Case Report

A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper

Volume: 13 Number: 2 June 30, 2020
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A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper

Abstract

13 year-old male dog with complaints of fever, loss of appetite, stagnation as well as respiratory signs such as purulent nasal and eye discharge, cough and neurologic signs including apathy, ataxia, quadriplegia, muscular atrophy and myoclonus which admitted to the Animal Hospital of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Selcuk University. “Old dog encephalitis” was determined by clinical, laboratory examinations and rapid distemper test. Clinical findings revealed hyperthermia, tachypnea and tachycardia. Intravenous 0.9% NaCl and 5% dextrose solution, vitamin and amino acids, ceftriaxone, n-acetylcysteine for improving clinical appearance and for controlling myoclonus pregabalin were used. In conclusion canine distemper virus may affect mature dogs over six years old as “old dog encephalitis” and this condition may provide a valuable model for further study of demyelinating diseases including measles in humans.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

June 30, 2020

Submission Date

August 24, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 26, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 13 Number: 2

APA
Gülersoy, E., Ok, M., Sevinç, M., Durgut, M. K., & Naseri, A. (2020). A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, 13(2), 224-227. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.610338
AMA
1.Gülersoy E, Ok M, Sevinç M, Durgut MK, Naseri A. A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper. kvj. 2020;13(2):224-227. doi:10.30607/kvj.610338
Chicago
Gülersoy, Erdem, Mahmut Ok, Mutlu Sevinç, Murat Kaan Durgut, and Amir Naseri. 2020. “A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog With Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 13 (2): 224-27. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.610338.
EndNote
Gülersoy E, Ok M, Sevinç M, Durgut MK, Naseri A (June 1, 2020) A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 13 2 224–227.
IEEE
[1]E. Gülersoy, M. Ok, M. Sevinç, M. K. Durgut, and A. Naseri, “A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper”, kvj, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 224–227, June 2020, doi: 10.30607/kvj.610338.
ISNAD
Gülersoy, Erdem - Ok, Mahmut - Sevinç, Mutlu - Durgut, Murat Kaan - Naseri, Amir. “A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog With Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 13/2 (June 1, 2020): 224-227. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.610338.
JAMA
1.Gülersoy E, Ok M, Sevinç M, Durgut MK, Naseri A. A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper. kvj. 2020;13:224–227.
MLA
Gülersoy, Erdem, et al. “A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog With Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2020, pp. 224-7, doi:10.30607/kvj.610338.
Vancouver
1.Erdem Gülersoy, Mahmut Ok, Mutlu Sevinç, Murat Kaan Durgut, Amir Naseri. A Case of A 13-Year-Old Dog with Old Dog Encephalitis: A Rare Form of Canine Distemper. kvj. 2020 Jun. 1;13(2):224-7. doi:10.30607/kvj.610338

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