Talk:Canine distemper
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My dog suffered from Canine distemper in July 2005. He is six months now and has already recovered from it. I'm so glad about that.
- That's good news indeed, but this page is really for discussions about the article. Elf | Talk 15:55, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Added info
I went ahead and expanded this article. I added headings, info on decontamination, transmission, incubation period, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and a reference. I removed the part about treating the disease with a sparse appetite and allowing to run on grass, because I know of no basis for that. I also removed jauncice as a symptom. By the way, does anyone know if we can remove the stub template? Who decides if it is still a stub? --Joelmills 03:59, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
- It's great to have a vet editing stuff. Thanks! The definition of a stub is a little loose and different people have somewhat different ideas, because the question is really "does it have enough info in it to be useful?" and that varies by topic, by reader, and by writer :-) . You can read Wikipedia:Stub for the semiofficial position on stubs. You're right, though, this one's no longer a stub. I've removed it, although you (or anyone) can also do so. Elf | Talk 05:24, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Canine distemper
The local S.P.C.A. is having problems innoculating puppies that have been turned in for adoption. Shortly after being vaccinated they develope distemper. Is there a specific vaccine that should be used? I might add, we are in Mexico. DingusMcGee
- If puppies are developing distemper after being vaccinated, either they are too young (less than four weeks) or the vaccine still contains a virulent form of the distemper virus. Modified live vaccines (MLV) usually have an attenuated form of the virus that renders them unable to cause disease, but the degree of attenuation varies. At our practice in the U.S., we use either Duramune (Fort Dodge Animal Health) or Vanguard (Pfizer) combination vaccines. Good luck. --Joelmills 23:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] more information on prevention needed!
i work in a vet's office as an assistant. two collie puppies left the clinic yesterday. one was diagnosed with distemper. they both stayed in our isolation room for 10+ days. my responsibility after they left was to clean and disinfect the room. i didn't really get much more information out of them about how to disinfect this highly contagious room.
this article wasn't much more helpful. it only briefly mentions that one must clean and regularly disinfect the room to prevent infection of others. is this enough? how long after the infected leaves should you clean it? what should you clean it with? is everything in the room (bottles, brooms, leashes, etc.) infected? should everything be cleaned or just the place where the dogs stayed?
also, in this article there is nothing about protecting yourself from this disease if you are in contact with the infected dog. here at my place of work, doctors told me to spray myself with disinfectant, wash my hands, and step in a small pool of bleach before entereing or leaving the room each time. these seemed like very important steps. i have a puppy at home that i'm worried about giving the disease to. please help if you have the answers to my questions.
m.
- Thanks for pointing out the info missing from this article. I will expand it. Just to briefly answer your questions now, distemper does not survive long outside the dog at normal room temperature, not more than a few hours. Pretty much any disinfectant will kill it, so normal cleaning procedures will disinfect the room. I guess you can spray leashes and brooms with a disinfectant, too. As far as yourself, I assume you are concerned about your puppy's health and not your own (distemper does not affect humans). I've never heard anything about the virus being transmitted on clothing or skin, but if you are going immediately home, wash up and change your clothes before coming in contact with your puppy. Distemper is nothing like parvo, which is difficult to eradicate from the environment.
- All that said, don't forget that wikipedia is not meant to be an instruction manual, and the vet you work for should have some kind of protocol written up. --Joelmills 01:09, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible infection
I have two dogs who recently had pups. The pups some how contracted an unconfirmed case of distemper. I feel it was this because of the symptoms that each suffered before death. When the first pup died I immediately purchased the 7way vaccine for the rest of my dogs including the adults as they had never been vaccinated. The mom being 6 and the Father being 2 and the remaining pups 3 months old. The remaing pups died within the week of the vaccine. My question is that it is now 11 days since the adults got thier shots and they are not showing any symptoms of the illness, are they safe or should I still be on guard? I feel this would be good info to put on this site so others will know to vaccinate immediately if they suspect contamination to their unprotected dogs or not.
- This is a puppy virus. Your other two dogs are probably fine. I know this from research and sadly... from experience as well (my puppies died, while the adults stayed fine). :( --Saritamackita (talk) 05:29, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Room Temperature
It does not survive in the environment for more than a few hours at room temperature (37° C)
37 C is body temperature, not room temperature. --BANG! 02:00, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing that out. --Joelmills 03:06, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Age Affected
In your article you say that dogs 4 months to 4 years of age get this virus. I know for a fact that they are most vulnerable from 1 1/2 months of age to 4 1/2 months. I just had two puppies die of this absolutely horrific virus. they were both around 2 3/4 months when they died. As for the symptoms that both showed----around 7 days after infection--diarrea, after another 7 days or so...seizures (with uncontrollable bowel movements), lock jaw, a blank stare, a shivering jaw, running around in circles, getting really skinny and not eating. Oh, and of course, mucus and sneezing and rough paws. 2 days after the start of seizures, they die. VACCINATE YOUR PUPPIES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN LATIN AMERICA!! Saritamackita (talk) 19:56, 18 March 2008 (UTC) (actually it happened like around June 2007 hence my interest in the subject and my work on the article)
[edit] Highly technical sentence with no citation
"Histologic examination reveals intranuclear and intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion bodies in numerous tissues."
I am taking this sentence out because it is almost impossible for someone other than an expert in the field to understand and it lacks a reference. If whoever put the sentence in can find the reference and put it into plain English, then go for it. Saritamackita (talk) 19:56, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Canine Distemper
I adopted a puppy from the pound. She presented first with a stuffy nose, then respiratory infection and treated with antibiotic and cough meds. She then started muscular twitching. I took her to the emergency vet who said she was showing all the classic signs of distemper. I chose to put her to sleep. I have two other dogs. A 2.5 year old great dane and a 7 month old rodisian ridgeback mix. The rodisian has an upper respiratory infection he caught from the pound puppy with distemper. The vet said my other two dogs should be fine because they have been fully vaccinated. Both dogs are on antibiotics because they were showing signs similar to the upper respiratory infection. Is there a chance dogs can catch distemper even when they are vaccinated? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.67.18.187 (talk) 17:36, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
