{"id":81768,"date":"2009-12-14T18:26:56","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T23:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=135839"},"modified":"2009-12-14T18:26:56","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T23:26:56","slug":"recognizing-kennel-cough-in-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/81768","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing Kennel Cough in Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re planning on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/eight-golden-rules-of-boarding-pets\/\">boarding your dog<\/a> over the holidays, make sure your pet has been vaccinated for kennel cough (infectious tracheobronchitis). It&#8217;s highly contagious and your best friend may be more vulnerable when stressed. <\/p>\n<p>Bordetella bacteria can cause kennel cough, or it may develop as a secondary infection with a virus. The <strong>viruses that cause kennel cough<\/strong> include canine distemper, canine adenovirus 2 and canine parainfluenza.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135847\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/kennel-cough.jpg\" alt=\"kennel-cough\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dogs that have been exposed to kennel cough may exhibit symptoms five to 10 days later. Symptoms include a <strong>dry cough<\/strong> that sounds loud and may be worse after activity. Dogs infected with kennel cough sometimes gag after coughing. The cough, whether constant or periodic, is usually the only sign of kennel cough. Coughing will sound worse for the first week, but gradually get better, leaving completely within three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>If kennel cough becomes very severe, dogs may suffer appetite loss and subsequent weight loss. If you suspect your dog has kennel cough, describe your dog&#8217;s symptoms to your vet, including information about the potential source of exposure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treatment for kennel cough<\/strong> often includes medicine to suppress cough. In some cases, dogs may need antibiotics to improve. To avoid complications like pneumonia or secondary infections, your dog should receive prompt treatment. Find out more about kennel cough with The Humane Society <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animalsheltering.org\/resource_library\/magazine_articles\/jan_feb_1997\/canine_kennel_cough_fact_sheet.html\">kennel cough fact sheet<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>(Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dylan20\/3293076814\/\">flickr\/dtweney<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/recognizing-kennel-cough-in-dogs\/\">Recognizing Kennel Cough in Dogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re planning on boarding your dog over the holidays, make sure your pet has been vaccinated for kennel cough (infectious tracheobronchitis). It&#8217;s highly contagious and your best friend may be more vulnerable when stressed. Bordetella bacteria can cause kennel cough, or it may develop as a secondary infection with a virus. The viruses that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}