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Can a dog catch a cold?

Date: 2024-04-16

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Can a dog catch a cold?
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Dog colds are not necessarily canine distemper. Canine distemper is a common infectious disease that can be transmitted through the digestive tract, respiratory tract, and feces. Dogs will have neurological symptoms or digestive tract symptoms. At present, it can be prevented by vaccination. After the owner takes the dog to be vaccinated regularly, infection will rarely occur. Therefore, a dog's cold is not necessarily caused by canine distemper, and it may also be caused by weather changes.

What are the symptoms of canine distemper:

1. Canine distemper is mainly manifested as symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, such as sneezing, coughing, runny nose, and inflammatory secretions from the corners of the eyes. Usually after a dog is infected with canine distemper, there will be symptoms of rising body temperature and high fever. Body temperature usually reaches 39.5°C to 40.5°C. With the development of the disease, most dogs will have some neurological symptoms, mental state and food appetite will continue to decline, and even will not eat or drink.

2. In the middle and late stages, some dogs' foot pads will appear horny, excessively thickened, blackened, and cracked. The mild neurological symptoms that appear in the mid-term may aggravate and become severe symptoms similar to epilepsy-like foaming at the mouth and convulsions. Individual cases of canine distemper will also have gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, once suffering from canine distemper, the mortality rate is very high.

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