Kennel Cough

Gaelle · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: Kennel Cough

Just to make you all aware that I've been told by a vet that there is kennel cough virus around in Cumbernauld area just now. Thankfully Cuthbert doesn't have it.
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kendal · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:43 am Post subject:

at the kennels if we have a dog that starts coughing we use kennel cough drops, 10 drops in there dinner or on some kind of treat for them to eat. you do this for about 6 days i thing and then the symptoms should be gone, i have seen it work by the third day.

yeas Gaele you are right there is kennel cough going about, we have had a couple of dogs over the past fortnight that have shown the symptoms. kennel cough is not all that serious, and it is not restricted to kennels you could have your dog for 12 years and the dog has never been anywhere near a kennel and it could still catch kennel cough, its just like our chicken pocks we don't get it from chickens do we.

i will admit it can escalate and can be a problem in very young or very old dogs but overall it is easy to treat. look up kennel cough drops on the net. cant find the one we use at the kennel but will find out where they get it from as i know that one works.

pleas dont panic, you dog coud pick it up from anywhere, its not all that big a problem.
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Gaelle · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

I'm sorry if I scared anyone, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to let people know that it is about in case their dog started to show any kind of symptoms. I know it can be treated fairly easily and that your dog does not have to be in kennels for it to happen and if I gave that impression I'm sorry, it was unintentional. It will be interesting to find out the name of these drops you are talking about Kendal. Is that the same as the nose spray at the vet's do you know or is it something different?
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kendal · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject:

Gaelle · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks Kendal. Useful to know.
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