Margaret Mead
U.S. anthropologist
(1901 - 1978)

How Galen Was Saved

The common belief among vets is that there is no effective treatment for canine distemper. However, Dr. Alson Sears may have stumbled into one of those fortunate accidents of science where a breakthrough can happen.

Success Stories

These dogs have been saved from canine distemper in both the seizure and pre-seizure stage thanks to treatments developed by Dr. Al Sears.

Distemper donor dogs

If you have a large, healthy, young dog, you may be able to save other dogs from canine distemper. Your pet could be a donor dog. Dr. Al Sears has developed a serum that can turn off the distemper virus in an infected dog. This treatment has saved dogs from around the U.S. and the world. However, we need volunteers with suitable donor dogs and their vets to make the serum.

Dr. Alson Sears

Dr. Al Sears was born in the Canal Zone of Panama. He went to the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Davis and spent 40 years practicing small animal medicine in Lancaster, Calif. He retired in 2006.
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Ed Bond

Ed Bond is a journalism professor at Ithaca College in upstate New York. While living in California, his dog Galen came down with canine distemper and was saved by Dr. Sears in 1997. He began this Web site in 2000. Since then, he has heard from dog owners around the U.S. and the world whose pets have been saved by Dr. Sears' treatments. Save Dogs From Canine Distemper is a project run by Kind Hearts In Action to help owners treat their dogs and to support research into canine distemper.
Ed Bond's Web site.

Kind Hearts In Action

Kind Hearts In Action is a dog rescue and placement public charity based in Los Angeles. This 501c3 group, which offers temporary and foster homes for stray dogs, also conducts fundraising to support the treatment of dogs with canine distemper and research into the disease.
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