Kennel Cough

[sherry]

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just thought id start up a new topic on kennel cough, maybe theres some newcomers in racing and dont realise u shud stay away if your dog gets the cough etc etc. this is really an advice thread.

i do have a question though, if your dog has had the kennel cough is it unlikely to get it again? reason i ask is last time about 3 years ago all mine got it apart from my 11 (@ the time) year old and she had had it as a puppy. just curious. none of mine have it @ the moment but the only ones who have never had it r the pups rio & gem.

 

[Esty]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that kennel cough is like human flu in that there are different varieties/ mutations around each year - that's why dogs have to be vaccinated each year if they go to kennels etc. So in theory they could catch it again (unless it's a type they've already had but that's unlikely)

 

[DavidH]

is there much of it about in the n/e ????????//

any good remedies.

ours got it 4 yr ago 2 days before scotland fortnight :rant: :rant:

gutted when we couldnt go.

 

[friggsy]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that kennel cough is like human flu in that there are different varieties/ mutations around each year - that's why dogs have to be vaccinated each year if they go to kennels etc. So in theory they could catch it again (unless it's a type they've already had but that's unlikely)

i think youre right but get youre dogs vaccinated every year have the proper jabs and this stops most of it

 

[wild whippies]

I believe that infectivity with bordetella bronchiseptica is for 3 months............
I also believe it's transmissable through humans.........

Not all dogs suffering from kennel cough will have symptoms...

Vircon has some merit to dogs that have not been infected providing you know they've not been infected, however contracting what appears to be a very mild variant from racing a dog at the Championships and developing the disease anything between the 4-14 days after the champs seems a little like shutting the door after the horse has bolted.

Obviously the NNWRF have no power of cross-infection control at every race event across the country but it is a thoughtful gesture.

The people who should be worried is those who've ran anywhere within the last fortnight leading up to the champs because it's more likely your dog will be ill at the time of the champs.

With hindsight, the best thing to have done when this first happened (?someone's mentioned January) would of been to get every dog in racing deliberately infected because it is a very mild variant and will give a dog life long immunity against more hardier variants in the future.

Thought I might as well add my post from elsewhere to this thread. As the answers are already there i.e. dogs are infectious for 3 months and yes you can become infected with a different variant. However, the body is less likely to be overwhelmed next time round and some dogs may show no symptoms at all.

Kennel Cough went through a lot of dogs around the time of 2008 english derby. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if these dogs have showed no symptoms whatsoever and owners are completely oblivious to their dogs being infected.

Dogs with Kennel Cough don't all cough!

The biggest risk with a coughing dog is to the dog itself from exertion.

If your dog is coughing badly then you should have the common sense not to exert your dog.

However it's perfectly feasible some innocent person is going to get slated if their dog does so much as an ''ahem'' at the finish line and they genuinely had no idea their dog was infected.

Now unless everyone in whippet racing is going to stop running for 3 months, I suggest common sense applies and owners will do the best for their own dogs well being.

 

[friggsy]

I believe that infectivity with bordetella bronchiseptica is for 3 months............
I also believe it's transmissable through humans.........

Not all dogs suffering from kennel cough will have symptoms...

Vircon has some merit to dogs that have not been infected providing you know they've not been infected, however contracting what appears to be a very mild variant from racing a dog at the Championships and developing the disease anything between the 4-14 days after the champs seems a little like shutting the door after the horse has bolted.

Obviously the NNWRF have no power of cross-infection control at every race event across the country but it is a thoughtful gesture.

The people who should be worried is those who've ran anywhere within the last fortnight leading up to the champs because it's more likely your dog will be ill at the time of the champs.

With hindsight, the best thing to have done when this first happened (?someone's mentioned January) would of been to get every dog in racing deliberately infected because it is a very mild variant and will give a dog life long immunity against more hardier variants in the future.

Thought I might as well add my post from elsewhere to this thread. As the answers are already there i.e. dogs are infectious for 3 months and yes you can become infected with a different variant. However, the body is less likely to be overwhelmed next time round and some dogs may show no symptoms at all.

Kennel Cough went through a lot of dogs around the time of 2008 english derby. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if these dogs have showed no symptoms whatsoever and owners are completely oblivious to their dogs being infected.

Dogs with Kennel Cough don't all cough!

The biggest risk with a coughing dog is to the dog itself from exertion.

If your dog is coughing badly then you should have the common sense not to exert your dog.

However it's perfectly feasible some innocent person is going to get slated if their dog does so much as an ''ahem'' at the finish line and they genuinely had no idea their dog was infected.

