Vet says it could be distemper

[abuanddiego]

^yes sis once you suspect that it might be distemper, dapat CDV test na agad, kaya dapat tanungin din natin ang vets kung meron sila nito para alam natin kung saang clinic tatakbo at di masayang ang oras. Yung blog na napost dito on the first page ata yun, ganun din, hindi inisip na distemper kahit obvious na ang signs, worms nga lang daw yung issue eh.

Para sa akin, dapat aware tayong mga owners sa mga sakit nila, magresearch at wag natin isipin na healthy naman sila at hindi tatamaan ng sakit. para alam din natin ang gagawin if ever mangyare ang kinatatakutan at least kung may background tayo sa mga sakit na yan maaagapan sila.

[x-y]

sad to say, may mga vets na outdated.

[abuanddiego]

i agree, kaya dapat aware talaga tayo about everything, hindi enough yung may vet tayong pinupuntahan at wag lahat iasa sa kanila. aside from researching information about dogs, dapat marunong din tayong kumilatis ng competent vet or else mali mali ang diagnosis.

[cristyles]

Agree, i think outdated na yung mga iba na hindi aware na may gamot na yung Distemper. Yung vet na malapit sa amin nung una hindi sinabi kung anong sakit ng dog namin, tinanong ko siya kung anong name ng sakit pero hindi niya sinabi. Panay na lang siyang sinasabi na "naku i think ito yung sinususpect niyang kumakalat na sakit". Ayaw ko kasi nagtatanong ng twice or same question, so i decided na magresearch. Tapos nung tinawagan ko siya at tinanong ko kung  "Distemper" yun, dun pa lang siya nag agree at na surprised siyang alam ko.

Laking tulong talaga ng net, nakakainis pag may ganung Vet. Feeling niya siguro hnidi ako makaka-relate sa sasabihin niya, sinabi ko na sa internet ako nag research. Medyo nagsisisi ako na sa kanya ko dinala dog namin dahil bitter pa rin ako na namatay dog namin.

Kaya mga sisses choose Vet na talagang ma-detailed sa mga information about the diseases at magaling mag explain.

[pjonnyvie]

Hi all, ang isang aso namin nagkaroon sia ng distemper naagapan lang namin pabalik balik kami sa vet everyday para sa turok  para mapigilan ang pagpunta sa utak  kasi pag di na agapan pupunta sa utak ng aso at dun maging critical ang health... nung nagtagal inistop ko na rin yung pag punta namin sa vet until now meron pa rin sia yung kusang pag galaw ng katawan nia pero healthy naman sia kahit my ganun sia... vet told us na airborne daw ang sanhi nun.  Pito lahat aso namin pero hindi naman humawa ang distemper sa ibang aso namin.. tsaka pala everyday na punta namin sa vet  sa loob mismo kami ng clinic tinuturukan  kahit pa may ibang aso dun na nagpapa check up... yun lang

[sofie1]

We lost our beautiful and loyal friend, Sofie, our dear yellow lab last Oct. 27, 2014. She was the love of our lives. She was everything to my kids and now she's gone first because of pyometra, then distemper. Up to this day my eldest son who is 19 doesn't want to speak to me because I let Sofie be put to sleep. Back then I had no choice because she was vomiting blood and was showing advanced stages of distemper.
She  just underwent the illness of pyometra and now she had to battle distemper. Everything was so sudden, she never showed signs of weakness and we thought that 10 yo and 6 mos. is still such a youthful age for her to be sick. We were so stupid to think that way. I wish we had brilliant and true-to-their-mission vets who would have helped us through those trying times.
I could never forgive myself for playing god during that time. WARNING: to all who will opt for mercy killing. DON'T DO IT. You will never fill the void you will have in your heart. If your dog is very sick, try all means to cure her or let her be cured by a trustworthy vet. If your vet is irritant of you, billing every word he'd say or opting for mercy killing,  RUN away from him and find a way for your pet to prolong its life.
 I was so stupid to listen to heartless science and BS new age hullabaloos. Let nature take its course and always pray to our Lord in heaven for strength, wisdom and guidance. What's done is done but I maybe could help by advising people who really love their pets to love them even more by taking more care of them when they are sick and helpless. When we were sick and helpless, didn't our pets look out for us even in our darkest hours? They are the only ones who could and would be there for us when everyone is busy with their own thing.
 I betrayed my dearest best friend Sofie, and I pray that God may forgive me for being so arrogant on how to end the life of His precious creature. I am hurtful and you will be too once you opted for "mercy" killing. Try to save your pet and if nothing works just stay calm and wait for the time your pet would bid her last goodbye.
I miss you and I love you my dearest friend SOFIE...

