How does a dog get kennel cough at home?
Maiya Mraz
2025-05-26 04:51:51
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If your dog is displaying symptoms and they’ve been in an environment with other dogs during the incubation period, it’s a good chance it’s kennel cough. Sometimes swabs will be taken to determine the virus or bacteria that’s causing it, but this isn’t standard as it’s not always useful when deciding on treatment options. Protection against some of the viruses that can cause kennel cough is included in puppy and booster vaccinations. These viruses include canine influenza, canine distemper, canine parainfluenza virus and canine adenovirus type two. Your vet can also provide a vaccination against the main bacterial cause, Bordetella – this can be a nasal spray or an injection. However, because kennel cough has a wide range of causes and strains, this vaccine cannot guarantee protection for your dog. Yes, dogs can get kennel cough more than once as there are a variety of strains.
Alex Wolf
2025-05-26 03:15:42
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Kennel cough can be caused by a number of different airborne bacteria and viruses or a mycoplasma. Typically, more than one of these pathogens must bombard the dog at once to trigger illness. Such a multifaceted attack is most likely to occur when a dog spends time with other dogs. Dog parks, dogs that attend dog shows, travel frequently, or stay at kennels have a higher risk of developing kennel cough than do dogs that stay at home most of the time. If you have ever had children in school or day care you understand how easy colds and flu can be spread around. Don't share your dog's toys or food and water bowls with unfamiliar dogs. And if your dog is in an indoor kennel, make sure the indoor area is adequately ventilated so airborne organisms are transferred outside.
Marina Wilkinson
2025-05-26 03:00:09
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Kennel cough is a bacteria spread through saliva and/or aerosolized particles from an infected dog, either through direct contact or through exposure to surfaces that an infected dog has had contact with. Kennel Cough is easily transmitted when dogs cough or come in contact with each other or with contaminated surfaces. Even brief contact with an infected surface such as a bush or sidewalk is enough to transmit kennel cough. You can also transmit kennel cough from an infected dog on your hands, shoes, and clothing. Kennel Cough can survive outside for a limited time, but is highly contagious until that point. Any one of these common situations can put your dog at increased risk for Kennel Cough: Dog park visits, Vet visits, Grooming, Day Care, Boarding, Multi-dog households, Training Classes, Daily walks or contact with other dogs.
Yadira Muller
2025-05-26 02:59:13
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Kennel cough occurs most often in dogs who have recently boarded, gone to doggy daycare, or been groomed in a facility where they have been exposed to other dogs. Kennel cough is highly contagious and readily spreads from dog to dog. These viruses and bacteria are readily spread from dog to dog by airborne particles when dogs cough, or by contaminated food and water bowls, shared space, or even people who pet an affected dog and then pet a healthy dog. Spending time in places where several dogs are kept together, like boarding facilities, grooming establishments, and doggie daycares, can increase your dog’s risk of contracting kennel cough. Kennel cough can affect dogs of any age, gender, or breed. Doggy daycares and boarding facilities are often crowded environments where dogs are more likely to spread respiratory illness to one another if one dog is affected.
Annamae Sawayn
2025-05-26 02:30:04
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Kennel cough is an airway infection that causes a nasty cough in dogs. Similar to human colds, kennel cough can be caused by a number of different germs (viruses and bacteria). It’s most common in areas where lots of different dogs gather and can survive in the environment for several weeks. Kennel cough spreads by direct contact between dogs, in the air and on surfaces. Dogs with kennel cough should be kept away from other dogs and public spaces while they are coughing, and for two to three weeks afterwards. Kennel cough is highly contagious and can spread in the air.
Keep your dog away from others - remember your dog will be very contagious whilst they are poorly and can continue to spread kennel cough for 2-3 weeks after their symptoms have cleared. During this time, keep them away from other dogs and public spaces.
Shanelle Fisher
2025-05-26 01:56:52
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Kennel cough is airborne and highly contagious, which is why it can spread through kennels quickly. It is also transmitted with bacteria on toys, food bowls or other shared objects. A dog’s respiratory system is designed to protect against the invasion of infection, but certain situations and environments leave them more vulnerable to illness. These include stress caused by crowded environments, exposure to heavy dust or cigarette smoke, cold temperatures and poor ventilation. Kennel cough has an incubation period of two to 14 days, and some dogs can be carriers of the infection for months without developing symptoms. In general, it's a good idea to keep your dog away from other dogs while they are coughing.
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