Kennel Cough

[Gigi M Knier]

We are taking Calvin and Hobbes in today for Kennel Cough. They have had the bordella shot so I don't understand why they picked it up. They say it is running rampant up here right now. Dogs are getting from attending the dog parks.

 

[YorkvilleNewfie]

Yeah, unfortunately the Bordatella vaccine doesn't cover every strain, so even when vaccinated against it, it's still possible to contract a strain of bordatella that's not covered under the protection of the vaccine. Additionally, alll vaccinations have a certain failure rate (I'm not sure what the failure rate is for B), so sometimes a vaccinated dog isn't immune from the precise thing it's been vaccinated against. It's as true of men as it is of dogs. :shrug: My Mila got it twice during daycare, even being properly vaccinated against it.

 

[Jeannie]

The bordetella vaccine is never 100%. I can say getting the vaccine will lessen the severity and length of the virus. Plus once your dog get bordetella he will never get it again.

 

[Cascadians]

Orka got the vax when a pup but picked up the Cough twice from a dog park where the water wasn't changed fast enough, lots of dogs. Epidemic here. But his case was mild. Several different strains, always mutating.

I've let him play at all kinds of parks and swim and drink from the rivers. His immune system is strong even though he has vitiligo. He's fit, buff and tough. If he comes down with anything that isn't mild we whisk him off to the vet.

The benefits of socialization outweighed the risks for me, but everybody's needs are different.

 

[victoria1140]

because the vaccination isn't 100% is the only reason we have never bothered with it. Plus our dogs have all had it from various sources, also I do worry about over vaccination