We adopted Dexter from a shelter while he was 45 days old. The next day diarrhea started. We took him to his vet. They gave him some serum. He was fine for about the next 4 weeks. But then the spasms had started on his belly area with the crying. Our vet told us that he had parasites and the spasms are the side effects. So he started to a treatment. But the spasm and the crying got worse. So we went to a hospital. They told us that he has canine distemper and we were too late to do something for treatment. They told us to put him on sleep.
Then we started to make some research. And we found your web site, contacted Ed. He shared all the information about the Newcastle Vaccine and the spinal tap treatment.
And on 6th of July 2010 the tab treatment had been applied to him by another vet. He was so bad the following week, it was like a nightmare. Two days after the treatment, when we woke up in the morning we found him on the floor like he had a stroke. He couldn’t move even for an inch. He was urinating himself. And he was very aggressive. And for the first time we seriously thought to put him on sleep to stop his pain. But when we went to the vet we found out that he had a fever. (40 degrees) They gave him some medicine for his fever. He was up again after 24 hours later.
He had up and downs for about 4 months. We tried lots of medicine. (phenobarbitan, potasyum etc.) First his crying had stopped. Then he started to eat again. (we had to feed him for couple of weeks). But the spasms never stopped.
It’s been 7 months since the procedure. We just celebrated his first birthday last week. He is a big, happy boy now. 🙂 He still has spasm but he got used to it and so do we.
Thanks to Ed and Dr. Sears we saved our Dexter’s life.
SAD UPDATE 2/11/2011: Darwin didn’t make it. I received this note from Amelia today: “It pains me to say that Darwin will be put down today. He developed strong epilepsy from the brain damaged caused by distemper and now his brain is pretty much fried.”
Photo received Jan. 27, 2011 from Amelia Rohrmoser
By Amelia Rohrmoser
Costa Rica
Jan. 22, 2011
We can’t tell for sure when it started but at around four and a half months our Beagle puppy was diagnosed with the Distemper virus. Despair. All that was prescribed were vitamins and fatty acids to strengthen him, which would be followed in a couple of months by euthanasia. As any pet owner knows, this isn’t a treatment one can settle on. And so the search began for anything at all that could help our pup, Darwin. A name that come to think of it now, a month and a half later, suits him quite well.
The diagnosis and symptoms
Darwin went through a variety of situations from the moment he was born. At a month and a half the little rascal thought it convenient to feed from an adult Bulldog’s plate. Big mistake, he was bitten badly, and we think, not properly treated. This happened the day before we bought him and we were given nothing but a cream to apply to the wounds by his previous owner (from a “respectable” breeder). He had a very bad bite in his tail that we noticed was getting worse and worse and so we took him to our veterinarian. After several tests and X-rays it was clear that the tail had been broken and was quite infected. Amputation of half the tail followed. Since he was with antibiotics, vaccines had to be deferred, a very unfortunate business.
Runny nose started soon enough, eye infections, ear infections. We went to the vet almost every week where he was put on antibiotics, which kept him from getting his shots. Skin problems soon followed and our veterinarian started getting suspicious. He had a lot of dandruff and so had medicated shampoo, to be applied twice a week. His hair started falling a lot and soon after he got pustules mostly in the insides of his hind legs, but also in his stomach and neck. His paws developed keratosis. He may or may not have gotten diarrhea and vomit, but we never saw signs of it and well at this point we weren’t looking for it consdering we weren’t sure what we were dealing with. You see, Costa Rica lacks a lot of tools for veterinarians to work with.
The clarifying symptom came soon after. Seizures. Not full bodied as of yet, he only got the “chewing gum” type but could hold his bowel movements. Six seizures in 24 hours. By the 4th one he could hold it and began losing control over his bowels. To say he was scared would be an understatement. We rushed him to our veterinarian where he got the 7th seizure. He was admitted and put on heavy anti-seizing medication. The veterinarian made all kinds of tests that would unfortuantely take a while to give results, but he warned us the he was almost sure that it would be Distemper.
The first test came as a false negative a week later, and he hadn’t seized ever since he came back home. We got our hopes up, but they soon crashed when he got a full body seizure. We took him straight to the National University’s Hospital, thinking they might do something more for him, it was a University after all. But alas, they could only control the seizures. They released him 3 days after being admitted, and didn’t get a seizure at all after that.
The second set of tests came soon after and Distemper was confirmed. At this point his bone structure was beginning to get affected. His left hind leg now had a second growth line and was getting deformed. He began to avoid using it as much as he could.
The seizures left behind many consequences for him. He had tremors in the top of his head, all day long. He also began with an up and down movement of the head, kind of like a bobble head toy, something he couldn’t control and that never stopped. He stopped measuring distance and depth, something that affected his walk and made it very difficult for him to eat or grab things.
Our veterinarian had seen many distemper cases before and told us that there wasn’t much to be done. He sent us some vitamins to help strengthen him and fatty acids. And a warning of soon to come euthanasia, pointing out that soon enough he wouldn’t be able to walk or eat at all by himself.