[ohsehun]

Hi mga sis. My dog has been diagnosed with distemper two weeks ago and right now he's in the neuro phase. He's having uncontrollable jaw tremors and balance issues. Para ba siyang lasing kung maglakad tapos bigla na lang matutumba. He's 7 years old. Tuloy lang ang vitamins and supplements niya and pinapainom din namin ng Amoxiclav (antibacterial given by his vet). Kumakain naman siya. Actually, palagi siyang gutom pero sobrang picky pa din sa food. Umiinom naman ng kusa pag nauuhaw siya.
Balak sana namin dalhin sa Vets in Practice for spinal tap treatment dahil nga nasa neurological stage na pero nagdadalawang isip pa kami dahil nga mataas ang chance na hindi na siya magising.
Ano ba dapat namin gawin? Sobrang takot ako mawala siya. He's a very important part of our family should we go for the spinal tap treatment or just continue the medications and wait until he recovers from it?

[minabey]

Sorry to hear about your dog, sis. I'm sure you're aware na medyo mataas ang mortality ng distemper so time ang kalaban mo jan. The earlier sana, you get a consultation na if he can still get the spinal tap, given his age and the severity of symptoms. Ganyan den yung dog namin, 7yo. Pero we didn't have the finances to go through with other modes of treatment kaya gamot lang kami. He got to the stage na may sobrang intense na yung tremors nya na parang di na sya nakaka-rest. Sana malakas pa ang resistensya ng dog mo. Yung amin kasi nagheartworm positive sya muna bago distemper so talang wala na syang powers. Good luck.

[sassy_gal18]

Hi everyone, ask ko lang advise nyo.

May 1month old puppy ako, anak sya ng dog namin. Ang issue is may nasal discharge sya na white-yellowish then medyo malansa yun amoy. im thinking baka distemper. nung nagcheck ako ng signs yun sa nasal discharge lang yung check. pero kasi may amoy malansa sya.

then lagi sya bumabahing. yung nasal discharge nya lalabas lang pag umatsing sya.

hindi naman namin sya nilalabas. hindi din sya lethargic actually ang kulit nga (pwera usog) pero ayun lang talagang sipon nya iniisip ko.

maramig salamat!

[babykat]

Tanong lang, if a dog has been annually vaccinated with core vaccines, what are the chances na magkadistemper sya?

[minabey]

3% chance daw according to a vet I've seen before.

Back story: outside dog got distemper, indoor dog was vaccinated. still, vet advised isolation, no contact between both. it could be a "wild" strain daw of distemper that outside dog has, which is different from the virus strain in the vaccine so there is still a tiny chance that indoor dog might get it so to be safe daw, better isolate.  In fact, we disinfected outside area after outside dog died and waited a month more before letting indoor dog walk in that area.

[annd]

