Learn More About Pug Dog Encephalitis (PDE) and How to Recognize This Heartbreaking Disease

by sierrag on in Health 46

Incurable diseases, whether they affect a human or animal are painful to go through. It's also hard to see a loved one go through the pain that's associated with the disease. Yes, there's no cure for certain diseases like Aids, but there are on-going treatment options and ways to stay healthy even when diagnosed.

When a dog gets diagnosed with an illness that vets and researchers say is incurable, for a pet parent this can be devastating news. However, instead of feeling hopeless about the situation you can do a lot of research and learn more about rare dog diseases so you can educate others in the process.

One disease you can learn more about is Pug Dog Encephalitis. PDE is an inflammatory disease of the brain that causes seizures and other neurological symptoms in pugs. It is a genetic pug disease, so if your pug gets diagnosed with this disease, it's important to notify the breeder.

Learn more about Pug Dog Encephalitis and how to recognize it in pugs on the next page. 

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  5. Nathan Ray Harmon

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    My pug, Hank, was diagnosed with rapidly progressing PDE today and we had to have him put down. This is an important thing to read for all pug owners. It’s an awful disease for such wonderful little creatures.

  8. Lisa Shimamoto

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    We lost jack week before thanksgiving this year do to a seizure he didn’t recover from. Vet said this disease could of been the reason. I will have another pug someday. Jack lived a wonderful life.

  11. Evette Sliko

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    Now I know what my 4 yr old pug died from. He was healthy & happy & this came on fast. He took several seizures. By the time I got him to the vets, he died in my arms in the vet’s parking lot 4 yrs ago.

  16. Kari Sanborn

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    Lost my 2 yr. old Dale to this…had 3 pugs before him that lived long lives. Losing my sweet Daley at such a young age was more than heartbreaking. I researched and found he died from this. My vet hadn’t heard of it.

  20. Casandra Assels

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    I lost my baby girl Masey to this. She was 22 months old. She was diagnosed 6 months before she died. I’m so glad my vet knew what it was right away and sent us to WSU veterinary school to start treatment. Even though there is no cure she was started on steroids and a seizure medicine. Both of these helped and she was back to her happy playful self up until a week before she died. I hope that some day there will be a cure for this horrible disease.

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