We got the hack...

[Bustem' Down]

Took my dog to the emergency vet on the night of the 13th cause she was hacking up mucus. Turns out she got kennel cough from when I boarded her the weekend before. Got some medicine and the other dog has got it now so I got some medicine for him too. Kennel cough is some nasty stuff and the vet said that there must be a particularly strong strain going around because severl kennels have reported infections.

 

[bresamil]

I just had my terrier boarded for a week and one of the requirements was that she was vaccinated against kennel cough. I thought all kennels required that in advance.

 

[Bustem' Down]

I just had my terrier boarded for a week and one of the requirements was that she was vaccinated against kennel cough. I thought all kennels required that in advance.

Yeah they do. I got them vaccinated the day I boarded them, but I guess either the disease was too strong or the shot didn't have enough time to take effect. I'm going to start getting them vaccinated a week or so in advance of boarding now.

 

[cattitude]

They need to be vaccinated for bordetella a week or so BEFORE you put them in a kennel. The vaccine needs time to work.

 

[Katie]

Tuggy gets his bordatella shot every year when he gets the other ones. He pouts for a couple of days, but he has is vaccinated!

 

[Fishn Guy]

I told you to shoot the dogs......

 

[Bustem' Down]

I told you to shoot the dogs......

I told them that if they get sick again I'm going to put them down....They didn't seem to believe me.

 

[angelphish]

Even with the vaccination it is no guarantee that your dog won't get sick. Kennel cough is like the flu in people. There isn't just one strain.