Coping With Canine Distemper

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duffys distemper
by: A. Hershenhorn on Mon, Jan 05 2009

We purchased our puppy at Selmers Petland at the age of 5months. At that point we trusted that all vaccinations were up to date(backed by their paperwork).
Sadly and suddenly our seemingly healthy puppy who had recovered from Giardea and Coccidia infections , came down with distemper
He first showed signs of what we thought was an ear infection,because of a tilted head ,we brought him to a Vet. This all happened while we were out of town. That Vet told us that this loked more neurologic that we needed to schedule an appointment when we got home .Sadly by the next morning he was worse he was unbalanced and could only walk in tight cirles. We rushed home and brought him to our Vet and specialists, who through many tests confirmed the diagnosis.
It is our understanding that he had not built up the proper immunity.
It is horrible to watch your pet wither away because of human error. We misss him and hope to spread the word of pet store horrors in hope that enough news will make people more aware and thus put this puppy market out of business

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Tue, Mar 17 2009
Greetings either to Linda or to John Lucca What you are referring to is called Serum. First the method you are using to make the serum is way off....Read
Tue, Mar 17 2009
1) "... and the basic rule of the them is if the animal is sick you do not give any kind of shots or boosters related to routine vaccinations. To...Read
Sun, Mar 15 2009
Hi Linda In regards to your post, hmmmm, and the basic rule of the them is if the animal is sick you do not give any kind of shots or boosters relate...Read
Sun, Mar 15 2009
Being sorry for what you and your dog went through, I would try to give some advice, because I`ve been through the same terrible story. When you decid...Read
Tue, Jan 06 2009
Just curious what tests were done to confirm Distemper??? There is only one kind of test that is 100% accurate and you would know in 30 minutes tops....Read

January 2009

Girl Lee - by Girl Lee - (Wed, Jan 21 2009)
Girl Lee is our beautiful Lab/Pit mix. When we found her, we thought she had a cold, so we took her to the vet to get it cleared up so we could get her spayed. Turns out she had distemper–the vet gave her a 25% chance of survival. [more..]
My Lucky - by lyn - (Fri, Jan 09 2009)
Hi! I have 3 puppies who were diagnosed with canine distemper 2 of them died and the other one name Lucky is trying to fight off the disease. He is just 2 months old and it is really heart breaking to see him suffer the disease. [more..]
duffys distemper - by A. Hershenhorn - (Mon, Jan 05 2009)
We purchased our puppy at Selmers Petland at the age of 5months. At that point we trusted that all vaccinations were up to date(backed by their paperwork). [more..]

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