My dog recently stayed at a friends house while i was out of town for 2 days, and I have 3 dogs which have all had there kennel cough vaccine in the last 5 months, they show absolutely no sign of kennel cough in the slightest, my friends boxer has now developed kennel cough a day after my dog left, Her vet is telling me that my dog can be a hidden carrier of kennel cough even with being vaccinated. I find it hard to understand how my dog can be vaccinated show no signs of kennel cough (along with my other two dogs) but is carrying around kennel cough with no symptoms showing ... is this possible? i know its possible for them to catch kennel cough even with the vaccine but can they carry it with no symptoms ? Cause if this is the case then I have to take all 3 of my dogs to the vet, my vet is closed right now which is why im just looking for some opinions
Kennel couch is just like when humans get a cough. If the dog is healthy to begin with the chances are greater to fight off nfection. The vaccines carries a very small portion of the strains for KC and is actualy more useless then useful for KC. I wouldn't worry about anything. Her dog will be fine as well with a healthy lifestyle, diet, enviorment.
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Kennel cough "is an infectious bronchitis characterized by a harsh, hacking cough which most people describe as sounding like" something stuck in my dog's throat. "It is analogous to a chest cold for humans and is only a serious condition in special circumstances (see below); in general, it resolves on its own. A dog with Kennel Cough generally feels active and maintains a normal appetite despite frequent fits of coughing. There is usually no fever or listlessness, just lots of coughing.
There are basically two options for Kennel cough vaccination: injectable and intranasal. It is important to realize that not all members of the Kennel Cough complex have a vaccine. Also, because Kennel Cough is a localized infection (meaning it is local to the respiratory tract ), it is an infection that does not lend itself to prevention by vaccination. Vaccination must be regularly boosted and often vaccination simply muffles the severity of infection without completely preventing it.
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http://www.marvistavet.com/html/canine_p ... Bordetella - Parainfluenza Commonly called "kennel cough," the Parainfluenza vaccine is recommended only for those dogs boarded, groomed, taken to dog shows, or for any reason housed where exposed to a lot of dogs. The intranasal vaccine provides more rapid onset of immunity with less chance of reaction (23). Immunity requires 72 hours and does not protect from every cause of "kennel cough"
The vaccine does not contain the serovar of bordetella that a dog would likely be exposed to. It is the parainfluenza portion that is of benefit. Unfortunately an intranasal vaccine for parainfluenza without bordetella is not available.
Kennel cough is like the human version of the flu. there are so many strains of the virus that it is easily caught. just because your dog has had a vaccine doesn't mean he/she wont get it. your dog can be a carrier with the virus but not be sick just like you can hang out with your friends and get sick because they carried the flu but had no signs. so yes it is possible that your dog gave it your friends dog.
