Methods for treatment and prevention of canine distemper in Huskies:
Husky canine distemper symptoms:
Canine distemper virus mainly damages the respiratory system, digestive system and nervous system of susceptible dogs. In the early stage of the dog's illness, the body temperature rises to about 40 degrees, which lasts for 1-2 days and then drops to normal. After 2-3 days, the body temperature rises again. When the body temperature rises for the second time, a small number of dogs may die (this is a terrible fact). In addition, the sick huskies have red and yellow urine, sticky or purulent secretions from their eyes, poor spirits, and anorexia, but they still have appetite. Canine distemper mainly attacks the respiratory system. The sick Erha has an elevated body temperature, dry nose, serous to purulent nasal discharge from the nose and eyes, cough, rapid breathing, rales and other pneumonia symptoms on auscultation of the lungs. Respiratory symptoms appear, the dog's eyelids are swollen, purulent conjunctivitis, and corneal ulcers often occur in the later stages. There were rice-sized red spots, edema and purulent papules on the skin of the lower abdomen and medial thigh. Frequent vomiting, constipation at first, and soon diarrhea, with foul-smelling feces, sometimes mixed with blood and air bubbles.
In the later stages of canine distemper, the virus enters the nervous system. About 10-30% of sick dogs begin to show neurological symptoms, that is, involuntary barking, limb twitching, head tremors and epilepsy symptoms, and eventually die due to paralysis and exhaustion. This neurological symptom is irreversible and will leave sequelae even if the disease is cured. Huskies will be very painful after contracting the canine distemper virus. Generally, parents will choose to euthanize their dogs to prevent them from suffering.
Canine distemper prevention and control:
(1) The prevention method of this disease is regular immunization with canine distemper vaccine. The immunization schedule is: the first dose is given at 50 days of age; the second dose is given at 80 days of age; the third dose is given at 110 days of age. After three immunizations, you will be immunized once a year in the future. The six-combination vaccine, five-combination vaccine, and three-combination vaccine currently on the market can be immunized according to the above procedures.
(2) Once canine distemper occurs, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the sick dogs must be quickly and strictly isolated, and the hospital room and environment must be thoroughly disinfected with caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, Lysol, etc. Contact between sick dogs and healthy dogs is strictly prohibited. For presumed healthy dogs that have not yet developed symptoms and may be infected, and dogs threatened by the epidemic, they should immediately use canine distemper hyperimmune serum for passive immunization or use pediatric measles vaccine for emergency preventive injection. After the epidemic situation stabilizes, the canine distemper vaccine should be injected . After the clinical symptoms appear, a large dose of canine distemper hyperimmune serum can be injected to control the development of the disease. Giving a large dose of hyperimmune serum during the initial fever period of canine distemper can enhance the body's sufficient antibodies to prevent clinical symptoms and achieve the purpose of treatment. For canine distemper with obvious clinical symptoms and neurological symptoms in the middle and late stages of the disease, even if the canine distemper hyperimmune injectionSerum is also mostly difficult to cure.
Canine distemper symptomatic treatment:
Methods such as sugar supplementation, fluid replenishment, fever reduction, prevention of secondary infections, and strengthening of feeding and management have certain therapeutic effects on this disease. Canine distemper is highly contagious, so dog owners must take extra precautions.
