Taggart has kennel cough

[Glacier]

I hope he's feeling better soon.

My vet doesn't treat kennel cough unless the dog shows signs of secondary infection. Just plain ol' cough syrup and time! KC went through the pack here a few years ago. Took two months to get through everyone and go away! One group would stop coughing, another would start!

[Taz_Zoee]

I hope he's feeling better soon.

My vet doesn't treat kennel cough unless the dog shows signs of secondary infection. Just plain ol' cough syrup and time! KC went through the pack here a few years ago. Took two months to get through everyone and go away! One group would stop coughing, another would start!

Does it just keep going around and around? I mean would a dog that had it first get it again toward the end?
Well, Taggart has meds and if Zoee gets it I'll probably get her meds too. Since this is my first time with this it would make me feel better. Now, if I had 26 of them......yeah, cough syrup would be a better choice.

[chocolatepuppy]

I hope Taggart's feeling better soon.

[Glacier]

Does it just keep going around and around? I mean would a dog that had it first get it again toward the end?

No, once they have had that particular strain they are immune to it. The only two who never coughed at all had both had KC in their previous homes. It's extremely common in mushing kennels, especially those that travel to races. Anywhere where there are 100's of dogs in the same spot, a kennel cough outbreak is likely.

Since the distance racing kennel in my area moved his dogs, we've never had it again. I don't even vaccinate for it. There are many many different strains and the vaccine only catches a few.

[Taz_Zoee]

Well that's good to know. But I should probably get them vaccinated for it anyway, just to be safe. With only two it won't be too hard on my pocket book.
His coughing has really gone down to almost gone. Ocassionally he will have a small fit. Oh, and he snores!!! So all the males in this house snore!

[Ginger's Mom]

His coughing has really gone down to almost gone. Ocassionally he will have a small fit. Oh, and he snores!!! So all the males in this house snore!

Hahaha, I think he just wants to fit in with the boys. I am glad to hear that his coughing has gotten better, now he can really enjoy his great new home.

[Casper]

I'm sorry I didn't see this until now, but I am glad to hear Taggart's cough is getting better. I will go ahead and send out some healing vibes for the cute little guy; I hope he is back to 100% soon!