Dogs can get sick just like humans. The best way to prevent the spread of illness is to vaccinate your pet. There are several "core vaccines" dogs should get to combat serious diseases, Dr. Jerry ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: Our dogs killed a raccoon that looked rabid, and we took it away ...

If you've noticed raccoons in your neighborhood acting strange, they could have the canine distemper virus. About 350 raccoons from Milwaukee County with the virus have been admitted to the Wisconsin ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – The residents of a town on North ...

An illness affecting raccoons in North Carolina has one local police department on high alert, warning residents to stay far away from the mammal population for now. Police in the the beach town of ...

is your neighborhood reporter for North Beach, Downtown Corpus Christi and the Bay Area. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Several cases of distemper-positive canines have been found across the city of Corpus ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Several questions were asked about the ongoing distemper outbreak in Corpus Christi during Wednesday's Animal Care Advisory Committee meeting. The Gulf Coast Humane Society's ...

Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a highly contagious disease affecting dogs’ respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems. There is no antiviral cure; treatment is entirely supportive, focusing ...

Question: I understand that the state of Missouri is experiencing an outbreak of distemper in some of its wild animals and there is concern that the disease may spill over into our domestic dog ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Friday, the Animal Foundation confirmed that a dog in their facility that tested positive for canine distemper was humanely euthanized. On Thursday, the dog tested positive for ...