Canine distemper is a contagious, incurable,
often fatal, viral disease that compromises the
respiratory, gastrointestinal, and even the
central nervous systems. Signs of this disease
can appear up to 3 weeks after contact with a
sick dog. There are respiratory problems,
coughing and runny eyes and nose, as
well as a fever. Afterwards comes signs
of depression, little food/water intake, if any,
vomiting and loose bowels. Later stages cause
thickened footpads, 'hard pad'. With that come a
hardened nose. Dogs that survive the first part of
distemper many times develops signs of neurological
damage, including seizures.
Infectious Bronchitis–otherwise known
as ‘Kennel Cough’, is a very contagious
disease of the respiratory system,
The disease is brought on by a combination
of viruses and bacteria that can be passed
from one dog to another, regardless of age.
Signs of this a very harsh, dry, hacking
cough, that sometimes last for a number of weeks,
often sounding like the dog is choking! The dog
might have a temperature, not want any food,
and not wanting to do anything...kind of like
a human with the ‘flu’. All too often Kennel Cough
is fatal.
often fatal, viral disease that compromises the
respiratory, gastrointestinal, and even the
central nervous systems. Signs of this disease
can appear up to 3 weeks after contact with a
sick dog. There are respiratory problems,
coughing and runny eyes and nose, as
well as a fever. Afterwards comes signs
of depression, little food/water intake, if any,
vomiting and loose bowels. Later stages cause
thickened footpads, 'hard pad'. With that come a
hardened nose. Dogs that survive the first part of
distemper many times develops signs of neurological
damage, including seizures.
Infectious Bronchitis–otherwise known
as ‘Kennel Cough’, is a very contagious
disease of the respiratory system,
The disease is brought on by a combination
of viruses and bacteria that can be passed
from one dog to another, regardless of age.
Signs of this a very harsh, dry, hacking
cough, that sometimes last for a number of weeks,
often sounding like the dog is choking! The dog
might have a temperature, not want any food,
and not wanting to do anything...kind of like
a human with the ‘flu’. All too often Kennel Cough
is fatal.
