Sentences with phrase «see distemper»

In our practice it is unusual for us to see distemper, parvovirus or hepatitis in dogs that have been effectively vaccinated in their younger years even if the owners quit following the recommended vaccination schedule.

I see distemper most often in older puppies that are in the process of loosing their mother's protective antibody and have not yet been vaccinated.

When we see distemper, it's usually in dogs who haven't been vaccinated.

Answer: I practice in the United States where we really don't see Distemper that much any more.

We knew this because we never saw distemper, hepatitis or parvovirus disease in dogs that had been vaccinated - even many years earlier.

But many vets have seen distemper or parvovirus in dogs that have had at least some vaccinations.

Not exact matches

In reaction to the violence and distemper we see displayed in so - called fundamentalism (of whatever religious brand), many people are touting a kind of uncritical pluralism that would amalgamate divergent faith traditions into one homogenized whole.

Sillero doesn't expect to see any oral options developed against distemper in the future, because there's not a big economic incentive.

If your dog expels mucus when coughing, more tests such as an x-ray will be done to see if the cough resulted in the development of pneumonia or distemper.

You'll see that all of the titer tests at four weeks and six months showed increased antibody levels for both parvovirus and distemper compared to the pre-vaccination blood test.

Canine distemper, feline distemper, parvo - a blood test can be run to check and see how well protected your pet is before boostering vaccination.

Other sources of dry eye include drug toxicity (antibiotics such as sulphadiazine and sulphasalazine can cause temporary or permanent dry eye in some animals), drug - induced reaction (atropine and topical anesthetics temporarily reduce tear production), neurological impairment (damage to the nerves leading to the lacrimal glands), removal of the third eyelid (see Cherry Eye), systemic disease (e.g. distemper), chronic conjunctivitis, trauma to the tear glands, hypothyroidism, congenital disease (some dogs are born without lacrimal glands), breed predisposition.

See your veterinarian if symptoms persist and get your dog the canine distemper vaccine.

However, it is fairly common to see Cerebellar Hypoplasia (an under - developed brain portion) in response to a Parvo Virus (feline distemper) infection in the mother cat during pregnancy.

Most vets haven't seen a case of distemper in years, which begs the question: why the big push to start vaccinating puppies at six to eight weeks of age when the parvovirus component is unlikely to work and it's very unlikely the puppy will come into contact with distemper?

Question: In 2004 My Brotherinlaw Found A Chihuahua And About A Month Ago She Lost Her Apiate And Would Sleep All Day Then One Day I Saw Her Walking But She Would Stumble With Her Hindlegs I Got Scared And Took Her To The Vet And He Said It Was Distemper And Said She Would Get Better And Also Had A Fever But That Was It She Has No Other Sythoms But I Have Seen On The Internet About This Illness And What I Have Found Out That Within Time She Going To Get Sick And Worse And She Might Get Seizures.

Answer: Distemper is a disease that we usually only see in unvaccinated puppies, not in a 10 year old that has probably had the vaccine (even if she is not perfectly up - to - date).

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.

This has been seen most commonly in pups that were given combined vaccines of distemper and hepatitis (adenovirus type 1).

A classic example would be the «chewing gum» fit that frequently is seen in canine distemper infections but can be seen in other seizure disorders as well.

The veterinary needs of dogs that come into rescue vary, but as a minimum we see each dog is made current on its rabies vaccination as well as canine distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and parvovirus (DHPPv) vaccinations.

With the summer months readily approaching, we typically see an uptick of dogs coming into our care that are on «distemper watch» or «parvo watch».

The second type of blood test looks for distemper by mixing florescent antibodies with the blood to see if they attach to distemper virus.

Thanks to distemper vaccines we don't see as many cases of canine or feline distemper.

OK, so distemper is so rare that most vets haven't seen it in at least ten years.

Distemper and parvo titers (antibody levels) can be run to see if she already has immune (antibody - mediated) protection.

Watching the distemper problems that came out of TLAC last year, and then having to see it all over again with San Antonio, has been heartbreaking.

We are seeing more cases of distemper in dogs this year.

«Another problem is that people feel, «I've never seen a pet with parvovirus or distemper, so it must not exist,»» says Dr. Link Welbourn, of Tampa Bay, FL, past president of the American Animal Hospital Association, and chair of the 2011 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines Task Force, which Schultz participated in.

One reason trainers used to wait until a dog was eight or nine months old to start training was to see if the dog would come through distemper okay.

For puppies: We need to see that they've had their first round of puppy shots (parvo distemper which may be abbreviated on your records as «DHPPV,» «DHPP,» «DA2PP,» or «DA2PPV»)

Please see your vet right away if you suspect your dog has been infected with the canine distemper virus.

Distemper is extremely contagious and your dog should not be permitted near other dogs until he has been seen by a veterinarian.

A city dog that rarely puts paw to ground probably will never see a case of lyme disease never mind the deer tic that carries the disease and a country dog may never come in contact with distemper or coronavirus but you better expect them to come in contact at least once with rabies.

Another type of blood test can look for the virus itself by mixing fluorescent antibodies with the blood to see if they attach to distemper virus.

See which ones of the «known - to - change - quickly» viruses / diseases like parvo, distemper, etc., Do your research.

If you're a pet owner, you've seen them in your mailbox — postcards from the neighborhood veterinarian reminding you that it's time for Fido's distemper vaccine or Fluffy's leukemia shots.

Veterinarian W. Jean Dodds has published her pilot study evaluation of giving a half - dose of canine distemper and parvovirus to small dogs to see whether they develop protective antibody levels in their serum.

The Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University says it's seen an increase in raccoons with distemper, a highly contagious...

If you have any type of concern regarding what is distemper as it relates to an exotic pet, make sure you see and exotic pet expert and ask their opinion.

We need to see records that indicate your dog is vaccinated against canine parvovirus and distemper.

Unfortunately, RCR has recently seen a spike in cases of distemper in new rescues, resulting in the loss of lives, compromised foster homes, and expensive vet bills.

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.»

Do you really regularly see puppies dying of distemper?

That's a first for me, the vets I speak to in the UK tell me they haven't seen a case of distemper in ten years.

One of the most effective is distemperinum which is known as a homeopathic nosode (see our Dog Distemper Vaccine & Prevention page for more about this amazing remedy).

Another blood test looks for the virus by mixing florescent antibodies in the blood to see if they attach to distemper virus.

Scientists investigated humans with canine distemper virus to see if there was a connection between distemper and the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), but they did not find one.

The enamel on his teeth is malformed, he sees only large shadows, and has no short - term memory; all a consequence of neurological damage due to distemper.

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.