Put some food and water out for Mom, so she can devote herself to her babies. Contact your local Humane Society or a Feral Cat Rescue Group for help and information on how to trap a feral cat family. Remember - Mom and her babies need to be spay/ neutered to avoid creating a new feral cat colony in your neighborhood. Follow these guidelines if Mom is not around. | Back to Top |.
Story at-a-glance 1  +. Canine degenerative myelopathy, or DM, is a disease of the spinal cord that usually strikes dogs between the ages of 8 and 14. 2  Certain breeds are prone to the disease, in particular the German shepherd.
But a young pup won't have a mature immune system. That's why about 85 percent of puppies exposed to the virus when they are less than a week old develop distemper within two to five weeks and die. Older puppies and adult dogs develop fatal disease only about 30 percent of the time.istemper in puppies, similar to the human measles virus, is the most common canine infectious disease of the nervous system. During their lifetime, most dogs will be exposed to distemper.