Pug Dog Encephalitis

Does your pet pug have seizures, depression, and blindness? Do you observe an irregular walk, blank stare, screaming, and strange behaviours such as pressing the head against something? If you answer to these questions are both “yes”, you should bring your pug to the vet. He might be suffering from pug dog encephalitis or PDE.

Pug dog encephalitis is a condition or illness of the brain which usually affects pugs of both genders. Before, this disease was believed to be observed only among pugs, not with other dogs. But recently, some cases and research show that other toy dogs such as Maltese, Terrier, and Pekingese can also suffer from the same brain damage.

If a pug dog has this disease, it can cause complications or other diseases such as rabies, Rocky Mountain fever, toxoplasmosis, and many other diseases. Dogs who are within the age range of 1 to 5 years are the ones that are usually affected by this disease. So if your dog’s age is within that age range and it is suffering from the above mentioned symptoms, you should immediately bring your pet to the nearest vet to have a thorough check up.

Diagnosis of this illness is very difficult because symptoms are very similar to other diseases of the central nervous system. Some can be diagnosed using MRI or magnetic resonance imaging or observing the white blood cells. But usually, it is too late when a correct diagnosis is made, making it a terminal disease.

There is no known cure for pug dog encephalitis, although temporary treatments to lessen seizures and decrease inflammation are available.