As most people tend to do, when looking for something or trying to understand it, one turns to the Internet. I came upon a website which gave some natural solutions to strengthen the immune system, being this what is in charge of fighting off the virus. Oat tincture, or oatmeal if this was too hard to find, so we began feeding him oatmeal mixed with his usual pellets. It also mentioned some vitamins and plant to get him, but we stuck with only vitamins, the plants were hard to find. Still, this wasn’t a solution to our problem.
Soon enough we were lucky to find Dr. Sears’ treatment and Ed Bond’s webpage. I soon got in contact with Mr. Bond and Dr.Sears who were kind enough to answer my many questions and help me as much they could. The Spinal Tap was what should be done for Darwin, he was way into the neurological stage. Our hopes went up once more, it was a dangerous procedure and the chances of success at this point of the disease were slim, but they were better than the alternative.
The Treatment
We contacted our veterinarian soon after that and after a week or so the procedure was scheduled. Unfortunately for us, the La Sotta strain of the Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) had been erradicated from Costa Rica, and therefore nowhere to be found. All we had available was the B1 strain. After Dr.Sears’ green light we gave it a go.
The procedure went along with no complications, and the days after that as well. He stayed in the hospital for three days, for pain handling. When he was released we were told by our doctor and by the website that he would have to stay in dark room with little to no noise, for a week or so. Darwin wouldn’t have that, once he got home he got out of his dark room and started walking along, trying to go out to the sun and play. We of course, stopped him from doing so, we let him roam around the house but prevented him from his usual sunbathing. In a day or two he was active and playful, no signs of pain or discomfort were much noticed, although we knew it was there.
He got his first bath almost a week and a half post-procedure, easing our worries, he had no seizures, no noticeable pain either. He was up and running in no time.
The Aftermath
As is our poor puppy’s luck, two weeks after the procedure he got a cold and began teething, all at the same time. His appetite lessened considerably,
Photo received Jan. 27, 2011 from Amelia Rohrmoser
as did his usual active state. He didn’t want to walk, he didn’t want to play and he surely didn’t want to eat. His water consumption lowered radically, which worried us the most. Costa Rica is a very hot and dry place in January, the dehydration potential skyrockets. We started feeding him soups and canned food, and began giving him flavored saline solutions. Forcing him to drink from a needleless syringe. His weight dropped dangerously, so we got him on a dietary supplement to help him gain more body mass. Two weeks went by this way and now he is back to eating, playing and running, slowly but surely.
Now he is six a half months old and there has been great improvement in our puppy’s health, approximately one month after the procedure. His skin improved dramatically, in fact his has a beautiful and shiny coat of hair, no pustules noticeable. He can measure depth and distance now, his walking has improved and he has no problems grabbing things, or eating. He’s had no seizures, no infections and the keratosis has disappeared. His overall state has improved exponentially.
However, it seems the neurological damage was quite extensive and so the tremors remain, weaker though, than they were. The bobble head movement has also diminished greatly, but is still slightly there. His hind leg though, has been deformed and may continue to do so, the second growth line being already there. This is what troubles him the most, it hurts him to walk, he falls down a lot and it’s hard for him to stand up; but he’s a strong puppy and he doesn’t give up easily.
We’ve been doing some therapy on him to strengthen his muscles and help him with his leg so we hope, that in time, he’ll learn to live better with it. He’s still young, so we have faith that his brain will produce more connections and that eventually the tremors might disappear altogether.
Be that as it may, he’s getting healthier by the day and we can’t thank Dr.Sears and Mr.Bond, as well as our veterinarians, enough for Darwin’s improvement. We hope, that this tale of his misadventures through the Distemper Virus, will help other pet owners and give them hope, that no matter what one should never give up on them. With enough love and proper care, there is always a chance for them to get better
We received these videos in January 2011 of Puik in Istanbul, Turkey. Here are some excerpts from e-mails we received about her case from her owner, Gulcin Goker:
Jan. 1, 2011:
“We are living in a forest side of İstanbul and unfortunately there are a lot of ownerless dog in İstanbul, and they are not living in a very good conditions, especially in winter time they need help.
“I owned a dog from the forest when she was nearly 6 months old. She was very underweight, slim and since she is living in our garden she is like anorexia , not eating very well.
“She has lived with us nearly 1 month. At the beginning she had only appetite problem, after 2 weeks when the cold arrived as it’s winter time she had very deep, chronic and [full] cough …”
” … After 10 days of continuously coughing … the right back leg very small notable tick and balance problem, the veterinarian said she has canine distemper …[later] … she started to cough continuously the same day she turned back home, and within 2 days she lost all body balance , she has a tremble also in the chest and head area but she is OK with appetite even if she is really incredibly thin.
“So now what shall we do?”
