Canine Distemper and Rabies

 What is distemper? What is rabies? Is there a difference or are they the same thing?

Here I have broken it down for you in Layman's terms:


Please note: I did not put ALL the symptoms for rabies on my list. There are two different phases of rabies: Furious and Paralytic. The names pretty much describe the symptoms, both result in death.
PRE-EXPOSURE VACCINATION is the only thing that will protect your dog from rabies and distemper. If you think you (or your dog) have been bitten by a rabid animal, wash the wound with soap and water for about 15 minutes immediately. The Rabies virus is very fragile and will most likely be killed by the soap and water before it travels through your body to the brain. BUT, you still need to call your local doctor/ veterinarian for post-bite treatment and protocol.  You don't want to mess around and take chances. There is a Post-bite vaccination for humans, but not for domestic animals. If your dog is not vaccinated, he/she will have to be placed in quarantine for approx. 6 months and normal vaccination protocol will be administered. If your dog shows signs for rabies, euthanization will take place. A diagnostic test for rabies involves taking tissue samples of the brain from at least two locations and requires the animal to be euthanized. Distemper cannot be transmitted to humans. There are two types of distemper: Feline and Canine. Canine distemper cannot be passed to felines and vice versa. Rabies on the other hand, can be passed to any animal including humans.   
Reference:

 World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs099/en/

Pet Education.com, Rabies in Dogs: Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and vaccination: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2102&aid=347

Pet Poison Helpline, Distemper and Rabies: http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/uncategorized/distemper-and-rabies/

Monkeysee.com, YouTube video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBn385Mun6A

Remedy's Health Communities, Rabies: Signs and Symptoms: http://www.healthcommunities.com/rabies/symptoms.shtml 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Caring for Client Animals with Potential Exposure: http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/specific_groups/veterinarians/potential_exposure.html

Comments

  1. SharifJuly 30, 2018 at 4:08 AM

    Thank you for very important article about rabies in dogs. Where I learned lots of things about rabies in dogs. Rabies is a such as infectious disease that everybody should know about the disease.

    Rabies: A contagious and fatal viral disease of dogs and other animals, transmissible through the saliva to humans and causing madness and convulsions. I can say another way below:

    Rabies is one kind of virus that attack in the brain and spinal cord of all animals, including Dogs, Cats and Humans.

    The following animals are the main sources of rabies infection in humans:

    Dogs, Cats, Horses, Cows, Rabbits. Foxes, Monkeys, Skunks, Woodchucks, Bats, Ferrets, Raccoons, Coyotes, Beavers

    I found a article where find each and every thing of rabies in dogs like:

    What is Rabies?
    Stages of Rabies
    Sign & Symptoms of Rabies
    Treatment of Rabies
    How to Prevent of Rabies

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