In this episode of Current Vet, Dr. Lottie talks about canine distemper, its incredibly varied presentation, the weird form that occurs in older dogs called ‘old dog encephalitis’ and how to approach diagnosis and treatment.

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Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Case
01:35 Aetiology & Pathogenesis
04:57 Clinical Signs
06:10 Diagnosis
11:30 Treatment
13:26 Prevention
15:31 Key Points
16:48 Outro

References

• Sykes, J.E. and Vandevelde, M. (2021) ‘22 - Canine Distemper Virus Infection’, in J.E. Sykes (ed.) Greene’s Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat (Fifth Edition). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 271–288. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-50934-3.00022-7.
• Martella, V., Elia, G. and Buonavoglia, C. (2008) ‘Canine Distemper Virus’, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 38(4), pp. 787–797. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2008.02.007.
• Beineke, A., Baumgärtner, W. and Wohlsein, P. (2015) ‘Cross-species transmission of canine distemper virus—an update’, One Health, 1, pp. 49–59. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2015.09.002.
• Beineke, A. et al. (2009) ‘Pathogenesis and immunopathology of systemic and nervous canine distemper’, Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 127(1), pp. 1–18. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.09.023.

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