The most common symptom of kennel cough is a cough (go figure!). My boss says it sounds like a child with the croup (whatever that sounds like??). Usually, but not always, it is a deep, kind of dry-sounding cough that can turn into gagging and sometimes spitting up phlegm or vomiting. You can sometimes produce a cough by rubbing on the trachea because it is irritated. Sometimes they feel so bad that they won't eat well and/or become lethargic. Sometimes the disease is self-limiting and will go away on its own, but sometimes it's really stubborn and requires a round of antibiotics (or two or three!) to clear up. Having the vaccinations can make the disease less severe if they do get it.
Your dog doesn't have to be in a kennel to pick up kennel cough. Just barking at another dog through a fence can be a good way to pick it up. We started recommending that all of our doggy patients get the Bordetella vaccine no matter if they go to the kennel or groomer and we have seen a HUGE reduction in the number of kennel cough cases. Now we are recommending that all dogs get it yearly, then if they go to the dog park, groomer or boarding kennel, they get it every 6 months. It is called kennel cough because it spreads very quickly through kennels. So if one dog has it and comes into contact with another dog, there is a good chance the other dog will get it. In close quarters like in a kennel, it's just easier to spread it to a lot of other dogs.
Bob, unless you guys have been in boarding or got a new puppy in from a shelter, I would not think you guys have kennel cough. It is called that because they usually get it when they are in a kennel. But kennel cough is like a cold. There are different strains and symptoms.
Your older gal might be showing signs of congestive heart failure. Didnt you say she was like 13 or so?? Eddie, our 9 year old Dane just started this and we will get him on some meds next week.
Are they all still coughing and acting sick?? I am so sorry. I know this must be a mystery to you.
'Kennel Cough' is the term that was commonly applied to the most prevalent upper respiratory problem in dogs in the United States. Recently, the condition has become known as tracheobronchitis, canine infectious tracheobronchitis, Bordetellosis, or Bordetella. It is highly contagious in dogs. The disease is found worldwide and will infect a very high percentage of dogs in their lifetime.
Ok so we quit counting the number of Danes we have had here that have had
kennel cough! 2 yrs ago it seemed every Dane we fostered came with KC and an upper
resp. infection from the shelters. Dogs can even get KC from dog parks! Sometimes it can take
up to 10 days for the symptoms to appear. KC alone is not too bad.
They will have a dry hacking cough for approx
2 weeks and sometimes they may throw up some piles of white foam.
I dont know how many times I would sit there and I would swear I could watch the cough
begin at their lungs and work its way all the way up their throat. I think Heather thought I was
totally nuts! Basically we would let them have no real exercise and plenty of clean circulating air.
I always leave the overhead fan on for example. Now if they have green slime, they have a 2ndary infection
and they def need some meds. The greenslime that will attach to EVERYTHING. UGGGGG It will be blown at you,
coughed up and sneezed at you. Bordetella helps protect your animals from it and since we foster our vet
"makes" us give the shot to Alice every year. If it is a year when KC is going around she gets it twice.
Alice has never caught it from any of the fosters!
The most common symptom of
The most common symptom of kennel cough is a cough (go figure!). My boss says it sounds like a child with the croup (whatever that sounds like??). Usually, but not always, it is a deep, kind of dry-sounding cough that can turn into gagging and sometimes spitting up phlegm or vomiting. You can sometimes produce a cough by rubbing on the trachea because it is irritated. Sometimes they feel so bad that they won't eat well and/or become lethargic. Sometimes the disease is self-limiting and will go away on its own, but sometimes it's really stubborn and requires a round of antibiotics (or two or three!) to clear up. Having the vaccinations can make the disease less severe if they do get it.
Your dog doesn't have to be in a kennel to pick up kennel cough. Just barking at another dog through a fence can be a good way to pick it up. We started recommending that all of our doggy patients get the Bordetella vaccine no matter if they go to the kennel or groomer and we have seen a HUGE reduction in the number of kennel cough cases. Now we are recommending that all dogs get it yearly, then if they go to the dog park, groomer or boarding kennel, they get it every 6 months. It is called kennel cough because it spreads very quickly through kennels. So if one dog has it and comes into contact with another dog, there is a good chance the other dog will get it. In close quarters like in a kennel, it's just easier to spread it to a lot of other dogs.
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Bob, unless you guys have
Bob, unless you guys have been in boarding or got a new puppy in from a shelter, I would not think you guys have kennel cough. It is called that because they usually get it when they are in a kennel. But kennel cough is like a cold. There are different strains and symptoms.
Your older gal might be showing signs of congestive heart failure. Didnt you say she was like 13 or so?? Eddie, our 9 year old Dane just started this and we will get him on some meds next week.
Are they all still coughing and acting sick?? I am so sorry. I know this must be a mystery to you.
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'Kennel Cough' is the term that was commonly applied to the most prevalent upper respiratory problem in dogs in the United States. Recently, the condition has become known as tracheobronchitis, canine infectious tracheobronchitis, Bordetellosis, or Bordetella. It is highly contagious in dogs. The disease is found worldwide and will infect a very high percentage of dogs in their lifetime.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&articleid=452
Dogs that attend daycare, are boarded ect should be given the bortetta vaccination.
If you suspect a dog has it make sure to seperate it from other dogs that don't have symptoms and call the vet.
Kennel cough
I had a foster that had it once, it was a hacking-like cough, I think. It seems like I gave her Robotussin and it cleared up after a couple of days.
Kennel Cough
Ok so we quit counting the number of Danes we have had here that have had
kennel cough! 2 yrs ago it seemed every Dane we fostered came with KC and an upper
resp. infection from the shelters. Dogs can even get KC from dog parks! Sometimes it can take
up to 10 days for the symptoms to appear. KC alone is not too bad.
They will have a dry hacking cough for approx
2 weeks and sometimes they may throw up some piles of white foam.
I dont know how many times I would sit there and I would swear I could watch the cough
begin at their lungs and work its way all the way up their throat. I think Heather thought I was
totally nuts! Basically we would let them have no real exercise and plenty of clean circulating air.
I always leave the overhead fan on for example. Now if they have green slime, they have a 2ndary infection
and they def need some meds. The greenslime that will attach to EVERYTHING. UGGGGG It will be blown at you,
coughed up and sneezed at you. Bordetella helps protect your animals from it and since we foster our vet
"makes" us give the shot to Alice every year. If it is a year when KC is going around she gets it twice.
Alice has never caught it from any of the fosters!