Bordetella Shot... To Give... or Not To Give... Because Riley goes to monthly meet-ups and we run into a lot of dogs here in the city so I have been having him get the Bordetella vaccination. After Riley's last reaction I am going to be rethinking even that one..... What are your thoughts on the Bordetella? Do you have your furbabies get it, or not? If so, why.... If not, why...? |
I let Tibbe have one after he got over his GI troubles as my sister's dog, Tavi, nearly died of kennel cough, he had such a bad strain. He got down to skin and bones, coughing nearly nonstop, making this horrible noise when he did, & his many cough suppressant medications he was tried on as each one didn't work, weren't helping hardly at all. He was coughing himself violently to death almost, vomiting from coughing so much, couldn't eat - she had to forcefeed him liquified dogfood and liquids and at times he could barely breathe. He messed himself in his bed at times. She practically lived at the vet with him, got second opinions and the antibiotics and such could barely handle the strain he had. One time I saw him and inwardly said goodbye to him as he was so very thin and ill, I was pretty sure he would die within 24 hours. Thankfully, he didn't. He did start to get well, finally gain weight & is now a little brick but oh, he was so sick. Poor boy had this the first 3 weeks she had him, having gotten him from the Animal Shelter and he was cute, fit and healthy when she brought him home, bright-eyed and darling, playing and exploring the house/yard. But within 30 hours or so, he started to cough a little and he just went down, down, down from there. They did so many blood tests, cultures and such on him and changed his meds, had him on so many things, I think her kennel cough bills in 2008 were about $1200.00 for 3 weeks of treatment & he was on one medication quite a while afterward that added to that amount. Twice he was at the vet overnight for 2 nights each, getting monitored, fluids and oxygen, etc. Every vet diagnosed kennel cough of a particularly virulent strain likely contracted from another dog when he was out loose or in the shelter. My son works as a dog trainer at a dog training ranch, resort and rescue and he said they have had a bout with kennel cough running through their dogs that are there for the month in their training program. Said 1/4 of them sick to one degree or the other but one or two very sick and some, not at all. They stopped taking new trainees, vacationers or any dogs until all clear. It seems when they opened the rescue portion of the business, the kennel cough walked in, too, though the rescue dogs, most of whom likely haven't had recent Bordetella vacc., stay over a mile from the others and aren't allowed anywhere near each other or use any of the same facilities, play yards or anything and they had sanitation measures for workers to supposedly prevent transferring disease. So much for that! So I'm pretty well decided about giving Tibbe the vaccination for it until & if he has a reaction, at that time I'll make a decision after that whether he should try for another with pre-medication or something or just forego it and take his chances without the shot. |
Peanut gets his Bordetella Vax.. Mainly because Kennel Cough is highly spreadable. Peanut goes a lot of places so I want him protected... I would say Yes to get it just bc Ry is always on the move.. Kennel Cough is airborne- Would you feel comfortable not getting it? |
I get it because I like to take Callie places and even though kennel cough is treatable its miserable for them so I try to avoid it plus she gets groomed at the vets office and they require it. If it was a bad reaction though I would probably have to really think hard about it and also get my vet opinion. What kind of reaction did he have? Would giving Benadryl before help there be no reaction? |
My two get it because I take them literally everywhere with me... Stores, dog park, vacations etc. I want them covered, but they haven't had any negative reactions to it. |
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He had a very severe raction to the [Distemper] = Da2-CPV shot he got Saturday morning.... even though he was fine with all his puppy shots and the shots at his check-up, last year.... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...ast-night.html |
Yeah.... he goes just about Everywhere with me so I will continue to have him have it. This was the first time he got the bordetella injection. Before when he got it, it was just the nasal stuff....!! I had my schipperkee get bordetella every year for all of his 13-years, as well. Was just wondering what everybody else does. |
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I am still confused about how a benadryl shot would keep him from getting a reaction to the vaccination? The emergency vet told me the benadryl shot lasts just as long as the oral it just works Faster. He didn't have a reaction until about 7 hours after his shot, which would be just about the time any Benadryl would be wearing off. My regular vet is supposed to call me, tomorrow... I am going to ask him that question. |
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But does his reacting to the ingredients of that vaccine predispose him to a reaction to the Bordetella? Have you asked your vet if he thinks it has increased his risk for Bordetella vacc. reaction and if there is pre-med or something to try to help him from having a severe reaction? And maybe ask if halving the Bordetella into 2 shots some days or weeks apart can lessen the chance of bad reaction without seriously compromising its effectiveness? |
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He had a bordetella shot beginning of August. He had his Da2-CPV Satuday morning a month and a half later. oops! I see where my post could be confusing. He has always had bordetella.... I am not rethinking any vaccinations, cept rabies, due to his latest reaction to the Da2-CPV. Hope that makes sense... =) |
Bella has to have it because of our lifestyle...She actucally had her booster yesterday, well she slept most of the day and you could tell she felt terrible she did not eat or drink. So I gave her a little honey and feed her dropper fulls of water to keep her hydrated......Happy to report, she is back to her old self today....Happy Dance! |
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