What are the symptoms of distemper?
Early signs that a dog has distemper can include fever, nasal or eye discharge, mild eye inflammation, loss of appetite, and depression. Canine distemper can affect the intestinal tract, lungs and upper respiratory tract, and the brain and spinal cord. Secondary infections can also occur. To find more information click here: http://www.dogsymptomscure.com/dog-distemper-symptoms.
Distemper is often seen in two stages. In the first pre-neurological stage – before neurologic problems – you may see hardening of the pads of feet, dulling of the eyes, mucous in the nose, coughing and respiratory trouble. Distemper attacks every system of the dog, so the damage is happening everywhere and there are symptoms you may not see. It can attack the stomach and make your dog vomit. For a while it may not attack the nervous system, this is because of the blood-brain barrier. However, it will eventually attack the oligodendrocytes, which controls the production and protection of myelin. With the destruction of the myelin sheath that protects the nerves, the neurological stage begins with seizures. The neurologic problems could be seen as chorea – a kind of involuntary twitching and shuddering – as well as a loss of balance, chewing gum seizures – which look like the dog is trying to chew a piece of gum – to a full-body shaking and convulsions. Since other diseases may mimic th
