How to Use distemper in a Sentence

distemper

noun
  • Did the bear have rabies or distemper?
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Did the bear have rabies or distemper?
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the vet decided to give him some distemper meds, just in case.
    — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The bear will be tested for rabies and distemper.
    — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • While rabies can spread to humans, distemper does not.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • While rabies can spread to humans, distemper does not.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This is to prevent the spread of raccoon diseases like rabies or distemper in the state.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • And there was a recent distemper outbreak, which forced them to limit the amount of space available.
    — Dallas News, 11 July 2022
  • Once a dog contracts distemper, it can only be treated for its symptoms.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.
    — Miriam Toews september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • He was invited to stay at a home with a foster family that also had a distemper survivor.
    — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Wolves that live far from cities and towns also interact less with dogs, which can carry viruses like parvo and distemper that can spread to wolves.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2021
  • In fact, there are a number of diseases that humans can pass to dogs, including the parvovirus, distemper, and rabies.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The bear tested negative for rabies and distemper.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The bear tested negative for rabies and distemper.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Park officials recommend campers ensure their dogs have a current distemper vaccine and be kept on a 6-foot leash at all times.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022
  • Older dogs still need to be vaccinated against common diseases like rabies and distemper.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Symptoms of distemper include fever, runny nose, watery eyes, and vomiting.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Farmed mink are famously vulnerable to pathogens such as distemper and influenza.
    — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The clinic will provide cat and dog rabies and distemper vaccines and cat, dog and rabbit microchips and registration.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Worse, the virus was highly durable in the environment and, unlike distemper, resistant to vaccines.
    — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Any dog showing signs of upper respiratory illness will be tested for distemper.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 1 July 2021
  • Proof of rabies, distemper and Bordatella vaccines is required.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • When there was no distemper around, gray wolves survived better and reproduced more than black wolves, the simulations showed, tending to increase the number of gray wolves.
    — Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 20 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • Raccoons can transmit diseases like rabies, distemper and parvovirus to other animals and humans.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Tests revealed the bear did not have rabies or distemper, according to KFSM.
    — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The clinic will offer distemper and Bordetella for dogs, distemper for cats, and rabies vaccines for dogs, cat, and ferrets.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2023
  • That includes preventive treatments for fleas and ticks and heartworm and vaccinations for parvo, distemper and rabies, says Kohl.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • With distemper taking a big toll on operations earlier this year and rescue partners unable to pull out as many animals, more dogs and cats had to be euthanized.
    — Dallas News, 4 Nov. 2022

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