If you can't find a single
Distemper vaccine use the Distemper - measles combination.
Not exact matches
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.
1) Facilitate safe off - label
use of existing
vaccines — Support collaboration between the zoological community and conservationists in the field to determine the safety as well as efficacy of existing
distemper vaccines that could be, at a minimum, administered opportunistically to endangered wild carnivores whenever they are being handled (e.g. during radio - collaring exercises or when being translocated to mitigate human - wildlife conflict).
Study
using a half - dose canine parvovirus and
distemper vaccine in small breed adult dogs.
-- 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.
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.
The
distemper vaccine (sometimes combined with the parvo
vaccine) is
used to prevent
distemper in dogs.
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.
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).
Commonly, the term
distemper vaccine is actually
used to depict a combination of various
vaccines.
In 1939, the company released the first canine
distemper vaccine and over the next decade they pioneered the cooking process that is still
used today to make dry pet foods.
Antibody titer tests can be
used to determine how long immunity lasts to the core canine
vaccines such as
distemper (CDV), adenovirus (CAV - 1 and CAV - 2), and parvo (CPV).
He
uses only the three core
vaccines: parvovirus,
distemper and adenovirus - 2 (hepatitis).
Many pet owners do not realize their pets have not had the vaccinations they need when they
use a low - cost spay neuter program - they have to go to a vet to get the parvo /
distemper vaccination separately, and also they need a booster 3 wks later if that is the first
vaccine.
As the article continues, it's clear that Greencross clinics encourage dog owners to have their pets vaccinated annually for core
vaccines (parvo,
distemper and hepatitis) as well as bordetella and parainfluenza,
using scare tactics like «disease outbreaks of Canine Parvovirus occur on a regular basis throughout Australia.»
One commonly
used combination
vaccine is the DA2PP, a shot that provides protection against
distemper, adenovirus type 2, parvovirus and parainfluenza.
Post-vaccinal polyneuropathy is a recognized entity associated occasionally with the
use mostly of canine
distemper and rabies
vaccines, and the ovine bluetongue virus
vaccines, but any
vaccine could presumably be implicated [2,9,10, 27,30 - 33].
We recommend that all animals coming to our clinic or
using our transport service be current on all of their vaccinations (rabies,
distemper / parvo and bordetella
vaccines for dogs; rabies, FVRCP and feline leukemia
vaccines for cats).
In August 2013, I forwarded a letter to Professor Ronald Schultz of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's Vaccination Guidelines Group, challenging the confusing and misleading
use of the term «booster» in relation to canine core modified live virus (MLV)
vaccines for parvovirus,
distemper virus and adenovirus, suggesting that
use of the term «booster» is resulting in extensive over-vaccination of already immune dogs.
Vaccine is also available in the recombinant format w here a live harmless virus (not the
distemper virus at all modified or otherwise) is
used to carry the portion of the
distemper virus which generates the immune - response.
As noted in my letter, I suggest
use of the term «booster» in relation to canine core modified live virus (MLV)
vaccines for parvovirus,
distemper virus and adenovirus is resulting in extensive unnecessary over-vaccination of already immune dogs.
In recent years the cases of feline
distemper have been significantly reduced due to
use of the
vaccine.
My preference is to
use Purevax Ferret
Distemper Vaccine.
It is not the actual virus protein, needed to immunize the ferret, that causes the reaction but other ingredients
used in the propagation of the
distemper virus or
used to preserve and fortify the
vaccine.