Finally my dog just recovered from Canine Distemper Virus. Apparently the mortality rate for those infected is around 80%. Made me very worried when I discovered that just before Easter.
At first I just thought that he is just tired when he didn't jump over me when I came back home. Usually he would just jump over me and my parents whenever we reached home, slobering over me.
We then took him to the vet when he was still like that for a few days. It was then the vet told us that he got the virus. He said it would be better if he was put to sleep so that he would not be able to infect other dogs. When we told him that Timmy is our only dog, the vet gave us some medicine and ask us to give Timmy whatever food that he will eat. No!! It cant be! He is going to be fine!!
He told us that as long as Timmy is willing to eat, he had a high chance of recovering.
But deep inside I was afraid that the vet might be right. As soon as we gave him friend chicken wings, which he loved most. He just took a sniff and walked away. I hope that it was just his usual choosy self.
The next day he wouldn't eat anything. My father and I then forced him to eat or rather drink milk mixed with the medicine.
6 years ago
