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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I can definitely see why show dogs would want to have the Bordetella shot, they are exposed to lots of other dogs. My vet told me that if Joey ever needed to be hospitalized, and didn't have the Bordetella, there might be a problem, so it should be taken on a case by case basic, depending on your lifestyle, and the health and age of your dogs. |
Absolutely right Nancy. Even taking them to the groomer on a regular basis the shot is required. Exposing them to dogs on a regular basis is a risk.
And one must remember that if you have more than one dog, and a dog aquires kennel cough, it does spread through all your dogs like wildfire; vaccinated or not. The vaccination does keep symptoms down to a minimum.