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addevo · 02-22-2013, 02:58 PM

I don't want to frighten you, but Kennel Cough often sounds like the dog has something caught in their throat. Even though your dog is vaccinated for Kennel Cough, it's a virus that mutates just like flu viruses do, and vaccinations are not effective for all strains. There are alot of dogs in and out of vet's offices, and your baby might have gotten exposed to something there. We foster dogs, and mine dog caught it from one of the foster dogs. My vet said that it's not usually serious in an otherwise healthy, adult dog, and that it often goes away on its own if the dog has a good immune system. But she will also prescribe antibiotics since I wanted to be on the safe side.

02-22-2013, 02:58 PM	#4
addevo Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alexandria, VA, USA (near Washington, DC) Posts: 312	I don't want to frighten you, but Kennel Cough often sounds like the dog has something caught in their throat. Even though your dog is vaccinated for Kennel Cough, it's a virus that mutates just like flu viruses do, and vaccinations are not effective for all strains. There are alot of dogs in and out of vet's offices, and your baby might have gotten exposed to something there. We foster dogs, and mine dog caught it from one of the foster dogs. My vet said that it's not usually serious in an otherwise healthy, adult dog, and that it often goes away on its own if the dog has a good immune system. But she will also prescribe antibiotics since I wanted to be on the safe side.