One of the pet diseases of the rainy season

One of the pet diseases of the rainy season: Canine Distemper.

Canine distemper is caused by paramyxovirus and is a viral disease that can affect any dog, especially puppies and unvaccinated dogs.

The virus can spread through direct contact with an infected dog, through the dog’s fur, food, a bowl of water, sneezing and coughing. Moreover, mothers can pass the virus to their puppies if she is unvaccinated or other dogs that have no immune.

Symptoms of Canine Distemper are as follows:

Sneezing & coughing

Difficulty in breathing

Vomiting & diarrhea

High fever

Loss of appetite

Lethargy

Skin sores

thick nose and soles

AVO's Recommendation Always clean your pet's supplies such bed, food bowl, litterbox, etc.. Frequently use the pet sanitizer when you go out with your pet. Take vaccination. It is the most effective way to prevent against Canine Distemper.

Diagnosis It can be observed by the clinical sign, laboratory finding, history check such as vaccination and exposure, the simplest and easiest way which is detecting with our CDV Antigen rapid test kit (CDV Ag).

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