Canine distemper is a very serious infectious disease that spreads rapidly and can cause great harm to all dogs. If the disease can be detected and treated in time, the probability of cure will be high. Therefore, as a dog owner, it is best to grasp the initial symptoms of canine distemper in order to detect the disease in time and reduce the harm.

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The initial symptoms of canine distemper do not affect appetite. The initial symptoms of canine distemper are very similar to a cold, often after a bath or a cold. Nasal discharge, sneezing, poor spirit, unwillingness to move on the ground, thickened lung breath sounds, and increased body temperature. In the later stage, some dogs have neurological symptoms such as convulsions, and the prognosis is poor. The course of the disease can be as long as more than 1 month, and the dogs that have been tolerated are immune for life, and some of them leave sequelae.

The main symptoms of canine distemper are respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms

1. Respiratory symptoms

Respiratory symptoms are the main symptoms , eyes and nose discharge purulent mucus, sneezing, coughing, pneumonia in severe cases, mainly abdominal breathing.

2. Gastrointestinal symptoms

Digestive dysfunction, vomiting, constipation, later malignant diarrhea, mixed with mucus or blood in the stool.

3. Neurological symptoms

The manifestations vary due to different parts of the central nervous system. Brain damage manifests epilepsy, hyperactivity, circling and mental abnormalities; midbrain, cerebellum, vestibule and medulla damage manifests as abnormal movement or standing posture; spinal cord damage manifests as ataxia and reflex abnormalities. canine distemper No symptomatic drug has been developed in the world.