Initial Clinical Manifestations of Dogs with Neurological Distemper

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The canine distemper virus (CDV) causes demyelination within the central nervous system, gastrointestinal and/or respiratory signs. Due to the wide variety of clinical manifestations, determining the initial clinical manifestation of dogs with neurological CDV of different ages can be used to increase the index of suspicion of CDV, especially in triage. 44 dogs, aged 2-8 months, with clinical findings suggesting the presence of neurological CDV were used, and 38 were enrolled. The dogs were divided into 2 subgroups based on their age. Accordingly, dogs aged 2-4 months were included in Group 1 (n:16), and dogs aged 5-8 months were included in Group 2 (n:22). The body temperature of Group 1 was higher than that of Group 2 (p3 lines) were prominent in both groups. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed dilated intestine segments. It was concluded that the evaluation of the initial clinical manifestation in combination with non-invasive imaging methods might be used to increase the index of suspicion of neurologic CDV before proceeding to laboratory analyses, especially in triage.