How contagious is kennel cough?
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at
7:10 am
We had a dog who had kennel cough. About 2 week ago in our home and now im about to get a new puppy… what should i do to my home??(as in cleaning,disenfecting….) in order for my new puppy not to Catch! this cough!! can anybody tell me please!! i would die if my puppy caught kennel cough!
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He is not going to catch it after this amount of time. He would have to be exposed to the dog who has the cough.
Kennel cough is very similar to a cold in a human. Usually tranferred by air, or by nose to nose contact.
It is rarely lethal so your pup should be fine. There is a spray your vet can administer that immunizes against some strains of kennel cough, but not all.
Kennel Cough is very contagious. However you are more than safe to bring your puppy home. Kennel Cough is caught in a similar way to a cold or the Flu.
Kennel cough is very contagious. I would ask the vet this question but I think he’ll say to sanitize everything the sick dog has been on with bleach. Good luck.
jw
When you take the new puppy to your vet for its shots, be sure to tell the vet to give him the shot for kennel cough. I think it is routine for the new puppie’s first shots, but mention to him anyway.
Have your vet give your puppy bordetella orally, for kennel cough.
sanitize your home