garyb Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 How long will a dog that has been diagnosed with Kennel Cough, remain infectious to other (non vaccinated) Dogs - after their symptons have passed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 A very good question! The answer varies from a few days to life. A proportion of dogs carry the Bordetella bacteria in their throats naturally and may spread the infection at times of stress even if immune themselves. This is why you get problems in kennels! If you need to mix an infected dog with dogs that have not had the disease get the other dogs vaccinated against kennel cough. The vaccine goes up the nose and starts working as quickly as 3 days. This is the safest option. Whilst the dog is coughing away you can easily carry the bacteria on your clothes and infect other dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Apache... Thank you My mother has a puppy with KC - and the last thing I want, is my spaniels getting it. Sounds like it's the vets for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 are yours actually vacinated against it Gary as KC isn't in the usual jab, mine had it earlier in the year after mixing with a friends flatcoats not particularly pleasant but in a healthy young dog not usually too harmful. Pretty stressful for both dog and owner especially the first day or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Still better to vaccinate! If you missed a couple of days shooting for a £20 vaccine, is it worth it? Some dogs do go on coughing for anywhere up to 6 weeks. I have seen dogs fairly off colour with it, but it's not life threatening. Same family of bacteria that cause whooping cough in children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 My two are NOT vaccinated against it at present... I just had a quick chat with my vet friend, as the dogs are likely to mix over xmas, and she said not to worry - any vaccine they give them will take at least 7 days anyway... even then - theres 2 or 3 types that they can't vaccinate against. The problem dog, has been "clear" for around 1 week now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I've been led to believe that they are mostly contagious while they are still showing symptoms so if the dogs been clear for a week theres a good chance you'll be ok. Its horrible and certainly its the first time I've ever had a dog with it as mostly mine aren't socialised to lots of different dogs just typical to pick it up from someone who shows her dogs all over the country every weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I am a vet! Carrier dogs do exist. There is no simple way of deciding which dogs are carriers. The datasheet for Nobivac KC (the vaccine we use) says: Onset of immunity against Bordetella bronchiseptica has been demonstrated 72 hours after vaccination http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/intervet_s...ents/S3615.html I would vaccinate! There are other things that can cause KC but the Bordetella is the most common and the dog will be protected against influenza from it's normal vaccine anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nearly a year later since I started this topic, and it appears that my Spaniels have caught it Grrr I blame the pub water bowl :yp: At least they will be tucked up in the warm over the next few weeks rather than out in the cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 10 days should do it, keep an eye on your shoots for whose dog isn't there for who caused it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Just one of those things... can't really blame anyone for it I guess! Getting plenty of anti biotics down them at present, and they seem fine in themselves apart from the hacking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Did you get them vaccinated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 realistically it is rare to get it with dogs in our area unless they mix heavily with ones that are showed etc I know I've had it once with a dog in 20 years of ownership and that came from someone's dogs who showed them all over the country every weekend. Its not just a cost issue but the vaccine isn't 100% effective anyway and with a generally non life threatening condition its just another thing for the dog to have an adverse reaction to. Though on the cost side had I spent £20 per dog per year on the vaccine I'd be getting near the grand mark just on stopping one dose of KC and I'd put money on it being a lot more than £20 round here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 You share the exact same view as my Vet mate. They all said it's just not worth the hassle, unless they are going into Kennels which require it on entry. Rest for a couple of weeks for the pair of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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