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Canine Distemper (Hard Pad)

Canine Distemper (Hard Pad), Cause A virus infection, usually complicated by secondary bacterial invasion Incubation period Usually 7-21 days. Transmission, The virus is transmitted from dog to dog, usually by inhalation in air.

Mayor signs, Initially, a cough accompanied by high temperature, lack of appetite, reddened eyes, runny nose, noisy breathing. after a few weeks nervous twitch. Whilst vaccination has resulted in a decrease in the incidence of this disease in recent years, many pockets of infection still exist, especially in large cities, which result in regular local outbreaks.

The main source of infection is by inhalation during close dog to dog contact; signs may take up to three weeks to appear. Dogs less than one year of age are most commonly affected. Typically, the first signs are runny nose and eyes with coughing and vomiting, unusual tiredness, lack of appetite and diarrhoea.

After several weeks there may also he a thickening of the pads, and nervous signs, including twitching or even fits. Dogs that survive may suffer from deformed teeth or even develop nervous signs later in life.

The canine distemper virus is closely related to the human measles virus and, in fact, in older times, puppies were immunized for distemper with vaccine against measles.

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