Canine Distemper Can Be Cured :

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J G Wray — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 06:53:46 GMT

The only joke about Distemper as told by Denis Norden

The science of treating the effects of distemper is called hard paw cornography

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Julian Earl — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:55:58 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]

[quote user="Neil Wheadon"]When was the last time anyone saw distemper in the UK?[/quote]

Round about 1989 I guess. Dogs from the, er, "travellers" site. If sick would be abandoned there when the tinkers moved on.

I saw one here in Lincolnshire in about 1993! So again not recently! I do not believe this sort of spam-nonsense about a cure!. Sorry!

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:23:41 GMT

[quote user="Cat Henstridge"]Oh, and in a Romanian rescue who now tremors almost constantly (and was probably imported while still infectious, despite a veterinary certificate stating the opposite. )[/quote]Funny that, the one I had recently was much the same: the dog was of course perfectly healthy and had been vaccinated while in Romania despite arriving with pyrexia, diarrhoea, a cough and purulent occular-nasal discharge!!

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Cat Henstridge — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:29:33 GMT

I'm certain we had a couple of foxes bought with it last year from RSPCA and I in in Sheffield, so maybe we are still a hot-bed of disease!

Oh, and in a Romanian rescue who now tremors almost constantly (and was probably imported while still infectious, despite a veterinary certificate stating the opposite. )

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Marie Kubiak — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:53:47 GMT

A large outbreak in ferrets and skunks in the midlands about 4 years ago- seemingly spread via ferret rescues and shows and not crossing over to dogs.

Marie

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Tim Browning — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:21:15 GMT

I used to see a lot of Distemper in Lancashire thirty years ago, not since . Some died , some recovered and some were left with various degrees of CNS disturbance and hard pad. I cured a lot with Oxytet or Tribrissen!

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Bob Russell — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:59:45 GMT

Over a decade ago in a rescue dog transported from Sheffield.

It is the presence within the wildlife population that makes it an ongoing threat to our dogs.

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vetbl.locum — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:38:07 GMT

[quote user="Neil Wheadon"]

When was the last time anyone saw distemper in the UK?

Neil (never knowingly seen it, in 27 years)

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Two years ago in imported 'rescue' dog from Romania :-(

Before that 1984

Rgds

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James Dunne — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 20:34:50 GMT

Interesting thread. We hadn't seen distemper in dogs for many years, but recently, it has appeared in seals off the west coast of Ireland and also in ferrets in our local pet stores. They had the classic high temperature, purulent ocular and nasal discharge and hard pad [the ferrets, not the seals!]. It wouldn't take a massive leap of faith to imagine that it could appear in an in-contact dog as well.

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:27:04 GMT

[quote user="Neil Wheadon"]When was the last time anyone saw distemper in the UK?[/quote]Saw one a few months ago which was imported from Romania so probably doesn't count. However, I sometimes wonder how many of those young dogs which come in with trembling, twitching muscles which aren't just shaking because they're at the vets, and when the owner asks you why you mutter the word idiopathic and wish a hole would open up because you really have no clue, are sub-clinical CDV chorea cases.

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Lou Dawson — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:21:38 GMT

[quote user="Neil Wheadon"]

When was the last time anyone saw distemper in the UK?

Neil (never knowingly seen it, in 27 years)

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2014. Puppies that I think may have been from a welsh puppy farm.

http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/19/483.1

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Niall Taylor — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:48:12 GMT

[quote user="Derek Lyon"]Any thoughts?[/quote]

Yes, you need to read this excellent book - https://www.vetsurgeon.org/news/b/veterinary-news/archive/2017/09/22/somerset-based-veterinary-surgeons-see-miracle.aspx

It "provides a fascinating insight to the cognitive errors inherent in the human mind which can lead us to think any treatment, conventional or otherwise, is working (when actually it isn't)."

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Thomas Johnson — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:25:31 GMT

[quote user="Bob Russell"]

I am sure this has appeared before. Load of crystal waving cr+p.

'Immunostimulants' make sense to the poorly educated. At least the oxytet might have a marginal effect on secondary infection.

Controlled studies v's placebo?

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You mean this one:

https://www.vetsurgeon.org/uk/small_animal/f/104/t/8262.aspx

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:43:52 GMT

[quote user="Neil Wheadon"]When was the last time anyone saw distemper in the UK?[/quote]

Round about 1989 I guess. Dogs from the, er, "travellers" site. If sick would be abandoned there when the tinkers moved on.

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Noweia — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:42:55 GMT

I saw a case a few years ago, vaccine induced!

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Neil Wheadon — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:25:33 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]Don't feed the Troll.[/quote]

Can't resist

Dog care in Argentina is a dog's dream. They are fed and looked after by an owner or a group of neighbours and then let out onto the street for the day, where they amble about in packs, so guess that some basic herd management may have a bigger effect.

When was the last time anyone saw distemper in the UK?

Neil (never knowingly seen it, in 27 years)

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:35:32 GMT

Don't feed the Troll.

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Derek Lyon — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:14:13 GMT

Interesting video! When I was in practice it was believed there was no cure once a dog had distemper? I remember well.....perhaps 50 years ago being presented with a severe distemper case and for some reason I recall for some reason anaesthetising the dog with ether and guess what it recovered with no problems! Any thoughts?

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Bob Russell — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:11:53 GMT

I am sure this has appeared before. Load of crystal waving cr+p.

'Immunostimulants' make sense to the poorly educated. At least the oxytet might have a marginal effect on secondary infection.

Controlled studies v's placebo?

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 23:56:43 GMT

[quote user="Dinu Catilina"]Can he maybe clarify what are the immunostimulants that he is using? [/quote]

Just oxytetracycline, vitamins and calcium, it says. (Which is what we used 40-50 years ago).

Which of these is the OP flogging?

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Dinu Catilina — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 23:05:34 GMT

[quote user="Janet Panelo"]People intrested in this wonderful information will click and see the video[/quote]

It's really not that wonderful. I watched it and there is absolutely no information of interest for any decent veterinarian.

[quote user="Janet Panelo"]We are helping the society.[/quote]

I can agree with this. The advice for owners not to medicate their pets without seeking advice is very good but certainly not novel.

[quote user="Janet Panelo"]That's the video of a proffesional in veterinary medicine.[/quote]

Can he maybe clarify what are the immunostimulants that he is using?

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John Wessels — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 23:04:28 GMT

This video maybe useful for dog owners in Argentina, not for vets.

not seen a case of distemper in UK for about 20 yrs.

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Janet Panelo — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:35:50 GMT

People intrested in this wonderful information will click and see the video. We are helping the society.

And you are not increasing my rate. That's the video of a proffesional in veterinary medicine.

Thanksss

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Niall Taylor — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:22:00 GMT

Oh puleese - quit the click-bait nonsense. If you have a cure for distemper just explain what it is or gise a decent reference, don't expect us to click on a youtube video and increase your hit-rate and search engine rating.

Hello Friends... good advices...

Good grief