Coping With Canine Distemper

T.J. my baby girl 10 wk golden was a rescued pup, so when we took her in we were so happy to offer her a better life. My girl was truly a soldier; she was first diagnosed with pyoderma. No problem. We took her to the Vet and got that fixed.

She was put on antibiotics and she progressively got better. Within the next week we noticed that she had a runny nose but we did not think much of it. Within the following week she developed and eye and ear infection. We spent hundreds of dollars on visits to the Vet and all they kept saying was that her recuperation was going to take long but that she would get better. So we just hoped for the best.

Just yesterday about ten a clock in the morning I noticed that she was foaming from her mouth. I got really scared but left her alone. Within a matter of hours she was having seizures probably about five times within one hour. We rushed her to her vet and all they had to tell us was that she was showing signs of distemper but had no idea of how to test her for it. I was like what the hell is that? Just fcking make her better! All they told us was that it was a serious disease that was not curable.

They wanted to do draw blood but they said it would only show if she may have come in contact with the disease. They didn’t even offer me to hospitalize her. NOTHING. I asked if there was a way to test her but they had no idea. I was truly amazed at how stupid these so called Veterinarians doctors were. I mean I got more information off the web than what they were able to provide me with. Money sucking b****es that’s what they are.

We left with sad hearts, a huge bill and no answers nothing. They advised us to continue with her antibiotics and that they would follow up with us the following week. Apparently they were going to do more research on the disease because it was not common for dogs to have distemper now days. At about 5 p.m. she convulsed every 3 minutes. In the moment of her attack she would urinate and spill diarrhea. Within a matter of 4 hours I would say she convulsed about 50 times. She was so week; her eyes looked dilated and she was not responding. She was just sitting like in some type of transition. The only time she would move was when she started having her seizures. Her jaw seemed to be locked because I tried to give her water. But she was just stiff. About 10 p.m. I took her to her hospital where of course all they said was that she was in bad condition and more than likely she would die. I lost all hope and cried my eyes out. I hugged her and kissed her. I felt that no one would help. They told us that it would be best if we put her down. I felt so impotent; I was angry, sad and so frustrated. She left undiagnosed and untreated because no one could tell us what she had. I felt I had to leave my baby, she was in so much pain.

I read some articles about how some dogs are able to survive and get through with it and some tests that are available, none of which were mentioned to us. I don’t know if we made the right choice. But she was just so miserable. It was so amazing that in a matter of hours her health just weakened. I really feel for anyone who has to give their dogs. They are truly a blessing and they bring so much happiness into ones lives. I am in total grief and regret; I mean I don’t know what else I could have done? I got shut down everywhere I went. My baby was just a puppy, she didn’t have to go through so much pain. Is there anything else I could have done?