How to Use canine distemper in a Sentence

canine distemper

noun
  • That includes canine distemper, parvo, and fleas, ticks and the mites that cause mange.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Wildlife experts said canine distemper virus was more likely to be the culprit.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Diseases including canine distemper and a form of plague wiped out ferrets and prairie dogs alike.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Canine Distemper If your dog is shaking from canine distemper, see your vet right away.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Norwood noted that unlike the rabies vaccine, which is required by state law for pets, the canine distemper vaccine is not.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Protect your pets because skunks are a carrier of rabies, as well as fleas, ticks, and other diseases such as canine distemper.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But the symptoms, like lethargy, can look similar to other issues like canine distemper or head injury.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The species is the planet’s rarest wild dog, threatened by habitat loss and diseases caught from domestic dogs, such as canine distemper and rabies.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Norwood said vaccines for canine distemper are offered for free by ACS.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • At 60 days, they'll be vaccinated for canine distemper and plague and at 90 days, for rabies.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2021
  • In the early twentieth century, canine distemper was killing Britain’s dogs.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some of the animals also suffered from complications due to canine distemper, a condition that can affect dogs and tigers.
    — Steve Winter, National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The seals were suffering from a disease called phocine distemper virus, which is related to the canine distemper virus that infects domestic dogs.
    — Popular Science, 22 June 2020
  • The disease, called canine distemper virus (CDV), infects many animals besides dogs, but it is rarely found in cats.
    — Rafi Letxter, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
  • State officials are warning about the spread of canine distemper among wild animals that carry the potentially fatal virus.
    — Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Thai authorities said the deaths pose no public health threat since canine distemper doesn’t affect humans, and no infections have been reported.
    — Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Arizona is experiencing a rise in canine distemper cases among coyotes.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Keep your pet’s vaccines and worming medications up-to-date since they can be exposed to rabies, canine distemper and other parasites from raccoons and their waste.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Tigers are known to be vulnerable to rabies, anthrax and canine distemper, an often fatal morbillivirus commonly spread by stray dogs.
    — Gloria Dickie, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Since then, canine distemper, an untreatable virus that can infect many types of carnivores, has spread among Amur tigers across the subspecies' range in Russia's far east.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Rabies, canine distemper virus, and bacterial infections were ruled out during testing.
    — Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 11 Apr. 2018
  • By the end of February, the shelter had euthanized 29 skunks and 20 racoons that were believed to have canine distemper.
    — Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2022
  • These animals were left on the ranch where they were closely monitored until a plague and canine distemper outbreak caused population numbers to plummet to 18.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The organization suspects his maladies may have led to his abandonment, and the pint-sized pup is currently on quarantine as staff watch for signs of canine distemper virus, officials said.
    — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2018
  • According to animal experts, the raccoons likely are suffering from canine distemper.
    — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Chronic wasting disease in deer, hemorrhagic disease in rabbits, canine distemper in foxes—these are all indifferent to city limits.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Some of the raccoons spotted in the Dare County area tested positive for canine distemper, a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammals.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
  • And that risk, combined with a ferret’s susceptibility to plague, canine distemper and other diseases, make survival tenuous, even in the most ideal wild conditions.
    — Andrew Nicla, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2019
  • In April, a Pinal County dog named Kendrick was euthanized after testing positive for canine distemper virus.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Also known as canine distemper, the virus affects dogs’ respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2018

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