We received word this morning of 12 dogs who were treated with serum last week in San Antonio: 2 pups, 4 dogs and 6 very young pups. All were saved.
Here’s some pictures, sent in by Elizabeth Nelson, who writes: “All had coughs and nasal discharge. We didn’t wait for them to get worse. They are all doing well now. Piper is the girl in the top picture. Her 6 puppies were sick too and all got serum and are doing well. The message is don’t wait so see if the dog gets worse so the serum has the best chance of working.”
PiperKieferMaddieBodie. This little guy was a bit worse – even spent a few days at the clinic, and he’s a ok as you can see!
For those that don’t know, back in February I had 5 puppies that I pulled from ACS diagnosed with distemper. Long story short, 1 died of pneumonia, all seemed to recover from the mucus phase, then one, MAX, went on to the neuro phase, we tried many different treatments as I watched in despair as his twitching in his body progressed. I finally found out about a NEWCASTLE VACCINE, doing some research I contacted the closest vet, Dr. Z, in up North Austin and drove Max up to have the spinal tap. He had it, and within a few days, he stopped fighting, he had been fighting it for 3 weeks, and I had discovered this treatment too late. It broke my heart and he took a piece of my heart with him when he went over to rainbow bridge.
A week later, one of the other pups started twitching in his rear leg, he was up in Austin the next day having the spinal tap treatment, the twitching had progressed slightly and when he was resting he had like a pulsating twitch, it did irritate him, but it didn’t stop him doing any other activity and he continued to grow healthy, and found a perfect forever home. The other two pups showed no signs of neuro distemper.
I pulled a pup on 6th July, after swearing I would never get another pup from ACS as it totally emotionally, mentally and financially drained me, but we are all weak, and “Morgan” came home to the Give a Dog a Home – San Antonio household.
She is a feisty, hardcore little pup, that loves to wrestle with the GSDs, but she was sat on my knee and I noticed her jaw starting to do what is called the “Chewing gum” I felt sick, even though it was slight as this is a prominent sign of distemper in the neuro phase. I emailed Mr. Ed Bond, program director at “Save Dogs from Canine Distemper” and also Dr. Al Sears, who had discovered this treatment back in the 70s asking if distemper could only show up in the neuro phase, with NO signs at all of the mucus phase. They confirmed it can, and does happen and confirmed what I knew – that she needed the spinal tap ASAP.
The rest you probably know – working with some amazing people who come together in this rescue community, we got her up to a vet in Houston on Wednesday. She was given the serum vaccines and then on Thursday morning she had the spinal tap surgery. I was in contact with this vet who had told me all had gone well and she was making a great recovery. I drove to Houston on Friday (yesterday) to collect her, and ended up taking another dog that needed the serum with me.
You can see in the video attached – FF to about 2/5 minutes if you don’t want to watch it all – but see how Morgan is playing – it’s like nothing has happened. She is not out of the woods yet, and needs to be monitored to ensure the twitching doesn’t advance. So far I have not seen her jaw twitch at all.
If the serum is given to dogs in the mucous phase, within the first 6 days, there is at LEAST 75% chance of curing the distemper, if it is in the neuro phase, as with Morgan, there is at LEAST a 50% chance of it working, obviously the sooner it is caught the better – as was proved with Max and Bruno, and now Morgan.
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT – if you see any signs that your dog/puppy has distemper take action immediately, the rescue community as has shown, will pull together and do what is needed to save the lives of these poor animals, do not give up on them, and lets get away from the old attitude of DISTEMPER = DEATH it really doesn’t have to be like that.
A vet in San Antonio is going to be hopefully starting the treatments soon and so we will have a vet here in San Antonio that will make things a lot easier. He is my vet for GaDaH, and also my own dogs, and I cannot speak highly enough of him and his staff.
Please “LIKE” the following facebook page, and look at the “info”, click on the links and start to research yourself, get your fosters and volunteers to research so that they are aware of the signs and know how to act.
I hope this story encourages pet owners and vets to use the serum as soon as the first signs of distemper appear instead of waiting to see if other symptoms develop.
