Canine distemper might sound like a relic of the past, but don’t be fooled — it’s still pretty common, especially among unvaccinated dogs. This highly contagious virus can wreak havoc on a dog’s ...

Animal Control in Stickney, Illinois, is worried that the town's skunks may have distemper as well Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dogs can get sick just like humans. The best way to prevent the spread of illness is to vaccinate your pet. There are several ...

The post Learn why dogs get distemper and how to protect your dog now appeared first on Dog's Best Life. Canine distemper doesn’t care how much you love your dog. It’s a highly contagious virus that ...

A: Distemper in dogs is caused by a virus that is spread through most body fluids including saliva, urine and blood. At first, the disease can look like kennel cough, with goopy eyes, fever, runny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Hill Country Humane Society is urging pet owners to get their pets vaccinated after two cases of canine ...

A dog believed to have been rescued from a Korean meat farm and imported into western Canada last year carried a strain of the highly contagious canine distemper virus that was never before reported ...

There are four core vaccines that veterinarians consider vital to protecting a dog’s health, but they may not go far enough. One of these four vaccines protects dogs from a highly contagious and ...

The highly contagious canine distemper virus is dangerous to dogs and wild life animals. It is also closely related to the equally highly contagious measles virus. Researchers at the University of ...

Mastic Beach residents and their pets should avoid wildlife in the area after two raccoons at the William Floyd Estate tested positive for canine distemper, the National Park Service said Friday. The ...