chester 147 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 last week i bought back a bitch i bred turns out the fecker has brought kennel cough with it now my dogs are infected would you just kennel them together or keep them separate ? both dogs sound like a 100 a day smoker got them on cough syrup/tcp mix and probiotic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jembo 0 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Kennel cough is a horrible mine all had it in the summer, the general rule is if one gets it they all do, as you can carry it from one to another. I would say they are fine together, dont run them for 3 weeks tho - it has been know for the lungs to blow. Try and make sure you wash hands, clothes and footwear if handling other peoples dogs, cos it spreads so easily. I got mine from handling a pup at a game fair, i did not even take my dogs with me because the weather was so bad. Good luck and hope they get better soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doglost Co-Ordinator 4 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 It will pass from one to other anyway so best keeping them all in one place. Dont let em mix with other dogs & as said already keep away from other dogs if you can. Kiddies benylin is good & works. If they start getting to stressed or bad with it thou they may need anti biotics. It seems to be doing the rounds at the minute unfortunately Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brimmer 220 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Hit the antibiotics straight away, the cough syrup is just smoothing things over. It can hinder dogs pretty badly mate, like the others have said keep them away from other dogs untill they are clear! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameBirdMeg 21 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 DONT EVEN START ME! Its swept through our villages a while ago, and all ours got it! Proper nuisance. Plus the vaccine isn't worth a rub. theres loads of strains of the cough and the vaccine only covers a handful. Had two of the dogs vaccinated and they both got it - one quite badly. Just give benelyn, keep them warm and let it take its course. But why do vets insist they should be brought straight in to be checked over??!! The dog walks from the car through the waiting room to the consultating room where in between theres lots of vulunerable dogs that will now catch it as your dogs breathed its germs into the nice enclosed air space just for a vet to screw a consultation fee off you and now all the other dogs that was in the waiting room in the next 3-10days!! UGHHHHH...... Money grabbing Bas***ds! :realmad: :realmad: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 147 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Kennel cough is a horrible mine all had it in the summer, the general rule is if one gets it they all do, as you can carry it from one to another. I would say they are fine together, dont run them for 3 weeks tho - it has been know for the lungs to blow. Try and make sure you wash hands, clothes and footwear if handling other peoples dogs, cos it spreads so easily. I got mine from handling a pup at a game fair, i did not even take my dogs with me because the weather was so bad. Good luck and hope they get better soon. am not going near any of the lads anyway as i no it can be passed around easy as .thanks for your input Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gracie 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Kennel cough is a horrible mine all had it in the summer, the general rule is if one gets it they all do, as you can carry it from one to another. I would say they are fine together, dont run them for 3 weeks tho - it has been know for the lungs to blow. Try and make sure you wash hands, clothes and footwear if handling other peoples dogs, cos it spreads so easily. I got mine from handling a pup at a game fair, i did not even take my dogs with me because the weather was so bad. Good luck and hope they get better soon. am not going near any of the lads anyway as i no it can be passed around easy as .thanks for your input Giving antibiotics straight away as some older vets insist is a waste of time and your money. Antbiotics should only be used for secondary infection. My dogs had this in the summer and my vet wanted me to give anti-biotics as a preventative to the others... He also got humpy because I inssisted he come out to my car to see her, told me I could bring her in! I refused and when I went in to pay without her , there were 3 other dogs coughing their guts up My bitch caught it whilst at a training school who allowed people back once their dogs stopped coughing because they thought they were no longer contagious. Seeing as they are both KC judges they either had no wish to loose money or they don't read KC rules :icon_ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 as above antibiotics don't effect viruses so will only work if they get a secondary bacterial infection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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