We responded with information about the NDV treatments and the name of a vet in Istanbul who had performed the NDV spinal tap before. It would take a few days to arranged the treatment, which happened Jan. 7, 2011. The day before the treatment, we received the first video and the picture.
Jan. 8, 2011
“She is ok after treatment , had only the fever 1 degree more than the normal but unfortunately today Sinem noticed that she still has a tremor on the same leg.”
My response: “The idea is that the distemper virus should have been stopped by the NDV, unfortunately a lot of the damage done to the nervous system remains. It takes time for the nervous system to repair itself. Let us hope that the symptoms will subside. We have a discussion forum where others who have gone through the NDV spinal tap can share their experience: http://www.edbond.com/distemper/discussionboard/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=2&sid=46cddee8bb5104bf75173332759e00d0″
I also put Gulcin in touch with another dog owner in Turkey, whose dog had been successfully treated with the NDV spinal tap: “I talked to Bezen today , thanks for the information , she shared me their story and gave me a lot of support. Today we took Puik back to home , she is strangely good , has no pain , no fever and even after the treatment she had no pain at all , the only sign that she is sick is that she has that tremor on the leg and it’s stronger than before. She has a very good appetite , she is eating very well.”
Jan. 19, 2011
“She had a seizure in complete body plus tremor on the legs during last week. 3 days ago Sinem started with some brain boost medicines with antibiotic, which is very strong on brain inflammation too. She is really very well since yesterday. She started walking, wagging its tail, eating third time a day a full plate. She still has a balance problem when she wakes up for a first step, but then she straightens up. I will send you its video.”
Jan. 20, 2011
This note came with the video: “She is going better day by day and eating really great , hope she will put on weight soon. Thanks and very best regards.” Gulcin
Aug. 4, 2011
We received new video with this note:
Hi Ed,
Do you remember Puik from İstanbul / Turkey?
I am sending you her video and some photos, and you can never imagine how she became a self confident, lovely and very brave dog.
She lives with her right front foot tremor but she used to live with it and it is not something that you can notice when she is in action, only you notice very clearly when she is sleeping but this is absolutely does not
have any effect on her life.This tremor remained the same because I found you 3 days later after the first sign of diagnosis when she had already started with this tremor so we were not able to improve it but thanks to God it is not repeated in the other feet.
On those days I was counting every single lbs she was putting on to keep her healthy and she was approximately 25 lbs but today after 6 months of NDV spinal tap treatment she is 38 lbs.
If you remember I was put her far away point in the garden then my other 2 dogs at home but after 2 months of the spinal tap with very notable improvements on her health conditions we let her come in to our home with the other 2 dogs and since that moment they are living all together very safety since 6 months and for sure they will live all together for many years.
Thanks a lot to you and our lovely veterinerian Sinem in İstanbul that Puik is alive and very healty and happy dog today.
Best regards,
Gulcin Goker
UPDATE
November 22, 2015
Hello Ed,
Do you remember Puik?
She was going to die in 2011 when she was not even 1 year old.
We have spent 5 more years together.
Here is our lovely Puik. She is the guardian of my heart and soul. She is really a guardian dog by instinct . It is also incredible that over the years she has quit with the leg tremor as well.
She has no symptoms, and I hope even no memories of those difficult days for her…
Once more thank you for what you have done for her and helped us.
I’ve sent you a video of Dena, she is the youngest (female) spinal tap treated dog. She is much better. She still has tremor, but she is happy, eats well and runs!
You can check the video. You have her previous video in the kennel.
The other two spinal tap treated dogs are also better. I will make videos of them, too.
Nota: la ley federal prohíbe el envío de suero. De cualquier manera, un veterinario puede hacer el suero en su clínica, almacenarlo ahí y tratar perros que le sean llevados. Este no es un suero de anticuerpos. Creemos que causa una respuesta inmune, que crea un material, o grupo de materiales previamente desconocidos, posiblemente a nivel del ARNi. No estamos seguros como funciona, pero funciona muy rápido cuando un perro enfermo es tratado con este material en las etapas tempranas de la enfermedad.
el siguiente protocolo es para la producción de suero anti-moquillo
el suero es usado de manera subcutánea para la eliminación del virus del moquillo en perros infectados.
el tratamiento temprano es recomendado. Menos de 4 días de la enfermedad.
tratarlos para neumonía bacteriana por al menos siete días
la recuperación de moquillo agudo, sucede usualmente entre las 12 y 48 horas.
Esto puede ser específico de la especie, pero, puede ser inducido y usado in otras especies, que son susceptibles al moquillo u otras enfermedades relacionadas.
Aquí está una traducción de cómo hacer el suero de NDV-INDUJO. Si tiene aún más preguntas, comprende por favor que yo no hablo español, así que utilizo generalmente a un traductor en línea para ayudarme. Sin embargo, el Dr. Sears lee español, y él puede ser alcanzado en antidistemper@aol.com.
