Does my Pup have the Distemper virus?
She is 3 months old. I adopted her from a shelter about a month ago. Monday night she was doing this weird cough, cough, gagging noise… my mom sits her throughout the day and she said she was doing that all day yesterday too.. She had a runny nose and teary eyes.. I took her to the vet yesterday night and the vet said she had Pneumonia with possible distemper virus because her low count of white blood cells… she also took and x-ray of her and was worried because she had an enlarged esophagus.
she prescribed some human antibiotics for her and i gave them to her last night…. i went to visit her on my lunch and her nose wasnt runny anymore and her eyes were fine… im hoping its just pneumonia…
she is still a very active baby who loves to play and bite anything in reach… How worried should i be?
Young puppies between 3 and 6 months old are most susceptible to infection and disease and are more likely to die than infected adults.
It spreads rapidly through the lymphatic tissue and infects all the lymphoid organs within 2 to 5 days. By days six to nine, the virus spreads to the blood (viremia). It then spreads to the surface epithelium (lining) of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and central nervous systems, where it begins doing the damage that causes the symptoms.
Early symptoms include fever, loss of appetite, and mild eye inflammation that may only last a day or two. Symptoms become more serious and noticeable as the disease progresses.
Dogs may experience eye and nose discharge, depression, and loss of appetite (anorexia). After the fever, symptoms vary considerably, depending on the strain of the virus and the dog’s immunity.
Many dogs experience gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, such as:
Conjunctivitis (discharge from the eye)
Diarrhea
Fever (usually present but unnoticed)
Pneumonia (cough, labored breathing)
Rhinitis (runny nose)
Vomiting
Treatment —–
Since there’s no cure for distemper, treatment is supportive.
Provide a Clean, warm, draft-free environment.
Keep eyes and nose clear of discharge.
Give antiemetics (anti-nausea and anti-vomiting drugs) if there is vomiting.
Give antidiarrheals for diarrhea.
Monitor closely for dehydration. Dogs without an appetite that are experiencing vomiting and diarrhea may require intravenous rehydration therapy.
Antibiotics or bronchodilators are prescribed for pneumonia.
Anticonvulsants may partially control seizures. Many veterinarians prescribe them before seizures start.
Myoclonus is untreatable (and irreversible).
Puppies who recover but have hypoplasia (unenameled teeth that erode quickly) can have the enamel restored to prevent further tooth decay.
Glucocorticoid therapy can sometimes help blindness due to optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve). This may help in the short term, but glucocorticoids weaken the immune system and may make symptoms worse.
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