Bella is a beautiful chihuahua mix who was rescued from being euthanized at our local animal control facility last March. She seemed perfectly healthy but within a few days she began to cough. I took her to the vet who diagnosed her with kennel cough and prescribed antibiotics. Her cough worsened so the vet prescribed more antibiotics. It wasn’t until she stopped eating and became lethargic that he finally decided she”might” have distemper. He suggested euthanasia as an option and said supportive care was all that was available.
We said no so she was put on IV fluids and medications. That night I found your site and contacted you. I now know that had we already known about the serum Bella would have gotten treated the day she began to cough. Instead it was over two weeks after she started coughing before she received the serum. It did help her because the next day she sat up, walked around and allowed us to feed her with a syringe. However, she began twitching on the side of her head. So we traveled to get the spinal tap. THE SAME DAY OF HER TAP SHE ATE ON HER OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A WEEK. You have a video of this that I sent to you. [See below.]
We brought her home and she has continued to gain strength ever since and is living a normal, happy, doggie life. Bella’s journey has given us knowledge that has led to saving 2 more lives since then. One of these pups got the serum just a few days after starting to cough and overnight stopped coughing and is completely well. The other didn’t get the serum until late in the disease like Bella but he has also made a full recovery.
Again, I can’t thank you enough for the work you have done over the years gathering information and helping people get educated about this treatment for distemper.
As promised, I am writing you to inform you of the progress of my dog. Attached is a recent photo of my Simba.
Simba
On June 7th, I took my German Shepherd/Shar-Pei four month old puppy to the vet, after seeing him with yellowish eye discharge and a yellow/green nose discharge. He wasn’t as playful as usual and, even though he didn’t stop eating, he had lost some of his appetite and was sleeping more than usual. He had been like this for 2 days. Since I had taken him to the dog park and dog beach at Tropical Park here in Miami the week before, I thought he probably got a cold (I had no clue of the existence of distemper). After seeing him, my vet told me I should worry about something called distemper. She sent some blood and mucus samples to the lab to test for distemper and told me that in the event it tested positive, I should consider putting him to sleep after a few weeks when the seizures would kick in.
On June 9th, she called me with the results of the lab tests. Simba had tested positive for distemper and she wanted to see him in a week and have me consider not allowing the dog to suffer after the seizures, recommending me to euthanize him. My wife cried for most of the day and I stayed awake all night reading about distemper on the Internet. That’s when I read about Dr. Sears and his treatment. It was close to daylight already when I sent him and you an E-Mail asking desperately for help.
I received your reply incredibly fast, with very helpful information. I called all those clinics and only one said they had the NDV vaccine, but not the serum. The doctor was out of town and the assistant could not administer the shot without his supervision, but she promised to help me by finding someone who could. A couple of hours passed and I couldn’t concentrate in my work at my office, waiting for her call. She finally called me back and said that there was this Animal Aid clinic in Boca Raton who had the serum and gave me the number. I thanked her many times and made the call. … I went home to pick up my Simba and drove an hour and a half to Boca. The vet who I spoke with on the phone, a Godsend, saw my Simba and showed me how to administer the first injection, since I had to take part of the serum home with me, on ice, and administer the next two shots every twelve hours, which I did.
He got his first shot on a Friday at 5:21PM, and at 7:30PM, already home, he wanted to play, so I took him out for a short walk around the block and was already more energetic. But he kept having the nose discharge, mostly at nights, for a couple of days after the last shot. His eyes are now healed and healthy and he no longer has the nose discharge. He’s now eating more than ever and is extremely energetic and playful. For the first time, since we brought him home when he was two moth’s old, he has been barking at passersby while in our backyard. He gained 5 pounds in just one week!
I took him again to my vet here in Miami last Tuesday and she couldn’t believe the results. She told me she wasn’t able to administer the serum, first because she doesn’t have it, and second because there isn’t enough information on that treatment, which isn’t accepted within the respected veterinary community. I told her: “Doctor, my dog was saved because of it, look at him. What have you got to lose by giving that treatment shot and many dogs a chance?” … I decided I would purchase Dr. Sears DVD and give it to her so she may see the results and maybe change her mind and start using the treatment. I purchased the DVD online today and also made my donation to Kind Hearts in Action.