Here is a translation of how to make the NDV-induced serum. If you have further questions, please understand I do not speak Spanish, so I usually use an online translator to help me. However, Dr. Sears does read Spanish, and he can be reached at antidistemper@aol.com.
Metodología para hacer el suero inducido por NDV (sueron anti-morvilidad viral)
PERRO: Usar un perro de 10 a 12 meses de edad, que no sea de raza pura sino mestizo, de 27.27 a 40.91 Kg., que no esté castrado, joven y saludable.
Hacer un examen completo de laboratorio para descartar todos los posibles problemas de salud, especialmente las enfermedades de transmisión sanguínea.
El perro debe estar vacunado previamente contra todas las enfermedades locales, eliminar todos los parásitos especialmente ascáridos. Si un perro ha sido recientemente desparasitado, espere un par de semanas después de la desparacitación, así los moduladores inmunes de los parásitos, tienen oportunidad de desaparecer.
No usar razas o individuos que posean problemas o deficiencias del sistema inmune ( los ácaros Demodex de los Shar pei)
mezclar una ampolleta de 1000 dosis de la Vacuna contra la enfermedad de Newcastle (usar únicamente los 6cc del diluyente que viene con la NDV o solución salina si el diluyente no esta disponible). Inyectar 6.0cc de diluyente o solución salina dentro de la ampolleta de NDV. Deseche la ampolleta restante diluyente. Use la cepa La Sota. Otras cepas del virus deberían funcionar también, pero no hay que usar vacunas de virus muerto NDV. Usar NDV vivo modificado. Este virus es tu inductor de la inmunidad celular
Pon un catéter IV en el perro
inyecta de manera intravenosa (I.V.) 2.0 o 3.0cc de virus Newcastle de tu ampolleta dependiendo del peso oficial del perro (tratar al perro con fluidos I.V como corresponda.(NO usar corticosteroides, o antihistamínicos)
La inducción del virus de la enfermedad de Newcastle para suero inmune celular puede ser hecha solo una vez en cualquier perro. La segunda vez, los anticuerpos de la enfermedad de Newcastle, son producidos y bloquean la respuesta inmune. La substancia inmune producida es desconocida y no tiene nombre por el momento.
El tiempo es absolutamente esencial para lograr el suero contra el distemper. Toma a la sangre 11 a 12 horas post inyección (11-12 horas post inyección=factores anti virales=Muy efectivos contra el Virus Distemper in vivo). El tiempo es importante (Interferón, antiviral, regulatorios, anti-inflamatorios citoquinas todas tienen tiempos de producción diferentes)
Todo procedimiento debe ser estéril. Justo antes de las 11-12hs post inyección anestesiar al perro donador (5-10 minutos antes)
Colocar un catéter yugular
comienza los fluidos I.V
extraer la sangre entre las 11 y 12 hs y colectarlos en 10cc recipientes para sangre (estériles y sin aditivos) y permite a la sangre coagular. Todos los veterinarios extraen la mayor cantidad del perro donador. Sacar sangre antes de que el perro entre en shock. Esto puede ser determinado por el color de las encías y la frecuencia respiratoria. Es asombrosa la velocidad con que un perro saludable se recupera. Los fluidos obviamente ayudan. Nosotros podemos obtener cerca de 250cc de sangre total de un perro de 90lbs y obtener cerca de 100cc de suero para usar
centrifugar inmediatamente luego que de coagulación para limpiar el suero. No permitas que llegue a suceder la hemólisis
retire el suero y póngalo en botellas estériles, esto retira todos los elementos celulares, células T, células B, glóbulos rojos.
poner los recipientes desuero en dentro de bolsas y guardar en el refrigerador. Botellas de suero pueden ser guardadas mas de 5 años en el refrigerador, mas si son congeladas
se pueden formar crío-precipitados luego de congelarlos. Mezclarlos causa opacidad. Esto no es peligroso
podrían ser filtrados con un filtro de 0.2micrones, mantener estéril
todos mis perros donadores han sobrevivido. No he perdido ninguno. Ninguno de mi personal ha sido dañado por este virus y procedimiento en los últimos 40 años.
Las actualizaciones pueden ser hechas con los datos nuevos que se dispongan. Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor contacte al Dr. Alson W. Sears DVM para más aclaraciones a AntiDistemper@aol.com.
Del Dr. Sears:
La dosis del suero depende de la edad del perro. Para herpes, una simple aplicación de 1cc a cada cachorro al nacer. Para distemper a cualquier edad, la dosis es 1cc por perro mas 1cc por 10 lbs. Repetir 3 veces con intervalos de 12 hs. (Así, perro de 20 lbs serían 3 dosis de 3 CC cada 12 horas). Para un perro de 30 libras seria 1 CC mas 3 CC para un total de 4 CC dado cada 12 horas las tres dosis. Actualización: dar la inyección subcutánea en las patas traseras anterior al gran músculo, NO entre los hombros o en el área del cuello.
