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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Debilitating disease that has no cure. If your dog gets it, the only treatment is supportive care, including hospitalization, IV fluids, and medications to help the body fight the illness. If your dog is an adult, they're more likely to recover than if they are a puppy. The death rate for puppies is 80 percent, and for adult dogs, it's 50 percent. Distemper symptoms begin with a nasty eye discharge and can progress to scary neurological symptoms, such as seizures.Canine adenovirus type 2 also has no cure. Symptoms usually begin with a heavy discharge from the eyes and nose and can progress to internal hemorrhaging. Ten to 30 percent of dogs who get adenovirus type 2 die from it.The canine parvovirus is a highly contagious and terribly resilient pathogen. It can live outdoors for months just waiting for your dog to come into contact with it. It infects the digestive system. One of the first signs is bloody diarrhea.Like canine distemper and adenovirus type 2, there is no cure for parvo. Veterinarians treat the symptoms with antibiotics to prevent infections and with IV fluids to help with dehydration. An unvaccinated dog can die from the canine parvovirus.The parainfluenza part of the DA2PP vaccine prevents canine parainfluenza, a mild to moderate upper respiratory infection. Dogs rarely die of parainfluenza. Dogs rarely die of parainfluenza, but it is part of an infectious respiratory disease complex that includes bacteria such as Bordetella, which causes kennel cough.JasonDoiy/iStock/GettyImages Side effects of DA2PP vaccination Minor and short-lived side effects from the DA2PP vaccine are swelling where the shot was given, a slight fever, loss of appetite, soreness, and short-term lethargy. All of these side effects should clear up within 24 to 48 hours. If they don't, see your veterinarian.Rare but more serious vaccine reactions can arise. These include swelling of your dog's neck, muzzle, face, or eyes; severe coughing; itchy and/or bumpy skin (multiple bumps, not just the one at the injection site); persistent vomiting; or diarrhea. If any of these occur, take your dog to the veterinarian as quickly as possible.These serious side effects could
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