3 weeks ago. My dog was diagnosed with distemper. until now nakikilaglaban pa rin kami. Ilan vet na yung napuntahan namin at ang sabi e matanda na siya (he is turning 11 years old), malabo na siyang gumaling pa. Since puro ganun yung sinasabi, we opted to take care of him. Ilan weeks na ako na konti lang ang tulog at walang pahinga.. sabi ko sa mama at papa ko, hanggat kumakain at umiinom siya ng tubig nya, tuloy lang. Tuloy din lang ang medicine nya. Kung ano ano na rin ang binasa ko sa internet. Actually, nanghiram pa ako ng nebulizer sa pinsan ko para mas maginhawaan  yung paghinga. May mass intention din ako palagi sa kanya. At kung sino sino na rin ang minessage (even yung sa ibang bansa) na paano at ano ginawa nila para gumaling yung dog nila from distemper. Ngayon, tyagaan lang talaga. Pero naiiyak ako madalas, lalo na kapag naririnig ko siya umiyak sa gabi. Tapos kapag magtetext din yung mama ko na umiiyak na naman yung aso ko. Naisip ko na ipa euthanasia na. Para matigil na rin yung paghihirap nya. Pero parang di ko kaya. Sa totoo lang, iniisip ko pa lang na mawawala yung aso ko, parang hindi na talaga ako makakamove on.. kaya sabi ko, kung kumakain siya, at umiinom ng tubig, ibig sabihin gusto pa nya mabuhay. Nakikita ko din sa aso ko na gusto nya talaga mabuhay.. dahil kung ayaw nya, matagal na rin siya bumigay. Ngayon, hindi na sya nakakatayo. Kaya nakadiaper siya. Malaki na rin yung gastos ko. Pero para sakin, pera lang yun at kikitain ko naman ulit. Ngayon, tyagaan kami sa pag aalaga. Yung mama ko din naiiyak lalo na pagnakikita nya ako na umiiyak habang nagpapainom ng gamot. Nanghihina daw siya pagnakikita niya yung aso ko kasi lagi niya naiisip na ilan taon na nagpasaya samin tapos sakit lamg yung tatapos sa kanya. Ako naman, di ko matanggap na sa ganun siya mawawala samin. Kaya talagang tsinatyaga ko yung pag aalaga. Lagi ko iniisip na gagaling din siya at hinfi kami forever na ganito. Ako naman. Kasi ilan taon din naman siya na nagpasaya sa amin. Na kahit until now, nagbibigay pa rin siya ng saya sakin. Actually, parang tao talaga siya. Iiyak siya kapag nangangalay siya sa pwesto niya so dapat ipalit siya ng pwesro. Iiyak siya kapag basa na siya. Iiyak siya pag nilalamig. Kapag binigyan ng belly rub, itatry nya parin itaas yung paa niya. Naiiyak ako habang tinatype ko ito. Sorry.. very emotional lang. Akala ko, sobra ako nasaktan sa first heartbreak ko. Pero ito, iba... ibang sakit at hindi ko alam paano ako magmomove on kung sakali na mawala siya. Mahal ko ang aso ko.at lahat ng mga tao sa paligid namin, mahal din siya. Kaya naman medyo emotional ako kapag tinatanong nila yung aso ko.

Sorry napahaba.

[Ms. Undecided]

^ Laban lang sis Don't lose hope Gusto ng mga baby natin na kasabay natin silang lumalaban. Kapag pinapakita natin sa kanila na lumalaban tayo, lalaban din sila God is our doctor, siya lang ang nakakaalam ng lahat I will pray for you baby God bless!

[minabey]

Sis, ganyan den yung aso namin. Lagi na sya umiiyak last few days nya. Kahit na binigyan namin sya ng Valium, (by vet prescription) para makapahinga naman sya khit onte from his tremors and crying pero di na den effective. Supposedly, 8hrs ang bisa ng 1 dose pero khit 2 doses, 1 hr lang ang naitulog nya. Tuloy na naman ang iyak nya.

At that point, we decided to let him go. We believed it was better too early than too late. I didn't wan't him to suffer anymore as he was steadily progressing na. We consulted the vet if he could be considered for euthanasia. He agreed naman based on our dog's history and condition and heartbreaking though it was for us, it was also a massive relief to know he was no longer suffering.

Our dog kasi has very high pain tolerance. One time, a heavy potted plant fell on his paw and he didn't even make a sound. We only found out it fell on him because of the blood trails on the floor. He had an open wound on one of his toes and he carried on like it was nothing. So hearing him cry non-stop, he must have been in so much pain.

[MayVerona]

sis okay na siya? siya yung di mahilig uminom ng water diba? baka nahairball lang kaya parang naduduwal.. hope okay na rest your mind and don't worry too much.. saktong worry lang