Debe leer las notas del Dr. Sears sobre Neumonía y Moquillo
Estas son notas del Dr. Sears para la modificación de tratamientos, después de haber asistido a unas conferencias en San Luis:
Tratamiento al presentarse la enfermedad respiratoria aguda.
Suero- suero NVD inducido a 1 CC por cada 10 libra además 1 CC por perro, 3 tratamientos administrados cada 12 horas (NVD como algunos perros no puede o no responde a hacer citoquinas apropiadas) así que para un perro de 30 libras seria 1 CC además 3CC para un total de 4 CC dados 3 veces.
Tamiflu-resulta que funciona muy bien en para el PARVOVIRUS , y tiene efecto limitado en otros virus. Yo recomendaría 1 mg/lb. Dos veces al día por al menos 7 días.
Antibióticos- todos estos virus causan inflamación en los pulmones (resfrío causa neumonía hemorrágica) todos dejan una NEUMONIA BACTERIAL SECUNDARIA l. Mi recomendación es penicilina –G y baytril inyectado 3 veces al día en perros mayores de 9 meses por al menos 10 días.
Penicilina-G y Chloromycetin 25 mg/lb.) Tres veces al día, por 10 días en perros más jóvenes. (Baytrill causa problems de articulaciones en perros jóvenes)
Fluidos de apoyo y alimentación según sea necesario.
Hay un examen para estos virus, desarrollado y disponible a través de ANTECH. Este es una muestra de la garganta que distingue los virus del tracto respiratorio superior y da un buen diagnostico. También para el moquillo hay aun examen de transición de las células de la vejiga. Funciona muy bien para diagnosticar el moquillo agudo rápidamente.
Hay un examen para el antígeno del moquillo con una muestra intranasal que es hecho a nivel clínico. El problema con este examen es que puede dar positivo al virus al haber usado la vacuna para el distender. Así que puede daros un falso positivo de moquillo y provocar un diagnostico erróneo.
Bordetella es la tos de las perreras, esta es tratada con antibióticos de cefalosporina, ésta regularmente no causa neumonía, puede ser confundida con enfermedades virales NO ME GUSTA ESTA CLASE DE ANTIBIOTICOS PARA NEUMONIA EN ENFERMEDADES VIRALES.
Lista de enfermedades respiratorias superiores que pueden y son confundidas con moquillo
parainfluenza
adenovirus
influenza canina H3N8
influenza H1N1
microplasma
coronavirus
virus del herpes
muchas neumonías bacterianas.
El tratamiento para los problemas neurológicos secundarios en perros debe seguir siendo el mismo para este momento. El problema es solo visto en aquellos perros tratados tardíamente en la enfermedad, o en aquellos que tuvieron una recuperación espontánea.
Si tiene algún comentario o alguna recomendación, por favor escríbame y lo podemos discutir. Me di cuenta que muchas neumonías que son reportadas NO son distemper, aun así necesitan ser tratadas.
Doc Sears
Tipos de moquillo
perros jóvenes no vacunados, usualmente de perreras. Perros con todos los síntomas reconocibles. Neumonía, catarro, fiebre, colapso, inclusiones en la vejiga, elevados niveles de anticuerpos IPGH y IBM.
enfermedades menores sin importancia, muestran signos transitorios a menudo no reconocibles en las etapas temprana. La rápida recuperación, puede ser confundida con tos de las perreras. Los síntomas secundarios aparecen después. Como Correa, desmielinización, almohadillas duras, síntomas nasales, neumonía, síntomas oculares y encefalitis de perro viejo.
forma nueva de moquillo. Relativamente rara- perros adultos completamente vacunados múltiples veces, aparecen con algunos síntomas de distemper, el factor de exposición es desconocido- posiblemente exposición a especies salvajes. Tal vez alguna cepa nueva de moquillo.
tipo inducido de vacuna- no hay neumonía, no hay inclusiones en el cuerpo, convulsiones e inclusiones en el cerebro. No hay otra patología encontrada en la autopsia. El test Elisa para anticuerpos de moquillo o CSF (+), no inclusiones en la vejiga, no inclusiones en las conjuntivas, no usar vacunas combinadas de Moquillo/Parvovirus. Algunos perros sufren de encefalitis debido a la inclusión del viru. No hay tratamiento disponible que yo sepa. Tratamiento para los tipos 1,2 y 3 dar 1 CC por animal mas 1 CC por 10 libras. 3 tratamientos cada 12 horas. Dar antibióticos por una semana para controlar los síntomas secundarios de neumonía. He tenido mejores resultados con 2 diferentes antibióticos simultáneamente. Dar fluidos para controlar el shock inicial. En circunstancias desesperadas, en la ausencia de suero disponible, la NVD puede ser inyectada VI, directamente al perro enfermo. Si aun no esta severamente comprometido por el virus del moquillo, pueden responder y recuperarse del moquillo. Resultado completo, cese de todos los síntomas del distemper de 12 a 48 horas. Excepto por la bacteria de neumonía secundaria, la cual debe ser tratada por al menos 7 días.