Mr. Bond, I don’t know how to thank you enough and I needed to share my story with someone like you, who deserves it. My dog has been saved from distemper, thanks to the knowledge you have been willing to share with others.
Arthur Mondejar
Miami, Florida
June 17, 2011
Thank you, Arthur, for your donation and for sharing your story with us. You may have helped save the lives of countless dogs. Ed Bond
Just wanted to tell you that we pulled 10 dogs ages 3mth to 3 yrs from Miami shelter during the distemper outbreak recently. All 10 tested positive for distemper. All were given serum along with Interferon injections, ribivarin, vitamin c, multi-vitamins and echneacia. Everyone survived and show no neuro signs!!
Not sure what worked specifically but I know that the combo did work!!! They all beat the odds. Thank you for creating the serum [discovered by Dr. Alson Sears.]
My name is Sam. I’m the proud mommy of Mr. Blue, a 2 mos old English Bulldog. I am from Manila, Philippines. I bought him from a kennel last weekend (Saturday to be exact Feb 12). When we got him, I noticed he had a cough and cold. He was up for his 3rd round of shots on Feb 14 (Monday) so the vet came and gave him meds for his cold but she could not give him his shots. By the afternoon on Monday he vomitted and I panicked. We rushed him to the hospital and after a few tests we were told he had distemper. I didnt know what that was and when the doctor explained it to me, I almost fainted.
I know hes only been with me a few days, but I love him dearly and would surely die if anything happened to him. The doctor (Vets in Practice) advised us of this donor dog treatment and I said yes, but needed to find a donor dog, in the meantime, they amped him with medication to treat his pneumonia, cought etc and meds for his immune system. We even got him a nebulizer to help him.
Yesterday we found a donor dog and well, today at 2pm we will getting our first shot. I am hoping that he gets better.
Its been 4 days since we found out he has distemper..Im not even sure how long hes had it…this morning he pooped twice and it was mostly water and phlegm and there was a tinge of blood. I hope we are not too late.
A vet went to visit just an hour ago and she said he had a fever. And looks so weak. He hasnt barked in 2 days. He just sleeps.
Your website has really given me hope that he will get better. Please let me know if you know of other things I can do to make him feel better.
Sam Yen
The Philippines
May 31, 2011
Hi Ed,
My apologies for not getting to reply sooner. I have been extremely busy, not just with work but busy with my GROWING PUPPY!!! 🙂
I am pleased to report that the serum treatment worked! His treatment started Feb 17 or 18, 3 shots 12 hours apart, he looked really weak after the shots and was really down. In fact, we thought he really wasnt going to make it anymore. But 2 days after treatment, he finally started eating again! I was eating a piece of cheese next to him and I noticed he took interest and he ate it! So then we tried giving him his dog food and voila!
We tested him a month after if he still had the virus and it came out negative! 🙂 We have been going through a series of re-vaccinations and all the other shots needed to protect him before we bring him out to the real world. Poor thing has been stuck at home all these months. He was diagnosed with distemper when he was 2 months old, he will be 6 months on June 12. He can finally go out to the parks and play and go to obedience school (our little pup is a spoiled one and well, we cant seem to make him listen to us, we always give in to his demands). As of yesterday, he is now a whopping 17kilos!
Attached are some photos of him when he was sick up till now. I have some videos as well. Will send in another email 🙂
I truly believe that without the serum he would not have made it. He had all the bad complications, diarrhea with blood, he was vomitting, he was completely not eating, he had pneumonia and water in his lungs. We kept our eye on him 24/7. It was not easy, and to watch such a small thing go thru such an ordeal was heart breaking. He had tons and tons of medicines, we took him to the vet everyday for 20 days for IV under his skin so he doesnt get dehydrated on top of his vitamin shots. The doctors in Vets in Practice here in Manila are the best. They really care for your little one.
