My dog has distemper is there anything i can do to help him besides put him down?
I have a dog, Lucy, who has survived distemper. She was four months old when I bought her at a kill-shelter. She seemed fine on my first visit when I chose her, however, when I went back a week later to pick her up (after she had been fixed), she seemed less playful and had a cough. It turns out that she had kennel cough and distemper. My vet and the vet at the shelter suggested that I put her down. I couldn’t bring myself to do it, though, and decided that I would love her and take care of her until I lost her. It was an exhausting battle in which I had to give her meds through a syringe and spent many nights up with her comforting her. She’s three and a half now and she does pretty well for herself. I will say that, while she does pretty well for herself, there was damage from the distemper. Lucy has a constant twitch on her right front leg. She doesn’t seem to notice it, though. Her right ear doesn’t stand up so it’s droopy most of the time. However, it’s adorable when the other ear
http://www.google.com/search I’m so sorry to hear of this. Here is a start for you to research from Google… There ARE dogs who have survived Distemper before, but many factors contribute to the successful healing. In my opinion, a bit chunk is the dog’s own natural hybrid vigor and the condition of the immune system before the illness struck. This will count a fair amount to the dog’s ability to recover. http://www.pets4homeopathy.com/remedies.html Is a good site to also research and purchase remedies. They do know their stuff here, I’ve dealt with them myself, with good results. The most optimum mentality to have is to SUPPORT the body in its recovery, not so much to “mask” the symptoms as sometimes Western Medicine is wont to do.
G’day Crazynut, Thank you for your question. It seems that there is no specific treatment and the outlook is not good. There are some supportive treatments. According to Wikipedia, “The dog should be treated by a veterinarian, usually with antibiotics for secondary bacterial infections, intravenous fluids, and nutritional supplements. The prognosis is poor.” I would speak with your vet for more information. I have attached sources for your reference. You and your dog have my sympathy. Regards Reference Wikipedia Canine Distemper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_distemper Canine Distemper virus http://www.sheltermedicine.com/…/…tempervirus.shtml Animal Health Channel http://www.animalhealthcha
I got this info from a health food store. Start the dog on Thymex and congaplex ASAP. Give the usually dosage it says on the bottle or maybe 1 pill less for a small dog. Give the dog PB8 for diarrhea. Colloidal silver, if it’s having eye irritation then saline solution. Also pulsatilla 30c. 1 tbsp. of cod liver oil and 250 mg of vit. c every 2 hours for smaller dogs and up to 500 mg every 2 hours (short term) for larger dogs. Also feed the dog organic meats with rice and VEGETABLE broth. Hope this helps keep him on it for a few weeks and gradually keep reducing the vit. c every day. Regular vets will just tell you theres nothing besides keep bringing them in for more money in their pockets. Just give your dog lots of love with the above treatment. Good luck.