Opinión
Ha sido mi observación, que animales tratados tempranamente, no tienen síntomas neurológicos secundarios. Recomendaría que todos los perros que se sospeche estén infectados, se les haga un examen completo de conteo de células blancas. Hacer un examen de anticuerpos IPGH, IBM para confirmar el moquillo. Un examen adicional para confirmarlo haciendo el examen del epitelio transicional de la vejiga. Teñirlo con Drif-Quick. Cerca del 90% de las células de la vejiga saldrán positivas para inclusiones en etapas tempranas de moquillo. Raramente las inclusiones pueden ser vistas en los glóbulos rojos. Nunca he visto inclusiones en la conjuntiva. Un test IFA de la conjuntiva para inclusiones esta disponible, pero no tengo experiencia con el. Es mejor iniciar todos los exámenes y después dar el suero, esperar por el resultado de los exámenes después del tratamiento, si nos equivocamos y no es moquillo, no existen reacciones adversas, pero si estamos en lo correcto, entonces nos encontramos “adelante del juego” para parar el virus. Los perros pueden ser tratados después en la enfermedad, después de 4 a 6 días, pero el suero no reparar el daño viral que ya haya tomado lugar. Por lo tanto, lo mejor es tratar en etapas tempranas, o con los primeros síntomas agudos.
Pelear contra el virus del moquillo es solo la mitad de la batalla.
Thank you for contacting me. I have found Dr. Sears with the help of your homepage. … I cannot believe that Doc. Sear’s serum is not an official animal medicine. … We have about 8 dog with these symptoms, all of them got distemper. We plan to start spinal tap treatment this week. … I believe in this treatment. … We are a poor dog shelter. We do not have much money, but we can perform our aims if we want them very much.
Their report on the treatment of five distemper dogs with NDV-induced serum:
Making of NDV serum
1. Giving NDV La Sota vaccine to 5 dogs (age: under two year, mixed and healthy dogs with 2 fresh combined vaccines – Phizer Vanguard Plus 7) 09.18.2010. 22.00 p.m.
2. Blood drawn 09.19. 2010. between 10 and 11.00 a.m.
3. Making of NDV serum 09.19.2010., final quantity: 85 ml
Treatment with NDV SERUM
Betty
Large sized, white, mixed dog, female, she has been treated for three weeks, partial paralysis of back legs, without fever, small discharge in eyes.
• Got 3 serums –after 12 hours, 30 kg 3 x 7 ml (cc) 09.19-20.2010.
• After the first 24 hours: better appetite, felt better
• After 48 hours – back legs got stronger, less weak
• After 72 hours- could stand on back legs which still trembled
• Got antibiotics for 7 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
• 2 weeks after serum: almost without symptoms, sometimes tired, back legs a little weak
• 1 month after serum: healthy, good appetite, runs, plays with ball, has new home
Dia
Rough-coated dachshund, female, she has been treated for two weeks, crappy eyes, trembling, fever.
• Got 3 serums –after 12 hours, 8 kg 3 x 3 ml (cc) 09.19-20.2010.
• After the first 24 hours: good appetite, felt better, eyes better
• After 48 hours – eyes are clean, good appetite
• After 72 hours- no trembling, good appetite, felt better
• Got antibiotics for 7 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
• 10 days after serum: healthy, strong, good appetite, got new home
Bandi
Terrier mix, middle sized, brown, male, he has been treated for one week, he got the virus second time (or was not healthy, only got better, sick: February 2010 and then September 2010.) worst condition, close to death, very crappy eyes and nose, very weak, very thin, no strength, hair missing and wound on forelegs, strong diarrhea, but ate and drank.
• Got 3 serums –after 12 hours, 8 kg 3 x 3 ml (cc) 09.19-20.2010.
• After the first 24 hours: felt little better, diarrhea
• After 48 hours – eyes cleaner, better appetite, diarrhea
• After 72 hours- eyes cleaner, better appetite, diarrhea, little stronger
• Got antibiotics for 14 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril), Bolus Adstringens, Vitamines
• Ate twice-three times a day, still diarrhea, got stronger
• 30 days after serum: healthy, strong, good appetite.
Zsömi
Small sized, light brown, terrier mix, female, got 2 Vanguard Plus7 vaccines, 5 weeks !! after the second vaccine she got distemper : crappy eyes , no fever, paralysis of back legs, trembling, chorea.
• Got 3 serums –after 12 hours, 8 kg 3 x 3 ml (cc) 10.25-26.2010.
• After the first 24 hours: felt little better, ate, chorea, trembling
• After 48 hours – good appetite, felt better, chorea, trembling
• After 72 hours – – good appetite, felt better, less chorea, less trembling
• Got antibiotics for 7 days synulox (amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
• Eats good, happy, but has trembling and chorea which is getting better
Update: Jan. 26, 2011:
She got NDV serum after 7 days. She has a very nice family and home. She is a happy dog. The people like her very much. She improved, she can move, walk, run, but she still has tremor. She has been neutered today. I think she will get better, she needs time to recover, but she has time. We believe in her improvement.
