We are taking care of a street puppy (Indian mongrel) who had a horrible accident around a month ago. Her hind leg had almost come out of her thigh. She was operated upon and a steel rod was inserted in her hind leg so that her bones join back.Few days ago her bones joined back together. However she is since having terrible seizures and is unable to sleep at night. She whines all day because of the seizures and has become very restless. She is extremely timid and we think this might be one of the reasons for her seizures, what with the shock of the accident and distance from mother and injections and all. The rod was removed from her leg but that has not stopped any of the seizures. She also has mild fever and is refusing to eat sometimes. We are worried that she might have distemper though she has not been in contact with any other dog for over a month.Different doctors are saying different things but we are in a fix. Can you help?

I would pick one Veterinarian you trust (perhaps at a Vet College near you) and follow that Vet's advice.

Distemper has many symptoms - here is some good information.

I had a dog who had seizures and she did not have distemper - there are many causes for fever. I would be concerned about the mild fever and not eating.

Do the Vets say anything helpful at all?

The dog might be epileptic.

Seizures, if they can't be controlled, then maybe its time to look into what is right for the dog. Quality of life... It's a hard choice, but it needs to be made.

A street puppy? Wow, thank you so much for caring for her it sounds like you have put a lot of time and effort into rehabilitating her.

The seizures are probably completely unrelated to the leg. Epilepsy springs to mind as Lucky has suggested, I have a dog here who has mild seizures, they are frightening for both you and the dog.
Epilepsy is treatable with medication and great results have been seen in both reducing the severity of the seizures as well as reducing their frequency.

I would have a chat to your vet about medications.

Thanks a lot guys for your help... I truly appreciate it. :)

Vets are busy shifting responsibility and meanwhile nothing is helping her at all... we took her to see a vet this morning and he said that she has distemper but since she was given a vaccine after the disease struck, it has reduced her chances of survival. He said that she has a 10% recovery chance. She was given saline and is on antibiotics and currently she is sleeping, I don't know what else we can do. May be we will keep her under observation for two-three more days but have to transfer her to a hospital after that. I can't bear to see her suffering any more.

And the tragedy with all this is, she is just 4 months old, and had recovered completely from her accident. And she had been close to no other dogs since.

Distemper can only have the symptoms treated. Typically, distemper cannot be treated because it does effect the nervous system.

Like I said, you need to look at the quality of life. If medicine can treat the systems, then go for it.. But if the seizures are constantly, then you do need to consider the pup.

It's been a few crucial days.. and we are only taking care of her, she is not our pet. She is still having seizures, but is on saline and medication now... can anybody tell me what the crucial time for distemper is? As in till what time is a puppy in danger due to distemper?

Distemper is typically followed with Parvo. Your puppy is open for both until your pup either is vaccinated for it or builds up an immune system for it... which typically means, the puppy had both at some point, but the immune system was stronger then the virus. Keep in mind, that vaccines don't guarantee that your dog won't get the virus.. it just means they won't get it as bad.

Your dog will always be open to the parvo/distemper virus if you don't vaccinate.

Distemper is a bigger killer then parvo. There is no treatment for distemper, just the symptoms. But if the symptoms are neurological, there is very little hope.