Kennel Cough
See also:
Bordatella
Non Core Vaccines
Vaccination
Kennel cough is caused in dogs by the Bordetella bronchiseptico virus and by the Parainfluenza virus. Both give flu-like symptoms. Most cases are not life-threatening. The disease is most easily treated with throat-soothing remedies, and by keeping the dog warm, comfortable, and quiet.
Kennel cough is generally only serious when an animal is very elderly or already ill. If a dog has a good immune system, they will find it easier to combat this contagious disease.
Vaccines are available for both Bordetella and Parainfluenza, but their effectiveness is questionable.
Bordetella bronchiseptico infection can be transmitted from animals to humans. It can also be transmitted to humans from the vaccine. Datasheets warn that humans with compromised immune systems should avoid contact with dogs who have been given this vaccine.
Neither Parainfluenza nor Bordetella bronchiseptico vaccines are hugely effective, reducing symptoms at best, frequently failing to protect, and even causing outbreaks. The World Small Animal Veterinary Association classes kennel cough vaccines as ‘non-core’ or optional.
See also:
Bordatella
Non Core Vaccines
Vaccination
Kennel cough is caused in dogs by the Bordetella bronchiseptico virus and by the Parainfluenza virus. Both give flu-like symptoms. Most cases are not life-threatening. The disease is most easily treated with throat-soothing remedies, and by keeping the dog warm, comfortable, and quiet.
Kennel cough is generally only serious when an animal is very elderly or already ill. If a dog has a good immune system, they will find it easier to combat this contagious disease.
Vaccines are available for both Bordetella and Parainfluenza, but their effectiveness is questionable.
Bordetella bronchiseptico infection can be transmitted from animals to humans. It can also be transmitted to humans from the vaccine. Datasheets warn that humans with compromised immune systems should avoid contact with dogs who have been given this vaccine.
Neither Parainfluenza nor Bordetella bronchiseptico vaccines are hugely effective, reducing symptoms at best, frequently failing to protect, and even causing outbreaks. The World Small Animal Veterinary Association classes kennel cough vaccines as ‘non-core’ or optional.
One year, my three older vaccinated dogs came down with kennel cough. Sophie was 13 at the time, Chappie was 14, and Gwinnie was four. I kept them quite and gave them the homeopathic remedy Hepar sulph, which is an alternative to antibiotics. They suffered for a few days but then made a full recovery.
Edward and Daniel were nine months old at the time and, since it was winter, the doors and windows were kept closed. Both puppies were already being given the homeopathic nosode against kennel cough and the other canine viral diseases. Although they had nose-to-nose contact with my three suffering dogs, they didn’t cough or sneeze once.
The homeopathic vet Christopher Day, working with a vaccine manufacturer, conducted a kennel cough nosode trial in a kennel in England. His findings showed that the homeopathic nosode was more effective in halting a kennel cough epidemic than the vaccine.
There is also a wonderful herbal liquid called VibactraPlus that acts as a natural antibiotic that cannot be recommended highly enough.
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