1. Infectious Diseases in Canines
Small Animal Technology

2. Infectious Diseases Caused by microscopic organisms
Viruses
Bacteria
Protozoa
Fungi
Invade and grow in living tissue

3. Canine Distemper
Caused by inhaling an airborne virus, spreads through entire body.
Young and older dogs are susceptible

4. Symptoms of Distemper Early signs are vomiting and diarrhea.
Discharge of the eye
Usually see an improvement in symptoms
Weeks or months later, nervous system damage appears.
Tremors
Epileptic Fits

5. Distemper Symptoms
Hyperkeratosis (hardening of the foot pads and nose)

6. Distemper Symptoms

7. Treatment Antibiotics, Anti-Diarrhea's, Anti-Seizure Meds
Keep nose, mouth & eyes clean
Puppies that survive have “distempered” teeth or no enamel on their teeth.

8. Prevention
Vaccination at 8, 12 and 16 weeks.
Revaccinate every year

9. Canine Hepatitis
Highly contagious virus, spread through urine then mouth.
Usually appears in dogs one year of age or less.
Usually die within two weeks, or survive.
Has many symptoms, but effects their liver.

10. Symptoms of Hepatitis Animals appear dull and apathetic
Refuse to eat and have intense thirst
Fever
Swelling of the head, neck and lower abdomen
Gums will appear pale, sometimes hemorrhaged.
Cry in pain while eliminating

11. Healthy Liver

12. Hepatitis Liver

13. Prevention
Vaccinate at 6, 8 and 12 Weeks
Every year after

14. Parvovirus
Caused by a small DNA-containing virus that requires rapidly dividing cells for growth.
Young pups are most likely to get Parvo.
Main source of infection is ingestion of materials contaminated with feces from infected dogs.
Comes in two forms: Intestinal & Heart

15. Symptoms of Intestinal Parvo
Vomiting followed by diarrhea
Refusal to eat
Severe dehydration
Yellow gray feces streaked with blood
Dogs will vomit repeatedly and have projectile diarrhea until they die.
Most deaths occur within hours of symptoms.

16. Symptoms of Heart Parvo
Virus attacks the muscles of the growing heart.
Depressed
Stop sucking before they collapse
Gasping for breath
No specific treatment
Pups that survive usually have heart problems later.

17. Prevention Vaccinate at 6, 8, 12 weeks and annually
Properly clean and disinfect kennels where dogs are housed
Virus is capable of living for many months
Sodium hypochlorite will kill parvo.

18. Kennel Cough Infects the respiratory system.
Occurs in dogs who live in less that ideal conditions.
Pet shops
Pounds
Animal Shelters
Boarders
Puppy Mills?

19. Kennel Cough Symptoms Dry and hacking cough Gagging or coughing mucus
If they lose their appetite, have nasal or eye discharge the infection is severe.
Can result in pneumonia
Antibiotics can treat
Vaccinations are available

20. Rabies Effects the nervous system Can effect all warm blooded animals
Dogs usually are bitten by a wild animal
Two types
Dumb
Furious

21. Furious Rabies
First stage, animal will act unusually withdrawn or affectionate
Lasts about two days
The animal then begins wandering and will bite anything in it’s path.
Frothing at the mouth due to difficulty in swallowing
The animal will then return home, find a place alone to spasm and then die.

22. Dumb Rabies No wandering or biting. Paralysis of the lower jaw
Paralysis of limbs
Death
Virus immediately goes to the brain. That damage causes the strange behavior.
VACCINATE ANNUALLY

24. Create an arrow quiz to help diagnose the diseases we have discussed
Choose a partner.
Create an arrow quiz to help diagnose the diseases we have discussed