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I have tried a variety of ways
to control the effects of early spaying without
success:
* Serum
* Serum plus the interferon materials
* Serum plus gancyclovir
* Induced heat cycles with estrogen and progesterone.
These methods have had no success. The best I have been able to do
is
burn down the worst ulcers
with 1% tincture of iodine solution. Panalog
ointment seems to have
a ameliorating effect on the worst vaginal lesions,
however, does not provide
a cure. My best advise is..............DON'T SPAY YOUR
DOG BEFORE A FIRST HEAT
CYCLE. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF YOUR DOG IS
A CARRIER OF HERPES VIRUS
OR NOT!
I
have been told of herpes presenting as a respiratory disease by Dr. Evermann,
however, I had not seen
a case until recently. One dog from a kennel of mastiffs
was at a dog show and returned
with a sniffle nose. This spread rapidly
throughout the other kennel
dogs within about three days. Giving 2 c.c. of
ANTIDISTIMPER SERUM to
all the dogs in the kennel stopped this disease
overnight. This might
be worth a try in future cases, but I have only used it the one
time.
I also wish to share with you this as well: I heard of
one kennel of cocker
spaniel dogs that contracted
herpes virus and the owner euthanized the entire
kennel.
Please!
This is not necessary, adult dogs
do not
die from this, and puppies don't
need to either.
