term, we need to evaluate new ways to vaccinate wild carnivores for distemper, in situations wherein use of an injectable vaccine is not feasible by hand or by dart.

Within a few months, blood and tissue tests revealed that the lions had died from a disease they weren't supposed to get: canine distemper, a dog disease caused by a morbillivirus related to measles.

In fact, additional analysis by WCS and international colleagues has shown that smaller populations of Amur tigers are more vulnerable than larger populations to extinction from distemper.

The dogs are further threatened by rabies, parvo and canine distemper viruses, which frequently break out in domestic dog populations in rural areas and spread to wild dogs that encounter them.

Several thousand Ferrets have been produced, many of them returned to the wild, but the species may be suffering from inbreeding and it is severely threatened by two exotic diseases — slyvatic plague and canine distemper virus.

Nine shots of the same virus that is shown to be permanently effective within hours of the very first vaccine is considered a minimal vaccine schedule by most veterinarians — many other dogs receive 15 or more shots of distemper!

The signs and symptoms of feline distemper can be caused by other disorders.

The American Veterinary Medical Association reports that without supportive medical treatment up to 90 % of cats infected by the feline distemper virus die.

Canine distemper is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus (paramyxovirus) which attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems of dogs.

- Canine distemper - Canine parvo - Canine leptospirosis - Canine hepatitis - Parainfluenza - Bordetella «Kennel Cough» (we require dogs boarding with us be current on Bordetella vaccine) • Vaccines required / recommended for majority of cats (not all - inclusive, varying factors change recommendations)- Rabies - Rabies vaccination is required by state law.

For core vaccines such as parvovirus and distemper, it's thought that the dose of the vaccines can be reduced by half for dogs weighing 12 lbs or less and still be effective at protecting small dogs from these diseases.

A canine distemper vaccination is among the four core vaccinations recommended by vets.

You can protect your dog from contracting canine distemper by getting him vaccinated at an early age.

The basic transmission of the canine distemper virus is spread through secretions of bodily fluids, such as urine, blood feces as well as airborne transmissions, such as coughing and sneezing by infected animals.

Similar to the common cold in humans, kennel cough can be caused by several different viruses (such as canine distemper, canine parainfluenza virus, or canine coronavirus) or, more commonly, by bacteria called Bordatella bronchiseptica.

Another disease that they should be protected from when they play with other dogs is Canine Distemper, which is caused by a very contagious virus.

In a study performed by Vanguard, it was found that a combination vaccine (which typically contains parvovirus, distemper and one to five other antigens), given to six week old puppies had only a 52 % chance of protecting them against parvo.

-- Eaton County Humane Society, Olivet, has a TNR program that includes free use of live traps, free spay or neuter, rabies and distemper vaccine, mandatory ear tipping, support during the trapping process by phone & email, and helpful literature and instructional videos.

Distemper can be prevented by vaccination.

General information for this article also came from other chapters in the UC Davis Book of Dogs, from articles on canine distemper and canine parvovirus by Dr. Race Foster and Dr. Marty Smith, and from «No immunity from controversy,» a two - part series on vaccinations by Christine Wilford DVM in the AKC Gazette this year.

My plan was to do the rounds in this order: 6 weeks (distemper and deworm by breeder), 8 weeks (5 - in - 1 and deworm by vet), 12 weeks (5 - in - 1 + lepto 4, nasal bordetella, deworm, canine influenza (H3N8 & H3N2)-RRB-, and at 16 weeks (5 - in - 1 + letpo 4, injectable bordetella, deworm, canine influenza (H3N8 & H3N2), lyme, and rabies).

Vaccination for distemper is also complicated by the fact that regardless of whether a killed or live vaccine is used, a puppy can not develop an immune response if the antibodies to distemper were absorbed from colostrum.

My nine year old mini poodle was diagnosed with enchepalitis last year, appearing to be brought on by a live distemper vaccine.

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.»

Launched last week by the Animal Rescue League of Boston, the clinic will be open on Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. For a flat fee of $ 10, the clinic's professionals will check out your dog or cat and provide various types of care, including vaccinations for rabies and distemper, flea treatment, implementation of a GPS microchip, antibiotics, treatment for heartworm, and referrals for any other procedures.

During your pup's annual health check with your vet, you can have her administer a titer test to see if your pooch's antibody levels are adequate to protect him from distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and parvovirus, as recommended by the Family Pet Animal Hospital.

At my cageless board and training facility, I like to clean my quarters with Top Performance 256, which is used by veterinary clinics and is known for providing area control of staph, salmonella, E. coli, bordetella bronchiseptica, adenovirus, canine distemper, HIV - 1, rabies, herpes, streptococcus, and canine parvovirus.

By vaccinating your cat you help protect your furry friend from various diseases including rabies, distemper, herpesvirus, calcivirus and feline leukemia.

The kennel cough itself does not exist and become inflammed on its own but is caused by several viral infections — all of which can be vaccinated early — such as: canine distemper, canine adenovirus, canine parainfluenza virus, canine respiratory coronavirus, and bacerial infection bordetella bronchiseptica.

If a dead kitten is available for necropsy («autopsy» in animals is called a «necropsy»), the infection is readily confirmed by biopsy as there are unique tissue findings in feline distemper.

VANGUARD Plus 5 / CV is licensed for vaccination of healthy dogs 6 weeks of age or older as an aid in preventing canine distemper caused by canine distemper (CD) virus, infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) caused by canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV - 1), respiratory disease caused by canine adenovirus type 2 (CAV - 2), canine parainfluenza caused by canine parainfluenza virus (CPiV), and enteritis caused by canine coronavirus (CCV) and canine parvovirus (CPV) and CPV - 2c.

Services offered on this date: Rabies Vaccine: $ 10 Distemper Vaccine: $ 20 (At the veterinarian's discretion) Bordetella Vaccine: $ 15 (At the veterinarian's discretion) Heartworm Test: $ 25 Heartworm Preventative (6 months): $ 25 (sm) $ 30 (md) $ 35 (lg) *** *** (A negative Heartworm test must be performed within the past year by the Ulster County SPCA Clinic in order to purchase Heartworm Preventative.)

Distemper virus A highly contagious virus that is spread by respiratory secretions (sneezing and coughing) causing severe respiratory and neurologic disease.

This can be done by presenting the immune system with weakened germs (polio in people, distemper in dogs), killed or inactivated germs (rabies for dogs, horses, and people, some Lyme disease vaccines for dogs); parts of germs (newer Lyme vaccines for dogs and Rabies vaccines for cats); or similar germs (early use of cowpox to prevent smallpox in people, measles vaccine to prevent distemper in dogs).