Dog is really man’s best friend. We laugh with them, play with them, sleep with them. And they even comfort us when we are so down.
When our dogs are sick and not feeling well, the feel of panic immediately courses through our mind. And giving them treatment and medicine as soon as possible. We really do the best that we can do to save them
As I scroll on my facebook feed I saw this news about "Canine Distemper" outbreak observed in the specific city.
We must be updated in this kind of news for us to be aware.
WHAT IS CANINE DISTEMPER?
Canine Distemper is a disease with no known cure, a very serious illness and a viral one. This disease not just only affects dogs but also, foxes, wolves, skunks, and other certain wildlife species. This virus belongs to the Morbillivirus, which is also relative to the virus that affect humans - the measles virus.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF CANINE DISTEMPER?
This virus spread through air, it can also be spread through direct or indirect contact with infected animal. Initially it attacks the tonsils of dogs and lymph nodes and for one week it replicates itself.
The major symptoms of the canine distemper is the high fever, sneezing, coughing, reddened eyes, discharge of eyes and nose are watery. Also observe your dogs for sudden vomiting, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
WHAT CAUSES DISTEMPER IN DOGS?
The reasons that this disease can be acquire is because of the improper vaccination, though this occurs rarely, those dogs that are not immunized and are in contact with infected animal, and also infection of bacteria of respiratory or gastrointestinal system
HOW TO AVOID CANINE DISTEMPER IN DOGS?
It is important to avoid this disease as we all know prevention is better than cure. These are the list of 8 things to do to avoid or prevent this disease:
Proper Vaccination of Dogs
image source Keep a note to monitor the vaccination date
image source Make sure to breed your dog only with vaccinated mate
image source Be sure that your dog's playmate is also vaccinated
image source Disinfect regularly the animal area in your house
image source Learn more about canine distemper disease
image source Look for symptoms or signs of this disease
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REFERENCES:
https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/respiratory/c_dg_canine_distemper
http://www.wikihow.com/Prevent-Canine-Distemper