Bordatella nasal spray vaccine?

[JDS]

Lulu is due for this IF I chose to give it. My vet is great & does not pressure me into anything. She went over the vaccine & all and left it up to me if I chose to give her this or not. It will be the nasal according to my vet.

I am not sure if I should give Lulu this or not. Lulu is around other dogs, goes to the groomer, & goes to the ballpark (where other dogs are as well). What is the general concesus from YT'ers? Lulu is 1 (April 13th) and weighs 3lbs 8oz. She is overall healthy & never had a reaction to any prior vaccines.

[KazzyK810]

I chose not to get this vaccine for ZoE. She doesn't go to a groomer or ever get boarded and is rarely around other dogs. My vet said if I she was ever to be boarded, she could get the vaccine a week before.

[orlnurse]

Does your groomer require you to have it? Most place require that you be UTD on all vaccines.

[bellababy08]

My babies get the Bordetella Vaccine...cause they go to the groomers...most groomers require it, I'm surprised your groomer doesn't...Kennel cough is awful...and takes awhile for recovery from what I understand...and I also heard lot of dogs that get the Bordetella nasal spray have bad reactions to it...I would do some research on it and talk with your Vet.

[JDS]

Originally Posted by orlnurse

Does your groomer require you to have it? Most place require that you be UTD on all vaccines.

As far as I know my groomer does not require it. She has a very small grooming business in our very small town. Lulu hasn't been there in many months due to her surgery and recovery but she is scheduled to go Friday. I plan to discuss this with the groomer then.

Originally Posted by bellababy08

My babies get the Bordetella Vaccine...cause they go to the groomers...most groomers require it, I'm surprised your groomer doesn't...Kennel cough is awful...and takes awhile for recovery from what I understand...and I also heard lot of dogs that get the Bordetella nasal spray have bad reactions to it...I would do some research on it and talk with your Vet.

I've been researching & have noticed the same thing about the reactions with the nasal vs injection. Still doing some more research before I make my decision.

Thanks for the input! Please keep it coming.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by JDS

As far as I know my groomer does not require it. She has a very small grooming business in our very small town. Lulu hasn't been there in many months due to her surgery and recovery but she is scheduled to go Friday. I plan to discuss this with the groomer then.



I've been researching & have noticed the same thing about the reactions with the nasal vs injection. Still doing some more research before I make my decision.

Thanks for the input! Please keep it coming.

I'm a groomer/exhibitor/breeder....and administer my own vaccines. Since I groom, my dogs are in the company of other dogs and I require the dogs I groom to be up to date on their vaccines. Mine are up date on theirs too And since I travel to shows I administer bordatella/kennel cough every six months. I use the Intra Trac III administered nasally. It's what my vet uses and what he taught me to administer.

[JDS]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

I'm a groomer/exhibitor/breeder....and administer my own vaccines. Since I groom, my dogs are in the company of other dogs and I require the dogs I groom to be up to date on their vaccines. Mine are up date on theirs too And since I travel to shows I administer bordatella/kennel cough every six months. I use the Intra Trac III administered nasally. It's what my vet uses and what he taught me to administer.

Thank you, Mardelin. I really respect your input. I have a lot to consider now.

[MinniesMom10]

I would do it, Minnie is up to get the bortedella vaccine in August but this time she will not get it done nasally. She will get the injection since the first time didn't go well.

[JDS]

Originally Posted by MinniesMom10

I would do it, Minnie is up to get the bortedella vaccine in August but this time she will not get it done nasally. She will get the injection since the first time didn't go well.

Did Minnie have a reaction to it? I'm really considering asking for the injection instead of intranasal.

[MinniesMom10]

She had questionable tracheal irritation. Idk if it was from the nasal or if it was because of the collar she had on. We no longer use collars but in August she will get the vaccine injection.

Originally Posted by JDS

Did Minnie have a reaction to it? I'm really considering asking for the injection instead of intranasal.

[TxVicki]

All of mine get the injection one. They all go to groomer as well and it is required.

[107barney]

I gave the intranasal bordatella regularly until recently when I stopped the vaccine. We don't currently need it. I would not use the injection.

[Ellie May]

We don't do bordatella, but if we did I think it would be intranasal. From what I gather, Ellie's vet would be much less surprised to see a reaction from the injectable (in other words, she sees less reactions with the intranasal). I think that's the only one Ellie's vet office offers.

[JDS]

Thank you all for your input! I really appreciate each one of you taking the time to respond. I believe I will talk to our vet & then decide from there. However, I am leaning to go ahead with the intranasal bordatella.

[TxVicki]

Originally Posted by 107barney

I gave the intranasal bordatella regularly until recently when I stopped the vaccine. We don't currently need it. I would not use the injection.

I have no choice but to use the Injection Vac on one of mine. She has Chronic Sinusitis, and the Nasal one bothers her too much and may in fact have caused this problem.