Hi, Does anyone know anything about kennel cough vaccine, my sis is going to spain and are having to put the Jack russel in kennels she has been advised to have this done i dont know a lot about it and she is not comp wise at all i would be very grateful for any info thanks in advance jeanie.

Hi, most normal vaccines prevent against Kennel cough but not all strains of it. The vaccine you can have done at the vet actually goes up the dogs nose!

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Just to add the dog usually needs vaccinating around 3 weeks before they go into kennels

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Thanks so much for the replies , my sis is taking her to vet on monday to get it done , as she was ill with it last time she went in kennels .

I think its vital as the dog where i work came back with kennel cough from where he stayed , he was so poorly but did recover

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Do you know that if your dog gets kennel cough, the vets recommend Benelin for children?

Oh the vaccine is given up the dogs nose.

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Both ours are always vaccinated for it before they are boarded and in fact our kennels insist on it, though they have come back from previous kennels we have used before with really bad coughs that took over a month to clear, despite being vacc'd.

That is the problem with kennels and cattery's. Animals are exposed to all kinds of diseases which vaccines cannot prevent and you cannot vaccinate against stress!

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My understanding of the KC vaccine is they only vaccinate for the local strains, so there is every possiblity they will get a different one. All my dogs at sometime or another have had kennel cough, but only one of them was poorly with it. The trouble with KC is lots of owners don't even realise their dogs have got it, especially a mild case.

How does the benylin work and is it safe