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Distemper in Dogs – Pet tip 168
Many dog owners, especially new dog owners are likely to hear about distemper and how their dogs should be vaccinated against it because it has the potential to be a dangerous, sometimes fatal disease. Distemper is a highly contagious virus …
- Owner:
- Julie Heldsinger
- City:
- Courtice
- Province, Country:
- ON, Canada
- Type/Breed:
- DSH
- Date of Birth:
- 2007
- Date of Death
- Nov.30,2009
- Sex:
- Male
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- Not Provided
- Coat Colour:
- White
- Eye Colour:
- Green
We adopted Homer from our local humane society exactly one month ago today as we had recently lost our wonderful cat Archie and we felt Homer needed us and we needed him. Unfortunately it would not last long as he started feeling sick a week ago and after a visit and a ultra sound at the vet's
today we were told that he had FIP and there was nothing we could do to help him. Losing 2 cats in a little more than 2 months is almost too much to bear, but I take comfort in the fact he did not spend his last days in a caged environment and that he was surrounded by loved ones at the end.
