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My puppy Adrian

By 7/9 the coughing had increased to fits or spells of coughing that went on and on for several minutes along with a clear discharge from her nose, so I took her to the vet. Temp was 103. He said it could be kennel cough, a cold or distemper. He said the test for Distemper wouldn’t be accurate due to the recent vaccine. He put her on Clindamycin. She was wheezing significantly and likely had pneumonia.

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My pound puppy Catahoula, Adrian, a few weeks after receiving the serum developed by Dr. Sears. She’s getting to know her new adoptive mother, Sky. Flying though my house, biting holes in my arms – fully recovered from likely distemper, severe pneumonia & anemia.

The puppy, Adrian, is an approximately 10 week old Catahoula female found in the street and picked up by the dog pound on 6/30. She was vaccinated that day upon arrival to the dog pound and weighed 10 pounds at that time. I found her on Petfinders on 7/7 and I got her on 7/8. I noticed on the way home she was coughing. She was playful and otherwise normal – eating and drinking.

By 7/9 the coughing had increased to fits or spells of coughing that went on and on for several minutes along with a clear discharge from her nose, so I took her to the vet. Temp was 103. He said it could be kennel cough, a cold or distemper. He said the test for Distemper wouldn’t be accurate due to the recent vaccine. He put her on Clindamycin. She was wheezing significantly and likely had pneumonia.
She ate once in the morning and refused food or drink after that. I started her on nebulizer treatments with Albuterol 3 x’s a day beginning that evening. It seemed to calm her breathing and she was able to rest peacefully for a few hours afterward. I also began forcing Pedialite, plain yogurt and Ester C mixed with Caro syrup. That evening she picked up a stick and brought it in the house. That’s the closest thing to playing she did that day.
7/10 I noticed the first green discharge from her nose and eyes. She also vomited for the first and only time when I gave her the morning dose of Clindamycin. No playing and obviously feeling bad.
7/11 – still refusing food or drink – continuing all of above. No new symptoms. Still strong enough to fight against things being forced down her throat.
Began searching internet, fearing distemper, and found out about the serum. Sent emails and got prompt responses with a referral to a vet with the serum. Went to the vet at 7pm and had tests done. She was diagnosed with pneumonia, likely distemper and we were told she was two points away from needing a blood transfusion.
7/12 – She was started on the serum and spent 12 hours in the hospital, receiving antibiotic injections. We took her home that evening and continued the serum, antibiotics, nebulizer treatments, vitamins.
Within 24 hours, it was obvious she was responding to the treatment. The green discharge stopped and the coughing decreased and eventually ended.
She is now healthy, romping through the house, playing, barking, growing and being a normal puppy.
Sydney Adams, LCSW
Ben Diaz
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8 replies on “My puppy Adrian”

Hi,im a Marites an owner of 11mos old Shih tzu and now suffering of Distemper,Please HELP me,i dont want my dogs die please,my vet give them doxycycline once a day but i dont think that my dogs would be better to that med,plaese help me please i need your help now….

i live in corpus christi, texas i have a puppy that is 13 wks old and i have not seen any neurological seizures yet but does have a stuffy nose. but i also have her sister who has all the classic signs of distemper and has been on a antibiotic and seizure medicine for 3 days now. I dont want them to die can u please help me and send me to the nearest vet. thank u so much!!!

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