Alida,
I don't think it is a vaccine reaction. We are treating her for a reaction
just in case. I think it is going to be a liver shunt or a trauma injury
from running and playing with the older dogs. Yes, it was hard to sleep and
reading kept me busy. Which was good.
Carolyn
LEWISWOOD CAVALIERS
2929 Lewiswood Lane
Tallahassee, Florida 32311-1800
(850) 421-8552
----- Original Message -----
From: Alida Margolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 11:51 PM
Subject: [CKCS-L] distemper in puppy? (Carolyn)
> Carolyn, This tentative diagnosis is just heartbreaking. If accurate,
it's
> *not* inevitably a death sentence, but it's devastating to hear and
> difficult to bear the uncertainty of waiting to see if she does recover
(and
> she might).
> Diffenbachia ("dumb cane") has leaves that are usually large
> (longer than wide), mainly green with cream-colored stripes or mottling.
Do
> you see any leaves that look chewed? You also mentioned a mushroom - was
> this a guess or do you know for sure she ate one?
> Distemper is also often difficult to distinguish from Parvo.
> Here's a site with a good deal of information:
> http://www.vetinfo.com/ddistemper.html
> A few facts from that website:
> The virus continues to be "shed" for up to 3 months, which is why
> quarantining the animal, to protect the others from contagion, was one
> instruction.
> Clinical signs typically appear 10-14 days after exposure; does this fit
in
> any way with your experience? (was puppy exposed to any outside dogs? Had
> she just been vaccinated? Conceivably it's a reaction to the vaccination,
> but not necessarily - if she had been recently exposed to the virus, she
> might not have been protected yet, since it takes 10-14 days for the
> vaccination to take effect.)
> Does puppy have other symptoms consistent with distemper (either now or in
> the last couple of weeks), e.g., fever, loss of appetite [you did mention
> that one] or gastrointestinal upset, nasal discharge or other respiratory
> symptoms, low white blood cell count?
> On another site --
> http://www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/dedistemper.html -- I read the
> following: "Some puppies develop signs of canine distemper following
> vaccination even though they do not appear to have the disease. [I assume
> this means they show symptoms but diagnostic swabs etc. do not confirm
> presence of distemper.] In these puppies encephalitis occurs. This can
be
> fatal, although most puppies probably recover."
> You might stay up late reading, but I imagine it might be hard
> to sleep anyway at this point. Good luck to both of you and please keep
us
> updated.
> Alida
>
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