IgG in the CSF can be regarded as a sensitive and specific indicator of
distemper encephalitis.
The benefit of the recombinant format is that it is completely impossible for distemper or
distemper encephalitis to occur as the result of vaccination.
According to Braund's Clinical Neurology in Small Animals: Localisation, Diagnosis and Treatment, «post vaccinal canine
distemper encephalitis occurs in young animals, especially those less than six months of age.
Post vaccinal canine
distemper encephalitis occurs in young animals, especially those less than six months of age.
Not exact matches
A cerebral spinal fluid analysis should be done to rule out infections such as
distemper,
encephalitis, toxoplasma.
For example,
distemper virus vaccine may cause
encephalitis in puppies under age four weeks.
This was demonstrated in a most unfortunate and dramatic manner when it was shown that a commercial live canine coronavirus vaccine caused
encephalitis in most cases when it was used in combination with
distemper virus vaccine.
My other JRT mix developed GME (long name for
encephalitis) we think from an overdose of her rabies and
distemper shots in 2013.
It is recommended for the disinfection of inanimate objects to aid in control of canine
distemper virus, equine influenza virus, transmissible gastroenteritis virus, hog cholera virus, parainfluenza - 3 virus, bovine rhinotracheitis virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, infectious bronchitis virus, Newcastle virus, Venezuelan equine
encephalitis virus, equine rhinopneumonitis virus, feline rhinotracheitis virus, pseudorabies virus, equine arteritis virus and canine coronavirus.
Senior dogs with «old dog
encephalitis» caused by
distemper do not make antibodies.
Years after their initial infection, old dogs may develop «old dog
encephalitis» in which the brain becomes inflamed from chronic
distemper virus infection.
Used to control the frequency and severity of seizures associated with epilepsy in dogs Also used to control seizures associated with various infections such as viral
encephalitis and
distemper Rarely used in cats What dogs / cats should not take this medication?
See also: «
Encephalitis following vaccination against
distemper and infectious hepatitis in the dog» «A 4 - months - old, male, healthy dog developed CNS - symptoms 10 days after the second vaccination with live, attenuated
distemper and canine hepatitis virus.»
The condition called old dog
encephalitis refers to a chronic brain inflammation that can occur in a dog that had
distemper many years prior.
That should avoid fears of things like «vaccinal
distemper» or old dog
encephalitis.
Immunocompromised dogs vaccinated for canine
distemper have been reported to develop post-vaccinal
encephalitis (Meyer, «Vaccine Associated Adverse Events,» Veterinary Clinics of North America, May 2001).
A CSF tap can rule out other causes of myeloencephalitis such as viral
encephalitis (canine
distemper), parasitic
encephalitis (toxoplasma), fungal
encephalitis (Cryptococcus spp.), and congenital
encephalitis (breed inherited CNS lesions).
· «D» stands for Canine
Distemper Virus, a highly contagious and commonly fatal infection that causes pneumonia, gastroenteritis, and
encephalitis / seizures.
Distemper vaccine reactions can also involve neurological signs, especially if the vaccine contains modified live virus — the Rockborn strain of virus — that is known to produce post-vaccinal
encephalitis.