Methods for dogs suffering from canine distemper:
1. Send to the doctor in time, the sooner the better. Do not try to treat it yourself.
2. Dogs will have body heat, fever, and loss of appetite in the early stage of canine distemper. At this time, the dog should be fed more water. Water can detoxify and cool down at the same time.
3. After the condition improves, you should carefully follow the doctor's instructions and take medicine. At the same time, you should also supplement the dog's nutrition and improve its immunity, so that the dog will recover quickly.
4. Take the dog for vaccination in time after it recovers, and then strengthen the vaccination once a year.
Symptoms of canine distemper:
1. The dog has a loss of appetite or simply refuses to eat, and is lethargic. The change in body temperature is biphasic, that is, the body temperature rises first. to 39 to 41 degrees, lasting for 1 to 3 days, and then gradually subsides to close to normal temperature. After a few days, the body temperature will rise again, and severe cases can lead to death.
2. Respiratory system type (pneumonia type) manifests as rhinitis and conjunctivitis, and the dog’s eyes and nose have serous or mucopurulent secretions. If it causes ocular neuritis, it can lead to blindness. Viruses invade the lungs and cause interstitial pneumonia, and secondary bacterial infection can cause bronchopneumonia. Clinical manifestations include cough and dyspnea.
3. The gastrointestinal type is characterized by vomiting and diarrhea. The sick dog has severe diarrhea and occasionally urinates bloody stools.
4. Neurological type, canine distemper virus can invade any part of the central nervous system. Clinically, neurological symptoms may appear simultaneously with other systemic symptoms or may appear subsequently. The main manifestations are general twitching, masticatory muscle spasm, turning in circles, and abnormal behavior. When the midbrain, cerebellum and vestibule are damaged, ataxia and abnormal posture are manifested. Spinal infection manifests as abnormal posture, abnormal spinal reflexes, paralysis, etc.
