What should I do if a dog has canine distemper?

With the changes in social life, many families in life now raise pet dogs, and during the process of raising dogs, dogs may get sick. Canine distemper and parvovirus are two more terrible diseases for pet dogs. So what exactly is canine distemper? What should a dog do if it has canine distemper?

1. What is canine distemper?

Canine distemper is a disease infected by canine animals. It can be transmitted between similar species, or through air and food. It spreads quickly and has a very high mortality rate. Once a dog gets ill, the best time for treatment should be in the early stage, and the possibility of cure is relatively high.

2. Symptoms of canine distemper

A. Early stage

In the early stage of dogs suffering from canine distemper, dogs will experience fever, runny nose, sneezing, and coughing. They don’t like to eat, have a poor mental state, don’t like to interact with people, and always lie in the nest and don’t move. Therefore, many inexperienced parents may mistakenly think that this is a cold, delaying the condition.

B. In the middle stage, the virus will infect the entire digestive tract, because inflammation of the digestive tract and respiratory tract inflammation will cause dogs to vomit and diarrhea, and the feces will smell particularly sour and smelly.

A. Later stages

In the late stages of the onset, the virus will infect the entire nervous system, causing encephalitis, or even cerebral palsy to the dog, and eventually neurological convulsions and epilepsy.

1. Prevention of canine distemper

Pay attention to the living environment of the dog and its own hygiene and cleanliness. At the same time, strictly control the dog's travel, try not to let the dog have contact with stray dogs when going out, and prevent stray dogs from getting infected; the most important thing is of course to inject canine distemper vaccine into the dog at the age when it should be vaccinated to prevent future illness.

2. Treatment methods for canine distemper

A. In the early stage of canine distemper, high-immune serum or immunoglobulin should be used to ensure emergency passive immunity. The general serum dosage is about 2-3 ml per kilogram of body weight, and it can be injected for two or three days continuously. To prevent subsequent infection, antibiotics can be used to assist treatment, and to improve dehydration, glucose solution can be supplemented, etc.

B. Blood transfusion therapy can be assisted in the treatment in the middle stage. If the treatment is good in the early and mid-stage period, the possibility of dogs recovering is still very high.

C. The possibility of dogs being cured in the later stage is relatively low. The dogs are dehydrated more frequently, and the body is in a state of failure, requiring blood transfusion, cardiac strengthening, fluid replenishment, etc. If the dog has severe convulsions, you can inject some sedative drugs, or you can give the dog an oral stasis.

For the disease of canine distemper, prevention must be more important than treatment. Therefore, if you have a pet dog at home, you must give the dog a vaccine at the appropriate stage, and ensure the hygiene of the home and the dog itself. If the dog is already ill, be careful to isolate.