What is Canine Distemper Virus(CDV)?
Canine distemper (CD) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by canine distemper virus (CDV). The disease is highly contagious, with high morbidity and mortality.
How can dogs be prevented from contracting Canine Distemper Virus(CDV)?
Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent canine distemper. The canine distemper virus vaccine is given as a combination vaccine, which is usually part of a combination vaccine such as DHPP，DHPPL，DHPPLC, etc.
How to treat a dog infected with Canine Distemper Virus(CDV)?
There is no cure for canine distemper. However, veterinarians can use some supportive treatments to prescribe the right medicine for the dog’s symptoms, reduce secondary infections, and alleviate clinical symptoms.
How to diagnose if a dog has Canine Distemper?
Rapid test kits uses colloidal gold antigen detection method to detect canine distemper virus (CDV) antigen in dog nasal mucus, saliva, conjunctival secretion and blood.
What are the clinical signs of Canine Distemper in dogs?
The incubation period for canine distemper is generally 3-6 days. The initial symptoms of canine distemper, the dog’s body temperature rises, depression, anorexia, watery discharge from the eyes and nose, accompanied by sneezing and diarrhea.
Can cats get the COVID-19 virus? Is it contagious to humans?
The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly spread from person to person, but it can also spread from person to animal.
Are feline viral diseases contagious to humans?
No, viral infectious diseases in cats are not zoonotic, do not infect humans, and do not cause any harm to human health. But it can spread to other cats because the virus can survive indoors for a long time.
Can feline virus infection be transmitted to dogs?
Feline herpesvirus is caused by infection with feline herpesvirus type 1, which is species-specific and is not usually transmitted to dogs.
How test kits are used in the diagnosis for pet dieases?
Usually when our pet is getting sick, we will go to the vet. But, do you know how the vet confirm whether it is viral infection or just some other normal dieases? In this article, we will let you know how the disease or infection is diagnosed.