Canine Distemper

[livingwith]

I volunteer for a dog rescue and one day in early November 2006 on a trip to the shelter to rescue some dogs , I came across a beautiful momma and her 6 adorable 6 week old pups. We were already picking up another mom and litter but I begged the rescuer to bail them too. My husband and I were ready for the sleepless nights of fostering 6 puppies, momma, and having 2 of our own already.
We knew it would only be for 2 weeks until they were ready to go to their “forever” homes. The pup...Read the full article

[Daveyo]

Hi I am Daveyo

I read your story here. There is a full cure for this disease in case you want to know. The cure is NDV.

You still need to give that dog the CSF tap of NDV if you want to stop the progression of the damage the dog is continuing to have. It will progress and will get worse over time. Doing the CSF tap and injecting the NDV into the Foramen Magnum will stop the virus and stop the progression and gives the dog a chance to recover hopefully the twitching will subside and go away.

I strongly do suggest you do the follow to see if the dog still has distemper in the body. This disease stays there until it is eliminated.

The very best test for rapidly diagnosing ACUTE distemper is to do what is called a brush border smear of the cells of the inside lining of the bladder. These cells ALWAYS have inclusions. So, easy to collect, easy to stain (quick dip) and instantly diagnosed with inclusions in these cells which are carmine red and para nuclear.

Any medical person can tell you how to get cells from the bladder. Urinary catheter. Empty bladder flush with saline and collect some of the last saline. Spin down the saline and remove the cells. Place on slide and dry stain with diff-quick. Very common stain used by most medics or lab people who use medical microscopy. Everyone? I should hope so. Very fast, very cheap, very accurate for Dx of distemper. If present then Distemper If negative then either kennel cough or respiratory Herpes or Toxoplasmosis.

If this test confirms it is still in the body, you need to give the NDV injection to the body as well. Definitely to the CNS. The Dx is 0.1cc for every pound or 2.2kg. Cure is between 12-48 hours. The tap will stop the virus and the progression of the damage in 24 hours.

Let me know if you need further assistance.

Daveyo