My vaccinated dog has distemper. Will he and my other dogs recover?

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My american bully was diagnosed last 4 days ago with distemper. Hes fully immunized. he was showing resporatory signs back then. The vet gave him an antibiotic, isoprinosine and vitamin c. After 2days the respiratory symptoms seens to resolve.. He bacame active again.. Now hes coughing again and i can see twitching of his leg.. What should i do? Wil he still recover from this? I got 4 other dogs.. Fully vaccinated.. They are also showing signs of distemper. Pet's info: Dog | American Bully | Male | unneutered | 41.8 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Distemper is very nasty and sometimes dogs can get it even though they were vaccinated, if the immune system did not respond properly. The fact that they are all showing signs of distemper is very strange if they were all vaccinated. Fully vaccinated= at least three courses of vaccines as a puppy and then boosters after one year. then every three years. If you vaccinated them yourself, there is a chance that the vaccine, if bought from a store and/or if it got warm, lost its effectivity. You will need to take all your dogs to your veterinarian for an exam and a blood test that verifies that this is indeed distemper.

My vaccinated dog has distemper. Will he and my other dogs recover?

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