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FADING DISEASE [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

The colloquial name for an illness of puppies, leading usually to their death within a few days of birth. Symptoms include: progressive weakness which soon makes suckling impossible; a falling body temperature; and "paddling" movements. Infected puppies may be killed by their dams. One cause is canine virus hepatitis; another is a canine herpes virus; a third may be a blood incompatibility; a fourth Bordetella; a fifth is hypothermia or "chilling" in which the puppy's body temperature falls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Dépérissement frappant les chiots entre trois et neuf jours, suivi d'une mort rapide et dont les causes semblent multiples.

Spanish

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