Can vaccines cause distemper?
It is possible for some of the disease syndromes commonly attributed to wild-type, infectious distemper virus to occur when animals are given certain virulent strains of live distemper virus vaccine. It is a rarity and generally only occurs when live vaccines are given inappropriately (e.g. given to pregnant bitches, underage puppies, immune suppressed animals or to animals harbouring other diseases, such as parvo). Vaccine-associated distemper may also occasionally occur when certain susceptible breeds and lines of dog (e.g. certain lines of Weimaraners) are given certain strains of live distemper vaccine. Vaccine-related distemper, and vaccines to be cautious of, are discussed in section 4j. and section 8 (preventing distemper) of this article. 4. What does distemper virus do to the dog? – an overview of distemper symptoms. As mentioned in the opening sentences, distemper is a viral disease that causes neurological signs, vomiting, diarrhea, pneumonia and respiratory signs, skin lesi