Here is Zsömi, post treatment:
Nyakigláb
Big-sized black and brown, Doberman-German shepherd mix, was very thin ,when he came to the shelter, he had diarrhea, he got enroxil and bolus a. When he was ok, he got two combined vaccines. 4 weeks after the 2nd vaccine he got sick: lost weight, did not eat, had very crappy eyes, diarrhea, no fever.
• Got 3 serums –after 12 hours, 30 kg 3 x 7 ml (cc) 11.05-06.2010.
• After the first 24 hours: felt little better
• After 48 hours – eyes were clean, good appetite, felt better
• After 72 hours- good appetite, got stronger, felt good, better walking, running
• Got antibiotics for 7 days synulox(amoxicillin-klavulanic acid) – enroxil 5 % (baytril)
• After 4 days: healthy.
NOTE: Three of their dogs have been treated with the NDV spinal tap. We are waiting to hear the outcome of those.
I wrote you we tried to treat two spaniels who got distemper.
The spaniel who had fever, discharges of eyes and nose – he has recovered. He is very healthy, he is better than ever, happy, moving, eats well.
We have problems with the other. He had tremor, total weakness of back legs and nervous symptoms, he got the serum three times, after the NDV serum treatment he got well for two days, but then he got worse and worse.
Now he cannot stand on his back legs at all, he has tremors. He eats and drinks, but cannot stand up. [NDV spinal tap is the next step, if possible. E.B.]
I am not a veterinarian or a scientist. I’m a former journalist, a former journalism professor and now a game designer, inventor and illustrator. So, I often get asked about who I am and why I’m involved in canine distemper. Simply put, Dr. Sears saved my dog Galen in 1997. So, I am doing what I can to help him.
Ed Bond
But it’s fair to ask to know more about me because you have to decide whether to trust the information on these websites, which runs counter to the established doctrine of veterinary science. So, on some level you have to decide whether to trust me. In a way, we ask everyone who uses this information to make a leap of faith until the day we get the chance to prove these treatments work through scientific trials.
I try respond to e-mails and pleas for help as quickly and completely as possible. I aim for transparency and accountability. We also will do everything we can to document with pictures, videos and owner testimonials about the outcome of these cases. Most of the time, when I post info about a case, I will try to do as little editing as possible, and just let the owner’s words speak for themselves.
There are competing websites out there, and there are competing treatments. I won’t comment on the other websites and the other treatments. But when I say that Dr. Sears’ treatments really work, I say that as skeptic who reluctantly became an activist because of the people from all over the world who have reached out to let me know the NDV treatments and Dr. Sears’ protocols saved their dogs’ lives.
For a very long time, I had believed it was somebody else’s job to prove that Dr. Sears’ treatments worked. But eventually I realized the first website I put up in May 2000 was more than just sharing a story, it started a cause. I sat on this for 11 years after Galen was treated and saved before I finally jumped in and become an activist for Dr. Sears at the end of 2008. I support him because I know he is the real deal. He is not after money, influence or fame. He just wants to save dogs, and he would like it if the veterinary community could listen to his ideas fairly.
You should be careful when someone claims to have a cure for canine distemper. You should be skeptical. You should ask questions. Look for red flags. If someone says they are an expert, check it out. By the way, I do not claim to be a veterinary expert. Those are called vets, and I am not one. I can answer questions about the NDV treatments as they have been explained to me by Dr. Sears, but when the questions get too technical I will refer you to him or to another vet.
I have maintained original Web pages about Dr. Sears for more than 20 years. The information, pictures and videos on my sites are either written and created by me, provided to me by Dr. Sears or sent to me from people whose dogs have been helped by Dr. Sears’ treatments. Dr. Sears has reviewed these Web pages for accuracy.
I have recently completed a book about all I have learned about canine distemper. “Save Dogs From Canine Distemper: The Impossible Cure of Dr. Alson Sears” will be available through Amazon Print on Demand and Kindle Direct Publishing very soon.
Bailey and I want to send out a very sincere thanks to Ed Bond, Dr. Al Sears and Dr. Daniel S. for their participation in Bailey’s fight with distemper. Without you guys I don’t think Bailey would be here today. I had her for almost 5 weeks and watched her go through all the phases of distemper. She started with coughing pretty constantly. We started treating her for kennel cough. Then she started
Bailey 3 days before spinal tap.
vomiting about every 4th meal and her eyes and nose became crusty. When she started with the green discharge from her nose ,the vet said she could be 50/50 distemper. We changed her antibiotic and started her on an eye ointment. He said when she started twitching we should probably put her down. I researched the disease and started her on some echinacea and golden seal and vitamins from various websites. I was cooking her chicken and scrambled eggs with hidden veggies.