Kind regards,
Sam
Anyone with a distemper dog in the Philippines should read these blogs:
This is the video we shot of Dr. Alson Sears’ lecture on canine distemper that he gave on Oct. 24, 2009 in Houston, Texas. He describes how he made his discovery and the overwhelming skepticism he ran into. He then goes on to discuss how to make the NDV-induced serum, the issues of using straight NDV, diagnosing distemper and treating dogs who are already in the neurologic stage of the disease.
Links are included throughout the video to make it easy to jump to different chapters, but here is where each topic begins:
Introducing Dr. Al Sears: 6 minutes, 15 seconds.
Explaining the terms: 12 minutes, 17 seconds.
The discovery of NDV-induced serum: 17 minutes, 20 seconds
How to make NDV-induced serum: 32 minutes, 20 seconds.
Whether to use straight NDV or NDV-induced serum: 46 minutes, 23 seconds
If you have a dog with canine distemper, you will find here plenty of information about the NDV treatments discovered by Dr. Al Sears that have saved hundreds of dogs from this disease. Follow the links above to get an education about the possibilities — and the limits — of these treatments. Contact us via ed.bond.new.york@gmail.com and tell us where you are, what symptoms you are seeing and for how long.
If you are a veterinarian interested in the NDV treatments, we can offer you documents, videos,owner testimonials and referrals to other vets using these treatments around the world. Our ultimate goal is to see the NDV-induced serum proven through scientific trials.
Make sure to read our FAQ. Distemper is most successfully treated before before the dog goes through the sixth day of symptoms — before seizures — by using Dr. Sears’ NDV-induced serum. If seizures or other neurologic problems have occurred — that includes spasms, tics, loss of balance, etc. — then the treatment needed is the NDV spinal tap. Understand that the survival rate for dogs going through the NDV spinal tap is only about 50 percent, but that is more than if left untreated. Distemper is usually fatal. We also have a discussion forum to help dog owners get through the sometimes difficult recovery period after the spinal tap. Stories, videos and pictures of dogs treated with NDV-induced serum or NDV as an IV injection are here. Stories, videos and pictures of dogs treated with the NDV spinal tap are here.
The full protocols are available through a PDF download. A 90-minute video from Dr. Sears’ lecture on canine distemper and the NDV treatments is available through YouTube. Click here to find out more.
Save Dogs From Canine Distemper conducts fundraising to support the treatment of dogs with canine distemper and research into the disease. It is a project of Kind Hearts In Action, a dog rescue and placement public charity based in Los Angeles. This 501c3 group offers temporary and foster homes for stray dogs. We also support treatments for canine distemper based on the Newcastle Disease Vaccine as discovered by Dr. Al Sears. We need your donations to make Dr. Sears’ serum, pay for treatments and the costs of research. Why Donate?
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As have promised you I send you enclosed the new reports on NDV serum treatment. (This is part II.) It contains 18 distemper cases. (14 lived and 4 died following treatment with NDV serum.)
Some interesting facts:
We were able to save all the adult distemper dogs with NDV serum treatment.
It is very difficult to treat puppies, especially at the shelter, unfortunately we were not able to save all of them
Today we have made NDV serum four times with the help of eleven dogs, result: 555 ml (cc) NDV serum
We need serum, as we get sick dogs from the town.
Treatment with NDV SERUM II
9. Puppies I
5 mix puppies, from two families, male and female, middle sized, they got distemper 7 days after their first combo vaccine, symptoms: were weak, did not eat, small discharge in eyes and nose, diarrhea.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 2 kg 3 x 1,5 ml (cc) 02.26-27.2011.
3 puppies
After the first 24 hours: felt little better, discharge in eyes and nose
A puppy that lived
After 48 hours: ate, felt better, less discharge in eyes,
After 72 hours: good appetite, less discharge,
Got antibiotics for 14 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: good appetite, small discharge,
14 days after serum: happy, good appetite, healthy.
2 puppies were in bad condition they got vitamins and were treated with fluids – they died.
