Talk:Canine distemper
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My dog suffered from Canine distemper in July 2005. He is six months now and has already recovered from it. I'm so glad about that.
- That's good news indeed, but this page is really for discussions about the article. Elf | Talk 15:55, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Added info
I went ahead and expanded this article. I added headings, info on decontamination, transmission, incubation period, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and a reference. I removed the part about treating the disease with a sparse appetite and allowing to run on grass, because I know of no basis for that. I also removed jauncice as a symptom. By the way, does anyone know if we can remove the stub template? Who decides if it is still a stub? --Joelmills 03:59, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
- It's great to have a vet editing stuff. Thanks! The definition of a stub is a little loose and different people have somewhat different ideas, because the question is really "does it have enough info in it to be useful?" and that varies by topic, by reader, and by writer :-) . You can read Wikipedia:Stub for the semiofficial position on stubs. You're right, though, this one's no longer a stub. I've removed it, although you (or anyone) can also do so. Elf | Talk 05:24, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Canine distemper
The local S.P.C.A. is having problems innoculating puppies that have been turned in for adoption. Shortly after being vaccinated they develope distemper. Is there a specific vaccine that should be used? I might add, we are in Mexico. DingusMcGee
- If puppies are developing distemper after being vaccinated, either they are too young (less than four weeks) or the vaccine still contains a virulent form of the distemper virus. Modified live vaccines (MLV) usually have an attenuated form of the virus that renders them unable to cause disease, but the degree of attenuation varies. At our practice in the U.S., we use either Duramune (Fort Dodge Animal Health) or Vanguard (Pfizer) combination vaccines. Good luck. --Joelmills 23:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] more information on prevention needed!
i work in a vet's office as an assistant. two collie puppies left the clinic yesterday. one was diagnosed with distemper. they both stayed in our isolation room for 10+ days. my responsibility after they left was to clean and disinfect the room. i didn't really get much more information out of them about how to disinfect this highly contagious room.
this article wasn't much more helpful. it only briefly mentions that one must clean and regularly disinfect the room to prevent infection of others. is this enough? how long after the infected leaves should you clean it? what should you clean it with? is everything in the room (bottles, brooms, leashes, etc.) infected? should everything be cleaned or just the place where the dogs stayed?
also, in this article there is nothing about protecting yourself from this disease if you are in contact with the infected dog. here at my place of work, doctors told me to spray myself with disinfectant, wash my hands, and step in a small pool of bleach before entereing or leaving the room each time. these seemed like very important steps. i have a puppy at home that i'm worried about giving the disease to. please help if you have the answers to my questions.
m.
- Thanks for pointing out the info missing from this article. I will expand it. Just to briefly answer your questions now, distemper does not survive long outside the dog at normal room temperature, not more than a few hours. Pretty much any disinfectant will kill it, so normal cleaning procedures will disinfect the room. I guess you can spray leashes and brooms with a disinfectant, too. As far as yourself, I assume you are concerned about your puppy's health and not your own (distemper does not affect humans). I've never heard anything about the virus being transmitted on clothing or skin, but if you are going immediately home, wash up and change your clothes before coming in contact with your puppy. Distemper is nothing like parvo, which is difficult to eradicate from the environment.
- All that said, don't forget that wikipedia is not meant to be an instruction manual, and the vet you work for should have some kind of protocol written up. --Joelmills 01:09, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible infectio
I have two dogs who recently had pups. The pups some how contracted an unconfirmed case of distemper. I feel it was this because of the symptoms that each suffered before death. When the first pup died I immediately purchased the 7way vaccine for the rest of my dogs including the adults as they had never been vaccinated. The mom being 6 and the Father being 2 and the remaining pups 3 months old. The remaing pups died within the week of the vaccine. My question is that it is now 11 days since the adults got thier shots and they are not showing any symptoms of the illness, are they safe or should I still be on guard? I feel this would be good info to put on this site so others will know to vaccinate immediately if they suspect contamination to thier unprotected dogs or not.
[edit] Room Temperature
It does not survive in the environment for more than a few hours at room temperature (37° C)
37 C is body temperature, not room temperature. --BANG! 02:00, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing that out. --Joelmills 03:06, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
