The American Veterinary Medical Association said symptoms to watch for include a staggering gait, the inability to retract claws, extreme sensitivity to touch, tremors, and seizures. The illness usually lasts for a few days to a few weeks, but can also linger for more than a year.

  • @Quereller
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    1520 days ago

    My first thought, luckily a virus and not a prion disease. Still sucks.

    • @ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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      119 days ago

      Can you explain the difference? I thought with viruses there is typically little to no treatment other than letting it run its course.

      • @scoobford@lemmy.zip
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        619 days ago

        Prions are misfolded proteins that misfold other proteins they contact. They’re much harder to kill with heat or sanitizer and pretty much always fatal.