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My basic info
Breed
Chihuahua
Color
Black - with White
Age
3 years 2 months old, Puppy
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
3 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Purebred
Needs experienced adopter
Shots current
Housetrained
Has special needs
My story
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Text or email only located in Lancaster available for same-day adoption
(661)609-2186 memeco635@gmail.com
Hello I’m Naoki aka Stewie! First thing I want all my potential adopters to know is that I am a distemper survivor! If you don’t know what distemper is distemper affects several body systems, including the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts and the spinal cord and brain, with common symptoms that include high fever, eye inflammation and eye/nose discharge, labored breathing and coughing, vomiting and diarrhea, loss of appetite and lethargy, and hardening of nose and footpads. The viral infection can be accompanied by secondary bacterial infections and can present eventual serious neurological symptoms.
Canine distemper is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Paramyxoviridae (the same family of the viruses that causes measles, mumps, and bronchiolitis in humans). The disease is highly contagious via inhalation. Morbidity and mortality may vary greatly among animal species, with up to 100% mortality in unvaccinated populations of ferrets. In domestic dogs, while the acute generalized form of distemper has a high mortality rate, disease duration and severity depends mainly on the animal's age and immune status and virulence of the infecting strain of the virus. Despite extensive vaccination in many regions, it remains a major disease of dogs, and was the leading cause of infectious disease death in dogs, prior to a vaccine becoming available. it’s basically Parvo times 10 it is a horrible disease that 95% of dogs do not survive even with treatment. I have taken in so many puppies with distemper and none of them have survived in my 19 years as a rescuer.
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), “distemper is often fatal, and dogs that survive usually have permanent, irreparable nervous system damage.”
Signs of distemper include
 Diarrhea
Vomiting
Thick yellow discharge from eyes and nose
Cough
Mild eye inflammation
Hyperkeratosis (hardening of the paw pads and nose)
Fever
Anorexia
Involuntary convulsions
Depression
Seizures
Encephalitis (swelling of the brain)
I was surrendered at the veterinary hospital and they told my previous owners to just give up on me because there was no way I’d survive, As heartbroken as They were to hear this they Chose to surrender me and My rescuer took me home She would not sleep because I needed medical attention almost every hour. I was a four week old Chihuahua puppy who weighed less than a pound and was completely limp in her arms so I spent the next 13 days getting medical care. I was completely isolated from all of the other rescue dogs because The distemper caused me to have unrelenting seizures i couldn’t eat I couldn’t drink i couldn’t stand or keep food or water down so I had to have anti-seizure, anti-nausea, and anti-diarrheal medication, IV fluids, electrolytes every hour on the hour for the next 13 days and on the 13th day my rescuer was so physically exhausted She accidentally passed out on the couch holding me while i slept but I woke up jumped off the couch and found my way to the cats food and water dish and was eating and drinking on my own! From that day on I just got stronger and stronger finished my medication after a few weeks went in for another health check for is the best news ever, I was distemper free! one of the first dogs in the rescue to have survived this horrible disease!
The vet could not believe I was alive and that I was trying to run and play and be active he really wanted to be around the other dogs by t distemper did cause me to have one side effect that I ’ll probably have for the rest of my life, im a little wobbly so I’m considered a special-needs dog because I don’t have perfect balance but i don’t have any seizures or any other side effects im just a wobbly little fiesty butt. You notice it when i walk and occasionally i’ll lay down if i feels like someone is coming at me too quickly or i’ll lose my balance but if I trip I roll on my side like a fainting goat but I get up on my own perfectly fine! I can run extremely fast for a little special-needs puppy and I have not been outside yet because my immune system probably isn’t as strong as a normal three-month-old puppy but it is safe for me to go outside and my vet assures me it is past time for me to find my own forever home so even though it’ll be extremely hard for my rescuer let me go it is time for me to start my life with my own family preferably one who has experience with special needs puppy and would love to laugh and play if you were interested in being my forever home please contact my rescuer directly with the information listed above my story be prepared for an emotional meeting because although my adoption will be celebrated it will also be a sad departure, I look forward to hearing from you!