10. Maggie
Maggie, first day
Large sized, gray-light brown, mixed dog, very old, 12-13 years, female, she was in very bad condition when we found her: very thin, missing hair, depressive, she got distemper after 5 days of first combo vaccine, symptoms: did not eat at all, fever, sad, bad purulent discharge in eyes, only laid, was weak.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 35 kg 3 x 8 ml (cc) 03.04-05.2011.
Maggie, 22 days later.
After the first 24 hours: felt better, ate little
After 48 hours: no fever, less weak, ate well,
After 72 hours: walked, ate well, less discharge in eyes
Got antibiotics for 14 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
2 weeks after serum: ate well, put on weight, almost without symptoms, very little discharge in one eye sometimes
1 month after serum: healthy, good appetite, happy, her hair started to grow
11. Puppies II
4 mix puppies, from two families, male and female, middle sized, they got distemper 5 days after their first combo vaccine, symptoms: were weak, did not eat, small discharge in eyes and nose, diarrhea.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 2 kg 3 x 1,5 ml (cc) 03.10-11.2011.
2 puppies:
After the first 24 hours: felt little better, discharge in eyes and nose
After 48 hours: ate, felt better, less discharge in eyes,
After 72 hours: good appetite, less discharge,
Got antibiotics for 10 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: good appetite, small discharge,
14 day after serum: happy, good appetite, healthy.
2 puppies were in bad condition they got vitamins and were treated with fluids – they died.
12. Süti
Dachshund mix, female, small sized, color: light yellow, she got distemper after combo vaccine, symptoms: fever, did not eat, bad vomit and diarrhea, was weak, did not have any discharge.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 10 kg 3 x 3 ml (cc) 03.10-11.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt better, no fever
After 48 hours: ate, did not vomit, felt better
After 72 hours: good appetite, diarrhea was finished
Got antibiotics for 10 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
10 days after serum: healthy, strong, good appetite, happy.
She was together with two other dogs in the same kennel, the other two dogs also got serum, they did not get distemper.
13. Dömper
Dachshund-sheperd mix, male, middle sized, color: black and brown, he had two combo vaccines (December 2010) however he got distemper, symptoms: was very weak, did not eat, had diarrhea, was weak, purulent discharge in eyes and nose.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 20 kg 3 x 5 ml (cc) 03.19-20.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt better, ate
After 48 hours: ate, was happy, felt better, less discharge
After 72 hours: good appetite, diarrhea was finished
Got antibiotics for 10 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
10 days after serum: healthy, strong, good appetite, happy.
He was healthy, but he had little discharge in eyes for two weeks.
14. Darázs
Dachshund mix, male, small sized, color: black and brown, he did not have vaccines, as he bit all the time, he got distemper, symptoms: was very weak, did not eat, purulent discharge in eyes and nose, did not bite J.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 8 kg 3 x 3 ml (cc) 03.22-23.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt better, ate
After 48 hours: ate, felt better, less discharge
After 72 hours: good appetite, no discharge, bit again J
Got antibiotics for 7 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: healthy, strong, good appetite, no discharge
15. Lizi
Dachshund mix, female, small sized, color: brown, she got distemper 5 days after the second vaccine, symptoms: was weak, did not eat, discharge in eyes and nose.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 5 kg 3 x 2 ml (cc) 03.22-23.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt better, ate
After 48 hours: ate, felt better, less discharge, running nose
After 72 hours: good appetite, no discharge, happy, healthy
Got antibiotics for 7 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: healthy, strong, good appetite, no discharge
16. Szőrmók
German shepherd mix, male, large sized, color: black and gray, he got distemper however he had two combo vaccines (February 2010), symptoms: sad, depressive, heavy respiration, pneumonia, was very weak, did not eat, discharge in eyes and nose.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 30 kg 3 x 7 ml (cc) 03.26-27.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt a little better, heavy respiration
After 48 hours: felt better, less discharge in eyes, running nose, heavy respiration
After 72 hours: less discharge in eyes, running nose, heavy respiration
Got antibiotics for 14 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: much better, good appetite, no discharge
14 days after serum: healthy, happy, correct respiration, no discharge
17. Törpi
Terrier mix, female, small sized, color: black and brown, she did not have vaccines, she had distemper when she was found, symptoms: was weak, did not eat, purulent discharge in eyes and nose, bad diarrhea.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 5 kg 3 x 2 ml (cc) 03.26-27.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt little better, diarrhea
After 48 hours: ate, felt better, less discharge, diarrhea
After 72 hours: good appetite, less discharge, less diarrhea
Got antibiotics for 14 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: good appetite, little discharge, diarrhea finished
14 days after serum: healthy , happy, no discharge, good appetite.
