One contagious respiratory infection is known as kennel cough. Kennel cough is also known as tracheobronchitis, canine infectious tracheobronchitis, Bordetella, and Bordetellosis.
This highly contagious respiratory infection can easily spread to dogs that are confined together in a kennel. This is how this condition became known as kennel cough.
This respiratory infection can be contracted in ways other than confinement in a kennel with an infected dog. Kennel cough can be spread between dogs through contact with contaminated ground or toys that had been in contact with a dog with kennel cough.
This respiratory infection causes a hacking cough and can cause the dog to gag, sneeze, or vomit. Kennel cough may cause snorting and fever.
A veterinarian is likely to question the dog owner about any history of being in a kennel or around dogs with respiratory symptoms when diagnosing kennel cough. Some diagnostic tests, like blood tests or a bacteria culture, may be used to confirm the diagnosis of kennel cough.
The condition often goes away on its own. Kennel cough typically lasts ten to twenty days. In some cases the kennel cough may be prolonged or be recurrent. Severe cases of kennel cough can lead to pneumonia.
Antibiotics may be given to treat kennel cough. Sometimes, a cough suppressant is also given. The best prevention of kennel cough is a vaccination that is normally given as part of a puppys vaccines.
Preventing the disease is done by limiting contact of dogs with infected dogs. A kennel should require proof that the dog has been vaccinated for kennel cough. If a cage or toys were used by a dog with kennel cough, the items need to be thoroughly disinfected.
There is some debate if kennel cough poses any risk to humans. In the past, human risk was dismissed as not possible, but some evidence suggests that young children and people with compromised immune systems could contract tracheobronchitis.
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