A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.

generalized viral infection in dogs affecting respiratory and nervous systems. Often fatal.

Panleukopenia, or generalized viral infection of cats. Often fatal. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea.

An old name for strangles in the horse sometimes used to denote any infectious respiratory disease.

See Feline infectious enteritis

Alternative name for strangles.

any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

A highly contagious virus which can be fatal to puppies and adult dogs alike. Your Great Dane can catch the disease through the air, contact with an infected dog, feces, urine, toys, blankets, etc. Obvious signs of distemper are dehydration, dappled teeth, hardened foot pads, and lethargy. Perhaps this is why it's so important to have your Great Dane vaccinated to prevent this awful disease.

an infectious viral disease occurring in certain mammals especially dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a discharge from the eyes and nose, and often partial paralysis and death.

A high mortality viral disease, highly contagious, which spreads through secretions of nose, eyes, or direct oral contact, similar to the germ that causes measles in people

Highly contagious disease caused by the bacteria Streptococcus Equi. More commonly known as Strangles.

Distemper is a highly contagious disease affecting dogs and wild carnivores, and is caused by a paramyxovirus.

Usually animal disease with malaise, discharge from nose and throat, anorexia.

An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death. Also called canine distemper.