Fearing that the animal had rabies, he quickly shot the critter, Caldwell said. When Caldwell retuned home that afternoon and saw another raccoon staggering near his father's neighboring property, he trapped it in a trash can and called animal control. A few days later, the test results were in.
Canine distemper is a virus that causes brain infections and sometimes death.
It cannot be transmitted to humans like rabies, but it is dangerous for animals. It attacks the central nervous system. You'll have a little twitching, and sometimes their gums will pop. Symptoms include seizures, nasal discharge and green discharge from the eyes. The virus is not directly treatable, and survival depends an animal's age and the strength of its immune system.