Now unless everyone in whippet racing is going to stop running for 3 months, I suggest common sense applies and owners will do the best for their own dogs well being.

with BORATELLA YOU CAN HAVE THE SRAY THAT GOES UP THE DOGS NOSE SOME BOARDING KENNELS NOW WONT TAKE DOGS UNLESS THEY HAVE HAD IT MOST PEAPLE WOULDENT NO WHAT KENNEL COUGH IS

 

[hellbound]

However it's perfectly feasible some innocent person is going to get slated if their dog does so much as an ''ahem'' at the finish line and they genuinely had no idea their dog was infected.

Now unless everyone in whippet racing is going to stop running for 3 months, I suggest common sense applies and owners will do the best for their own dogs well being.

was just going to put this jac !! :thumbsup: i have had my dogs vaccinated for past 2 years some say there no point but its worked for me !! :thumbsup: i would like to believe no racer would take there dogs knowing it had cough :thumbsup:

 

[Vicky]

just thought id start up a new topic on kennel cough, maybe theres some newcomers in racing and dont realise u shud stay away if your dog gets the cough etc etc. this is really an advice thread.i do have a question though, if your dog has had the kennel cough is it unlikely to get it again? reason i ask is last time about 3 years ago all mine got it apart from my 11 (@ the time) year old and she had had it as a puppy. just curious. none of mine have it @ the moment but the only ones who have never had it r the pups rio & gem.

Some links here from FAQ section

Kennel Cough

Tracheo-bronchitis (kennel cough) signs and symptoms

Kennel Cough - a question

Kennel Cough

Coughing treated with Benylin

another kennel cough thread

Kennel cough - interesting info about incubation, length of time of illness, recovery, and racing...

kennel cough thread from march 2007

 

[sherry]

2 answer david h question i dont know of any dogs in the north east area other than debbies that have the cough. last time mickey whizz had to cough i took him to the vets hoping to get injection they told me to give him benylin and charged me £28.00!!! :angry: sorry but i had to laff @ part of jaqs post about an ahem @ the finish line lol (w00t)

 

[debbie]

2 answer david h question i dont know of any dogs in the north east area other than debbies that have the cough. last time mickey whizz had to cough i took him to the vets hoping to get injection they told me to give him benylin and charged me £28.00!!! :angry: sorry but i had to laff @ part of jaqs post about an ahem @ the finish line lol (w00t)

only the one is coughing at the moment which is toby, i have heard the coff was about mainly in the maltby area

 

[wild whippies]

2 answer david h question i dont know of any dogs in the north east area other than debbies that have the cough. last time mickey whizz had to cough i took him to the vets hoping to get injection they told me to give him benylin and charged me £28.00!!! :angry: sorry but i had to laff @ part of jaqs post about an ahem @ the finish line lol (w00t)

You didn't get ripped off though Carol. Having your vet examine Mickey was a sensible thing to do even if they did only suggest Benylin. :thumbsup:

 

[ROBDOG]

A mate of mine has said there's a bit of it going round the flapping tracks :wacko: hope it stays away from us whippiteers :thumbsup:

 

[DavidH]

we have been spraying the traps and lure at aycliffe for the few weeks.give ours a nip of manuka honey :thumbsup:

 

[debbie]

one week on and still just the one dog infected and very rarely coffing now, so far the others haven,t shown signs, pauls dogs are still clear, hopefully after a few weeks i,ll be back racing

 

[Paws123]

That's shit debs ..cannot believe you got it again around champs time

 

[debbie]

That's shit debs ..cannot believe you got it again around champs time

last time i had cough was when buster and oscar were young,my dogs escaped the coff when ricky,s had it at devon, i stayed away from racing then just incase they did come down with it, but yeah bad news having it now, nevermind over and done with for bonnie scotland :thumbsup:

 

[Susan]

I got my dogs the vaccine for kennek cough,,it does not stop all strains,,but most,,mine not going to kennels like the vet thought,,just want to try and keep them safe,,,as kennel cough is like a cold,,can be caught anywhere.

 

[debbie]

I got my dogs the vaccine for kennek cough,,it does not stop all strains,,but most,,mine not going to kennels like the vet thought,,just want to try and keep them safe,,,as kennel cough is like a cold,,can be caught anywhere.

toby was also done against the coff but still got it :angry:

 

[ocsar]

one week on and still just the one dog infected and very rarely coffing now, so far the others haven,t shown signs, pauls dogs are still clear, hopefully after a few weeks i,ll be back racing

my dogs mite not have the coff but still on the safe side they still house bond and getting treat for it as tobby was here when he started to coffing and people have litters of pup inn at the momment better safe than sorry