Have a dog with canine distemper? Here’s some info, depending on what’s going on. Do you have a diagnosis? As Dr. Sears says, “Unless you identify your original problem – diagnosis – if you don’t have diagnosis you haven’t got anything.” HERE’S SOME ADVICE ON RECOGNIZING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE,BUT YOU NEED A VETContinue reading “Resources and information”
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Respiratory phase
The respiratory phase – coughing, sneezing, gunky nose, fever, etc. – is typically the early stage of distemper. Diagnosis and treatment in this stage is crucial because after six days of symptoms, the difficult and dangerous neurological stage of the disease begins. If the neurological stage has not begun, the two options to consider areContinue reading “Respiratory phase”
Treatment of Neurologic Distemper
This medical protocol covers neurologic forms of distemper which include chorea, seizures, progressive paralysis, blindness. This medical protocol pertains to dogs of all ages who ARE infected with the neurologic forms of distemper. Presence of antidistemper antibodies in the CSF is totally diagnostic of this problem. The neurological symptoms may appear in some dogs asContinue reading “Treatment of Neurologic Distemper”
Using the NDV before seizures
Alternate treatment if there is not enough time to make serum If a dog is older than 12 weeks and does not have an immune system already compromised by another disease, a shot of the Newcastle Disease Vaccine may be enough to create the response needed to fight distemper. However, the dog should not beContinue reading “Using the NDV before seizures”
NDV-Induced Serum
1. The following protocol is for the production of anti-Distemper serum.2. This serum is used S.Q. for the elimination of Distemper virus in acutely infected dogs. Alson W. Sears DVM copyright 2011 Note: Federal law prohibits the shipping of serum. However, a vet may make this serum in a clinic, store it there and treatContinue reading “NDV-Induced Serum”
Report on effectiveness of NDV treatments
Statistics compiled by Kind Hearts In Action between December 2008 and February 2016. NOTE: To clarify a couple of issues that have been raised, I’d like to make two points: 1) At no time do we call this a scientific study. This is just a report of numbers I have collected over the years. IContinue reading “Report on effectiveness of NDV treatments”
Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our anecdotal information, here is what we generally believe is, and is not possible with the NDV treatments for canine distemper. NDV-induced serum May save a dog or puppy of any age, but has to be used within 6 days of onset of symptoms. (Before going neuro.) A 90 percent survival rate isContinue reading “Frequently Asked Questions”