Early Symptoms of Canine Distemper

1. The early symptoms of canine distemper are similar to human colds. In the early stages of dogs infected with canine distemper, they will have sneezing and runny nose. Increased nasal discharge, eye secretions, cough, and decreased appetite are often accompanied by an increase in body temperature.

2. Some dogs will also have gastrointestinal symptoms such as retching, vomiting and diarrhea.

3. In the early stages of a dog’s infection with canine distemper, when the above symptoms appear, most owners will mistakenly think that the dog has eaten bad food or caught a cold.

Causes of canine distemper

1. Canine distemper in dogs, also known as canine distemper virus infection, is a viral disease. It is a contagious disease between dogs. It mostly affects young dogs and young dogs that have not been vaccinated. Older dogs that have not been vaccinated are also at risk of becoming infected.

2. Canine distemper virus is mainly transmitted through the respiratory tract and digestive tract, and can also be transmitted through the conjunctiva.

3. Affected dogs and virus-carrying dogs can excrete the virus through nasal fluid, tears, saliva, urine and exhaled gas, thus causing contamination of food, drinking water, utensils and surrounding air, etc., and healthy dogs will be exposed to it. will become infected.