18. Bogár
Dachshund mix, male, small sized, color: black, he got distemper 5 days after his first combo vaccine, symptoms: was weak, did not eat, discharge in eyes and nose, diarrhea.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 12 kg 3 x 4 ml (cc) 03.27-28.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt little better, diarrhea, discharge in eyes and nose
After 48 hours: ate, felt better, less discharge in eyes, diarrhea
After 72 hours: good appetite, less discharge, less diarrhea
Got antibiotics for 14 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: good appetite, discharge in nose, running nose, diarrhea finished
14 days after serum: happy, good appetite, running nose.
One small female dog was with him, she also got serum, she did not get distemper.
19. Beni
Terrier mix, male, middle sized, color: white, he got distemper 4 days after his second combo vaccine, symptoms: was weak, did not eat, discharge in eyes and nose.
Got 3 serums –12 hours apart, 20 kg 3 x 5 ml (cc) 03.29-30.2011.
After the first 24 hours: felt little better, discharge in eyes and nose
After 48 hours: ate, felt better, less discharge in eyes,
After 72 hours: good appetite, less discharge,
Got antibiotics for 10 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
7 days after serum: good appetite, small discharge,
14 day after serum: happy, good appetite, healthy.
This is “Lucky”. I found him dying in the grass at the school where I teach. The school is located in what is called the “corridor of cruelty”. It is a very poor area of town where many animals are simply thrown away or mistreated in some form or fashion. I named him Lucky after the 10th day of surviving distemper and pnemonia. Originally my vet gave him a 5% chance of survival. He was extremely malnurished (starving) and was suffering from a bad case of pnemonia from the respiratory issues related to the distemper. After 3 days on IV fluids at my vets office he did not look much better although his nose had stopped running and his eyes were clearer. I contacted Ed Bond who put me in touch with a vet in Houston who has the Newcastle serum. After the second day and the third injection he was soooo much better and it started to look very hopeful. He has been improving slowly but surely with each passing day and eating me out of house and home. I truly credit the Newcastle serum. Although my original vet knew about this serum he could not recommend it due to his license and the audits they do of veterinary hospitals. For example, he told me they know ivermectin works well but it is not approved for use in dogs. Thanks again Ed Bond for responding to me so quickly and helping me through this awful virus. So far, he has no neurological problems and everything is going smooth.
“corridor of cruelty”. It is a very poor area of town where many animals are simply thrown away or mistreated in some form or fashion. I named him Lucky after the 10th day of surviving distemper and pnemonia. Originally my vet gave him a 5% chance of survival. He was extremely malnurished (starving) and was suffering from a bad case of pnemonia from the respiratory issues related to the distemper. After 3 days on IV fluids at my vets office he did not look much better although his nose had stopped running and his eyes were clearer. I contacted Ed Bond who put me in touch with a vet in Houston who has the Newcastle serum. After the second day and the third injection he was soooo much better and it started to look very hopeful. He has been improving slowly but surely with each passing day and eating me out of house and home. I truly credit the Newcastle serum. Although my original vet knew about this serum he could not recommend it due to his license and the audits they do of veterinary hospitals. For example, he told me they know ivermectin works well but it is not approved for use in dogs. Thanks again Ed Bond for responding to me so quickly and helping me through this awful virus. So far, he has no neurological problems and everything is going smooth.