I've just been chatting to a colleague who has 2 dogs. She mentioned that one of them has been coughing and/or retching on the odd occassion for the past week, I said it sounded like mild Kennel Cough but her other dog shows no symptoms at all.

Neither dogs are vaccinated against Kennel Cough and she doesn't use the homeopathic vaccine either. The dog showing the signs is fine in herself. The vet is treating the dog for Kennel Cough, has given her a steriod injection and a course of antibiotics. I asked if the dog could have eaten sticks that may have scratched the throat or grass and maybe a grass seed is stuck, she said this was definately possible but when the vet looked down the dogs throat could see nothing but the glands were slightly swollen and although the dogs temperature was normal it was on the high side of normal suggesting possibly an infection.

I said I would ask if any of you guys had heard of only one dog in the same household having Kennel Cough, I find it very unusual as I thought it was extremely contagious. Would appreciate your thoughts so I can pass them on.

Cheers!

Hi Clare

Had the other dog (the one without it now) had kennel cough in the past? we find that it is normally our younger dogs that pick it up, but once they have had it they rarely (although I wouldn't say never) get it again. Last time we had it out of 9 dogs (all living together) the two youngest got it (first timers) and two of the older ones too, but not the others

Sarah

I have had kennel cough fairly recently (had to miss my pups first show because of it) and the eldest 2 of my 7 dogs did not catch it at all. One dog got it first, it was then about 7 days before any other showed any symptoms at all. All had it extremely mildly and I didn't bother getting any of them treated at all (although I did discuss it with my vet). None had it for more than 2 days.

Joan
Take the rough with the smooth

Just checked and apparently neither of the dogs have had Kennel Cough and the one who doesn't have it is younger than the one that supposedly has it. I would have thought that the younger dog would have shown signs by now but apparently she is fine ? Guess we'll never know but I've passed on your comments anyway, needless to say she's going to try homeopathic kennel cough vaccines. That's what I use as they have been recommended to me by a number of people.

Just as you may have a cold that your partner does not catch so it is with Kennel Cough. Either because of imunity or just that they has better resistance to infection. JH

Just come into work and found that my colleagues younger bitch has come down with Kennel Cough and it's been nearly 5 weeks since her other bitch had the suspected KC which was never confirmed.

She rang the vet rather than taking her in and spoke to the nurse who said her dog has KC again, must be going round and she is giving her dog 1 asprin 3 times per day and 1 spoonful of Benalyn 3 times per day. Said she doesn't like to give her dog steriods unless absolutely necessary.

My colleage has been giving the homeopathic medicine for about 3 weeks now but obviously not working yet. If anyone has other remedies which they have found useful I would be grateful to pass these on. I have no experience of KC at all.

I'm no expert, but one aspirin three times a day seems a lot? Should she recheck this?

Sarah

Claire, why is she giving three asprin and Benylin? Three does sound alot on top of Benylin. As for Kennel Cough doing the rounds, must be ! Bear has just gone down with it and this is the first time in 10 years that my dogs have had it :-( They will be given Benylin and if, like last time, it hasn't cleared in two weeks, they will then go to the vets for a jab.

Leigh