One week after her spinal tap treatment.
Look at those beautiful eyes!! This is today. (9/25/10)
She never really lost her appetite, so that helped stay a little stronger. By the time I found the website about the spinal tap treatment by Dr. Sears she had just started her twitching. But I emailed Ed Bond, who got right back to me within 20 minutes with the names of 2 Dr.’s in Ventura County who have done this procedure, after neuro distemper had set in. Dr. Sears also emailed me to let me know it wasn’t 100%, but without it, it was 100% fatal. He wished us luck. We drove 4 hours to see Dr. S. who thought she was a pretty good candidate. Her lungs sounded good and he thought she could handle the procedure. Well almost 2 weeks later it’s like a miracle. She still has some twitching on her head and the Doc says she may always have that or it may go away. We decided to keep her on the phenobarbitol another month. The pics and videos tell the rest. As you can see it hasn’t slowed her down at all. She’s turned into a spoiled little princess (being the only girl out of 4) I plan to purchase some of the dvd’s that just came out from Dr. Sears and pass them out to some of the vets in the area. The word needs to get out. They at least need to know that it’s an option that’s out there instead of “there’s nothing we can do.” As soon as this little episode is paid for I will be donating to the cause and spreading the word to friends and family and whoever we can get to listen. Thank you so much again and I will keep in touch and let me know how I can help.
Debbie and Bailey
Bailey and Peanut
P.S. Just wanted to add a couple pics and tips. We’ve had her on Clavamox antibiotic and 2 eye ointments,vertropolycin and optimmune as well as the penobarbitol. I’m still cooking for her and I’m adding vit C,A and E to her food (liquid). I ordered a product called Snout Soother for her nose and paws. They say bag balm also does the trick. It all seems to be coming together. Hope this info can help others and give encouragement.
Received Aug. 6, 2011
Christmas 2010
These two are inseparable.
Hi Ed,
It’s been a while but I wanted to update you on Bailey. We just went back to see Dr. S. for her annual visit and vaccines. He was so happy to see her doing so well. He is 2.5 hours away, but I will be going to see him yearly because unfortunately the local vets in the area still don’t understand what we’ve done. I’ve tried to share the dvds and educate but so many are old school. … Meanwhile Dr. S. was showing her off like a trophy. We’re all very proud of his accomplishments. He’s had some tough cases lately ( because they find out too late) and needed this boost and reminder of why you all do what you do. He said unfortunately even the ” Happy endings” don’t keep him updated, and I apologize to everyone for waiting so long myself. We’ve been very wrapped up in the gift of life that everyone gave my Bailey. So here’s your update. She’s doing GREAT! She still has a minor twitch on her head/jaw. We just see it as an adorable personality trait. It certainly doesn’t affect her or slow her down. We’ll continue to spread the news and donate when we can. Keep up the great work and your spirits high!
I may update again soon when I get video together.
Thanks again,
Debbie
Rosie is a 7-month-old distemper dog that had been rescued from the desert in Baja, Mexico. She started showing symptoms about two weeks after being brought into the U.S. Her owners found the Kind Hearts In Action website, but their vet in San Diego did not want to pursue the NDV treatments. They were referred to vets in Ventura County who had used the treatments before. The NDV spinal tap was performed on Saturday. Aug. 14, 2010. Here are excerpts from some of the e-mails.
Aug. 13, 2010
I read about your NDV treatment for canine distemper on the Kind Hearts in Action website. Our dog is about 7 months old, found on the Mexican desert with no symptoms. About two weeks after bringing her across the border (which included vaccination in Mexico and a single dose of a newer flea pill) she developed a twitch in her left rear hip and leg. The twitch has slowly progressed to the point where she is in constant pain and becoming weak in her hindquarters.
Chip Bissell
Aug. 18, 2010
Rosie tolerated the [NDV spinal tap] procedure on Saturday and is home in Del Mar recovering. We don’t have high expectations for a full recovery as her back legs remain very weak and the twitch is still prominent. But she is more comfortable now, could be due to the anti-spasm drugs or maybe some result from the injection. We’re just going to watch her a week or two and see what transpires, then decide next step(s). If she doesn’t gain more traction from her current condition we’ll probably be forced to euthanize her.
I’ll keep you posted…
Chip
Aug. 26, 2010
It’s nearly two weeks since Rosie’s Newcastle injection, and we are pleased that she has stabilized. From the attached videos you can see she still has the myoclonal twitch in her left hindquarters, and weakness as well. But the progression of distemper has halted apparently, and we have been backing off her meds (antibiotics, anti-diarrheals) as the prescriptions expired. She is still on Phenobarbital 2x/day. For the most part she seems really stable, and I have high hopes for continuing recovery. I expected to have to put her down within days, now she seems primed to survive, maybe thrive! We are walking her on the beach daily, and she is running and jumping well. …
We agree that the injection has saved her life; now of course we hope for even more function! …
