As stated above, whenever an animal
contracts distemper, it is almost always fatal.
Once an animal
contracts distemper, it is nearly always fatal.
The initial onset of symptoms occurs about ten days after a dog first
contracts the distemper virus.
A healthy but unvaccinated dog can
contract distemper without ever coming in physical contact with an infected animal.
A cat that has
contracted the distemper virus will quickly become symptomatic after exposure.
Our puppies have
contracted distemper and one has been taken to Gulf Coast Emergency Hospiatal and was euthanized.
The best way to prevent your dog from
contracting distemper is to vaccinate for it.
Unfortunately, all dogs died after
contracting distemper.
The shelter had given him a vaccination, but it was too late to prevent him from
contracting distemper.
The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter shares the following tips to help prevent your companion animals from
contracting distemper:
Non-immunized dogs that come in contact with an infected animal carry a high risk of
contracting distemper, as do puppies born to an infected mother, and young dogs under extreme stress or who are immunocompromised.
5 - in - 1 (DA2P + PARVOVIRUS) protects your dog from
contracting Distemper virus, Adenovirus type 1 and type 2, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus.
In the event that your dog does
contract the distemper virus, you need to seek veterinary care as soon as the symptoms become apparent.
While older dogs can
contract distemper, puppy distemper is much more common between three and six months of age.
Belle had a rough beginning — she was born with a congenital defect in one front leg, and as a youngster
she contracted distemper, which manifested in constant neurological twitching.
Ferrets that
contract distemper have been exposed to a dog that was incubating the distemper virus or recently recovered from an infection.
Although there is no effective treatment for ferrets that
contract distemper, vaccines on the market are very effective in preventing the disease.
When ferrets
contract distemper, the first signs are loss of appetite, lethargy and depression.
Not exact matches
Distemper is a canine virus that is
contracted through the faeces of other infected dogs.
Since the most common transmission of Canine
Distemper is air born, dog parks, kennels, even grooming facilities can be ideal places for dogs to
contract the virus.
You can protect your dog from
contracting canine
distemper by getting him vaccinated at an early age.
The risks associated with vaccines are slight compared with the risk of
contracting a fatal disease like
distemper, rabies, or parvovirus.
How can shelters better protect their dogs from
contracting the canine
distemper virus?
In the past month, the Halifax Humane Society destroyed a puppy with
distemper and the West Volusia Humane Society destroyed a litter of puppies who may have
contracted the disease.
Raccoons, skunks, minks and otters can
contract and transmit the feline
distemper virus.
Ferrets, raccoons, minks, skunks, badgers, otters, weasels and wolverines can
contract and transmit the canine
distemper virus.
They should receive core vaccinations to prevent them from
contracting diseases such as calcivirus, feline
distemper and rhinotracheitis.
It is quite common for a cat with
distemper to
contract other infections because its immune system has been weakened.
With modified live virus vaccines (
distemper, parvovirus, hepatitis), some animals can actually
contract the same disease which they are being inoculated against.
The
distemper vaccination greatly reduces the risk of your dog
contracting this dangerous disease.
There are other diseases that be
contracted such as Parvovirus which can be picked up from another dogs feces if they have the disease,
distemper or any one of the horrible diseases that dogs can catch.
It has been reported that humans can
contract an asymptomatic (no signs) canine
distemper infection.
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.
A healthy animal may
contract canine or feline
distemper from direct contact with an infected animal or its bodily secretions and waste.
It's true that puppy vaccinations can protect your little Rascal from
contracting certain illnesses, and in my opinion it's safest to make sure that your pup is vaccinated against the most dangerous ones (these are Canine Parvovirus and
Distemper).
Another disease dogs can
contract is
distemper.
Technically, once a dog has had and recovered from
distemper, he can't
contract it again — so he doesn't need annual shots to keep him protected.
Such crowding and filth enable disease to quickly spread among the dogs, with many
contracting canine
distemper, parvovirus, and almost certainly, rabies.
This study was designed to evaluate two tests for detecting antibodies against canine parvovirus and canine
distemper virus, in the hopes if evaluating individual dogs» risk of
contracting disease.
These viruses, which are known to make dogs more susceptible to
contracting Bordetella infection, include canine adenovirus, canine
distemper virus, canine herpes virus, parainfluenza virus and canine reovirus.
Distemper refers to one of a few diseases caused by a virus that can be
contracted by dog, cats, ferrets, and if you happen to have one as a pet, your raccoon, skunk, weasel, or bobcat.
Ferrets, weasels, raccoons, skunks, and bobcats can all
contract the feline version of
distemper.
First and foremost, the best way to help your dog avoid
contracting canine
distemper is to have him vaccinated according to your vet's recommendations.
Canine
distemper can be
contracted easily from other dogs at various places, like the park, groomer or kennel.
Distemper is most commonly seen in young dogs, although unvaccinated, immunocompromised or otherwise stressed dogs of all ages are at risk of
contracting the virus as well.
Since all cats in the program are vaccinated against viruses such as rabies and
distemper, the risk of other animals and humans
contracting these diseases is reduced.
According to Cornell University's Baker Institute for Animal Health, even dogs vaccinated against
distemper can
contract the disease, although immunization makes transmission much less likely.
Cats may
contract feline
distemper, but the disease is different and can not be caught from dogs.
So if ones comfort zone in not vaccinating is going to be dependent on some kind of guarantee, or use of a substitute product like supplements or even nosodes or colloidal silver, to hopefully prevent their puppies from
contracting Parvo,
Distemper, etc. then I sincerely believe they are not ready to stop vaccinating.
Raccoons can, and do,
contract canine
distemper, and can display neurologic symptoms similar to rabies.