It is a very serious illness and as many as 75 % of all dogs who get
distemper die from it.
Most dogs that die from
distemper die from neurological complications.
There is no cure for it, and about 75 % of dogs who get
distemper die from it.
Not exact matches
Reportedly, five cats have
died from Feline Panleukopenia, a highly contagious viral infection commonly referred to as
distemper...
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.
Munson was the first to identify what she suspected were proteins
from the
distemper virus in cells
from lions that had
died in the epidemic.
Spotted hyena cubs of high - ranking mothers have a lower probability of infection with and are less likely to
die from canine
distemper virus (CDV) than cubs of low - ranking mothers.
Lady Helen Nutting, who brought six in
from Sudan,
died from distemper.
Although her first dog
died of
distemper a second was sent
from Japan and lived with Helen for years.
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.
And Will The Rest Of The Kittens
From That Litter
Die From Distemper Also?
The puppy
died from distemper after a week of expensive treatment at the local vet.
Dying at only 28 - weeks old, this poor pup suffered
from canine
distemper virus, which is fatal.
But the first cloned puppy they got back ended up
dying right away
from distemper.
The first puppy
died right away
from distemper, but Ken and Henry both seem healthy.
Around the world, more dogs
die from distemper than any other infectious disease.
Since the inapparent infections often go undiagnosed and the severe infections often are present in dogs who
die from distemper virus, the mortality rate of canine
distemper was always thought to be very high.
According to Thursday's KTLA News, some employees at the San Bernardino City Shelter have expressed concerns about the number of dogs
dying from the disease, buy they claim that they are being threatened with losing their jobs if they speak publicly about the
distemper outbreak which is believed to be responsible for at least 80 canine deaths.
Since most dogs these days can be expected to
die of cancer, and a high proportion suffer
from arthritis, allergies, epilepsy, and other immune - mediated and inflammatory diseases — all of which are vaccine - associated — many of us have decided that the risks
from a vaccine are far higher than the risk of catching
distemper or parvo.
Puppies or older dogs with weak immune systems usually
die from distemper.
«The NAIA site has a story
from the Puerto Rico Daily Sun about 107 puppies that
died of
distemper on their way
from the island to the New York area.»
Having been in practice for over 25 years and experiencing first hand the sadness and frustration of watching our feline friends suffer and ultimately
die from distemper, leukemia and other respiratory diseases; the advent of new and improved vaccines and vaccination programs has taken us to a new level of care possible for our treasured friends.
Control of canine
distemper outbreaks includes the removal of carcasses of animals which have
died from the disease, vaccination of susceptible domestic species to decrease the number of susceptible hosts, and a reduction in wildlife populations which also reduces the number of potential hosts.
«Wildlife biologist Dr Roger Burrows noted that lions in Serengeti National Park (SNP), followed by those in the Masai Mara of Kenya,
died like flies in 1994
from a new strain of canine
distemper.»