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Yorkiemom1 · 11-29-2012, 11:48 AM

I hate to be the WET BLANKET" in this thread.....I am posting this information NOT TO FRIGHTEN YOU, but I do not want you to consider kennel cough as nothing more than "a little cold". It CAN present serious issues.....it CAN last several months......it CAN go into pneumonia......your baby is being treated by a vet, and treatment was started in a timely manner....I do not think your baby will deteriorate into a worse case scenerio.....but it is not fair in my mind to leave you with the impression kennel cough is simply a cold, because it is more serious than that. With proper medical intervention, it can be cured, and it develops into nothing more than an aggrivation to both you and the baby....If it was me, I would go ahead and accept that baby back, with the stipulation that the breeder covers the cost of vet visits and antibiotics required to treat the condition if the baby is still coughing when you get him back. Now, I am not talking about any FUTRE cases if he should come down with this....just this current infection that he came to you with.

"Canine infectious tracheobronchitis, generically referred to as kennel cough, is a highly contagious and common condition affecting puppies and adult dogs. The disease causes an inflammation of the dog's larynx, trachea, and bronchi--tubes leading to the lungs. Most cases cause only mild disease with signs that tend to be more aggravating to owners than dangerous to the dog. But kennel cough in puppies can cause stunted lung development, and/or develop into life-threatening pneumonia. The disease can be caused by any one or combination of several different infectious agents. The most common culprits are bacteria called Bordetella bronchiseptica, the canine parainfluenza virus, and the canine adenovirus-2 (CAV-2). These agents attach themselves to the delicate hair-like cilia in the dog's trachea, or actually cause the removal of the cilia. Kennel cough can develop into a vicious cycle difficult to cure without help from your veterinarian. The infection causes irritation that prompts the cough. But the honking cough causes even more irritation. "

11-29-2012, 11:48 AM	#15
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	I hate to be the WET BLANKET" in this thread.....I am posting this information NOT TO FRIGHTEN YOU, but I do not want you to consider kennel cough as nothing more than "a little cold". It CAN present serious issues.....it CAN last several months......it CAN go into pneumonia......your baby is being treated by a vet, and treatment was started in a timely manner....I do not think your baby will deteriorate into a worse case scenerio.....but it is not fair in my mind to leave you with the impression kennel cough is simply a cold, because it is more serious than that. With proper medical intervention, it can be cured, and it develops into nothing more than an aggrivation to both you and the baby....If it was me, I would go ahead and accept that baby back, with the stipulation that the breeder covers the cost of vet visits and antibiotics required to treat the condition if the baby is still coughing when you get him back. Now, I am not talking about any FUTRE cases if he should come down with this....just this current infection that he came to you with. "Canine infectious tracheobronchitis, generically referred to as kennel cough, is a highly contagious and common condition affecting puppies and adult dogs. The disease causes an inflammation of the dog's larynx, trachea, and bronchi--tubes leading to the lungs. Most cases cause only mild disease with signs that tend to be more aggravating to owners than dangerous to the dog. But kennel cough in puppies can cause stunted lung development, and/or develop into life-threatening pneumonia. The disease can be caused by any one or combination of several different infectious agents. The most common culprits are bacteria called Bordetella bronchiseptica, the canine parainfluenza virus, and the canine adenovirus-2 (CAV-2). These agents attach themselves to the delicate hair-like cilia in the dog's trachea, or actually cause the removal of the cilia. Kennel cough can develop into a vicious cycle difficult to cure without help from your veterinarian. The infection causes irritation that prompts the cough. But the honking cough causes even more irritation. " Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 11-29-2012 at 11:50 AM.