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dwerten · 06-09-2010, 09:03 AM

If the dog had kennel cough when coming to you then by them vaccinating for it this could cause kennel cough to get worse. This is why vaccines should not be given to dogs if under stress or not completely healthy as you are inviting disease by adding into an unbalanced body. I think this is why your dog got this as respiratory infection is kennel cough and why dogs can get it when given the vaccine like in your dogs case.

Next time when vaccinating make sure to do it when your dog is 100% healthy. Also bordatella is one of those things that the vaccine does not cover all strains and easy to treat if they get it so if your dog is not going to dog parks, groomers, etc then I personally would not do it. I have not done this for 4 years but I have a groomer that comes to my home and I do not board my dogs nor go to dog parks.

Lifestyle and area has a lot to do with what vaccinations to use

Please read this vaccination thread to learn a lot about it in toy breeds and discuss with your vet as well. It is up to us to be on top of this as vets usually do not educate you about this stuff and it is up to pet owners to ask questions when it comes to vaccinating their dog.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...oing-them.html

I would never do the shot as my parents silky got the shot and he was 7 and never was sick and got a viral infection vomiting blood and bloody diarrhea and was on iv fluids for a week so my dad will no longer vaccinate him. He had always had intranasal prior and that was the first time he had the shot. Shots last a year and intranasal 6 mos so whenever something last longer it is much stronger just like antibiotic shots are much stronger than pills and they are much faster acting than pill form.

Nancy1999 just wanted to let you know this as dex was given intranasal when he was sick with pancreatitis before I took him to hospital and they said to me WHAT WAS THE VET THINKING GIVING THIS DOG A BORDATELLA VACCINE WHEN HE IS SICK. They were furious and said they should have never done that so I think they would have taken him even if he did not have that.

A vet tech on our malt group whose both parents are vets does not do bordatella and she is very sharp so when I read that as I highly respect her I felt comfortable with my decision. She said it is easily treated as it is obvious when it happens you give antibiotics and the dog does not end up getting pneumonia. I think when owners are not fast acting when dog starts to cough is when you run into problems with pneumonia. So I agree with Chachi. If a show dog then I probably would do it.

There is a risk to bordatella vaccine intranasal as lillymae on here will attest to as she had a dog with issues due to this intranasal as it affects the mucus membranes in the dogs nose so it can cause problems. No vaccine or medication is without risk.

06-09-2010, 09:03 AM	#18
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	If the dog had kennel cough when coming to you then by them vaccinating for it this could cause kennel cough to get worse. This is why vaccines should not be given to dogs if under stress or not completely healthy as you are inviting disease by adding into an unbalanced body. I think this is why your dog got this as respiratory infection is kennel cough and why dogs can get it when given the vaccine like in your dogs case. Next time when vaccinating make sure to do it when your dog is 100% healthy. Also bordatella is one of those things that the vaccine does not cover all strains and easy to treat if they get it so if your dog is not going to dog parks, groomers, etc then I personally would not do it. I have not done this for 4 years but I have a groomer that comes to my home and I do not board my dogs nor go to dog parks. Lifestyle and area has a lot to do with what vaccinations to use Please read this vaccination thread to learn a lot about it in toy breeds and discuss with your vet as well. It is up to us to be on top of this as vets usually do not educate you about this stuff and it is up to pet owners to ask questions when it comes to vaccinating their dog. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...oing-them.html I would never do the shot as my parents silky got the shot and he was 7 and never was sick and got a viral infection vomiting blood and bloody diarrhea and was on iv fluids for a week so my dad will no longer vaccinate him. He had always had intranasal prior and that was the first time he had the shot. Shots last a year and intranasal 6 mos so whenever something last longer it is much stronger just like antibiotic shots are much stronger than pills and they are much faster acting than pill form. Nancy1999 just wanted to let you know this as dex was given intranasal when he was sick with pancreatitis before I took him to hospital and they said to me WHAT WAS THE VET THINKING GIVING THIS DOG A BORDATELLA VACCINE WHEN HE IS SICK. They were furious and said they should have never done that so I think they would have taken him even if he did not have that. A vet tech on our malt group whose both parents are vets does not do bordatella and she is very sharp so when I read that as I highly respect her I felt comfortable with my decision. She said it is easily treated as it is obvious when it happens you give antibiotics and the dog does not end up getting pneumonia. I think when owners are not fast acting when dog starts to cough is when you run into problems with pneumonia. So I agree with Chachi. If a show dog then I probably would do it. There is a risk to bordatella vaccine intranasal as lillymae on here will attest to as she had a dog with issues due to this intranasal as it affects the mucus membranes in the dogs nose so it can cause problems. No vaccine or medication is without risk.